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- Unnamed
- Lovely filly out of the multiple stakes winning mare Palidamah. She won 7 races including 3 stakes races! She has already produced 1 winner from 1 to race. By Champion Racehorse Haradasun. Lovely...
- Blucara
- Lease partners are sought for this well conformed, 3YO Filly by the lightning fast MURPHY’S BLU BOY, out of an OCTAGONAL mare (5 to the races for 3 winners to date). An outstandingly bred family...
- Wide Open Spaces
- Wide Open Spaces is a very consistent and versatile sprinter. He has weighed in all starts this preparation and recorded 2 wins from his past three starts with his last win on 29 January 2012. He has...
- Little Miss Niquee
- Little Miss Niquee has only been lightly raced and is suitable for racing in County company. Currently in training in Newcastle and is BOBS registered.
- Unnamed
- Out of the Royal Academy mare Best intentions dual city winner from 1200-2450m Best intentions has had three foals to race for three winners. Including the city placed Real Try and Snow bunny This...
- Damascus
- Reduction Sale Damascus is a correct mare with a good pedigree ready for an early cover this year. She has a wonderful temperament good bone. Plenty of Black type in the family Priced for a Quick...
- Beriosova
- Reduction Sale Beriosova is a big strong looking mare stands approx 16hh, very docile kind mare.
- Unnamed
- A well grown, Beautiful Bay Filly - Ready to Race!!!!!! Being a late developer, she is untrialed - she was given the time to grow and develop at her own pace - ready for training now. She has great...
- Unnamed
- This is your chance to own an athletic, good walking and correct Filly by the exciting new stallion Purrealist. The Dam was a winner as a 2yo in Great Britain. Purrealist is a half brother to Racing...
- Unnamed
- Lovely 3yo Filly by Dane Supreme out of a multiple winning sprinting mare who is a 1/2 sister to the Stakes Placed gelding Happy Ways. She is by the very consistent son of Danehill in Dane Supreme,...
- Unnamed
- A very strong colt with very good size, great bone and a fantastic walker from a Red Ransom mare, a 3/4 sister to Del Mar Oaks Group 1 winning mare, Bail Out Becky. This colt's Grand Dam, Becolina is...
- Euphoric Realm
- Euphoric Realm, inspection is a must! Lovely horse in personality, build, stature,manners and intellegence! He measures just over 17 hands, he has been schooled and some dressage. He carries himself...
- Barbary Lion
- Barbary Lion is a 4yo gelding by the Group One winning sire Lion Heart. As a two-year-old Lion heart topped his breeze up sale at Fasig-Tipton when knocked down for $1.4 million and at two became an...
- Waikato Rose
- Young Thorn Park mare in foal to Duke of Marmalade with a Domesday filly at foot.
- Bowchickawowow
- Bowchickawowow is a lovely big and strong 4yo mare by the same sire as Shocking and Whobegotyou in Street Cry, who stands for $110,000 at Darley! Since coming to North Qld to race she has been in...
- Surpasser
- Surpassed is a very honest sprinter with a quiet nature. He has a terrific strike rate, winning 7 of his 31 starts and placing on 11 other occasions. That 18 top 3 finished - 58% of the time he...
- Lilli Bank
- Lovely big and strong 16.3hh mare. She is about 560-580 kg, is quiet and has a great temperament. She was a winner at Wyong and is a half sister to a Stakes Winner out of a Group 2 Placed Mare! She...
- First Pipemajor
- Owner reducing numbers, 5 year old chestnut gelding, Sound, Approximately 16 hands, easy to handle, Maiden Horse, run 3 2nd placings from 800m to 1400m. Beaten a hand at Doomben mid week maiden in...
- Power to Surprise
- Power to Surprise is a beautiful looking brown gelding being retired from racing. He has the ideal temperament, is sound and would be perfect in the equestrian world. Currently spelling and available...
- Scelta
- Young, Well bred big strong mare, producing big strong correct foals. Very sensible mare with great nature is super to handle ect and passed this onto her foals. Her first foal (colt) by Elvstroem -...
- Toy Dancer
- Well bred,winning mare with Amadeus Wolf colt at foot. this is only her 3rd foal. From the family of TOY SHOW. Not served due to late foaling. Dam of the lightly raced & consistant -Toy With Me-...
- Sianna's Song
- Outstanding Commercial Broodmare Prospect. Sianna's Song is impeccably bred and comes from one of the Blue blooded family's in the stud book, the Redoute's Choice family! She is a 1/2 Sister to the...
- Unnamed
- Lovely 2yo colt by Mearas, the multiple stakes Winning son of Redoute's Choice who unfortunately passed away in 2009. This colt is 1 of only 16 live foals by the stallion, who was highly regarded as...
- Unnamed
- This lovely colt is a very good type and stands around 15.1hh. He is by a Grandson of the Champion Stallion Riverman and is the first foal out of a Adverturous mare. He has been broken in and had 6...
- Fetes Alfresco
- PROVINCIAL + MID WEEK CITY STAYING MARE AVAILABLE FOR LEASE !!! STRONG CORRECT MARE , READY TO PUT BACK INTO WORK, CURRENTLY BEEN SPELLING FOR 2 MONTHS. OPTION TO PURCHASE OUTRIGHT !!!
- Unnamed
- Athletic,correct, good moving colt with great racing potential. Dam showed ability before injury and had excellent heart recovery rate. Winning granddam by Nasrullah stallion Rocky Thumb. Colt has...
- Hartley's Spirit
- Hartley,s spirit was unraced due to a pedal bone fracture as a yearling but due to his superb temperament and lovely conformation he was put to stud as an unraced Stallion. Danetime his sire has been...
- Justifier
- Justifier began with a win at Nowra quickly followed by wins at Warwick Farm and Canterbury. She was well placed at Rose Hill and Randwick, and has plenty of provincial placings, all of these in...
- Zafaaf
- YOUNG FLYING SPUR MARE IN FOAL TO THE PROMISING "ZIZOU", WHO IS ALREADY PROVEN WITH A SEVERAL TWO YEAR OLD CITY WINNERS FROM A HANDFUL OF RUNNERS, NOT TO MENTION NUMEROUS TWO YEAR OLD TRIAL WINNERS...
- Unnamed
- Stunning Filly out of a top performing Mare , Lanbrae always raced against top company 16 Starts 1-4-0-3-2 . Had 1 start as 2yr finishing 4th , 4th G2 NZB Royal Stks , 5th G2 Sir Tristam Classic ,2nd...
- Unnamed
- RACY CORRECT COLT. OUTSTANDING VALUE FOR MONEY THIS COLT WILL NOT LAST! *breaking in at the current location at no extra cost added. horses broken in by horseman include gr1 winner plaring god.
- Unnamed
- This cracking filly is by War Pass, whose yearlings were highly sort after at the Magic Millions Sales last week. They averaged over $96,000 at the select session, with the top two lots going for...
- Unnamed
- Smashing Husson Filly out of a Lion Hunter Mare. Speed Speed Speed Here!! Her dam is a 1/2 Sister to the Stakes Winner Welcome Gold, a 6 x winner from 900 -1200m!! The filly is bred to be an early...
- Old Style
- bay mare 16h 13yrs unraced due to injury at 2yrs. dam of spice force and old penny, yearling shrewdy filly,and in foal to shrewdy. spice force is a winner at 1100 mtr by 2 lenghts 57 kg time 1:05.97...
- Super Jet
- Lovely natured bay stallion producing many winners.Sire of Top mutiple city winners and listed placed Skyerush and Tan Tat Jet, Afterburn ,Jet Even , Supercilious the list goes on and on. Super Jets...
- Supurvera
- A magnificent looking, lightly raced $200,000 yearling son of Flying Spur. John Hawkes trained and 100% sound. Would be perfect in the equestrian world. Inspection available at Muskoka Farm,...
- Unnamed
- Lovely correct, great natured big strong scopey filly. She has been well handled and educated. She is out of Miss Moritz, who is an unraced half relation to Amerryking. She has produced two to race...
- Heza Big Unit
- Heza Big Unit is a sound and strong 4yo Gelding that has been spelling for the past few weeks. A lightly raced horse, he has only had the 10 starts for the 1 win and 1 3rd. He has good form behind...
- Praise
- REDUCED TO $5000 BRED TO STAY Internationaly bred, Big strong 16hh+ honest mare, 100% sound, no fuss, easy to do anything with, classic staying type. Lightly raced with only 7 starts for 3 thirds, 1...
- Unnamed
- QTIS Real Saga colt who is ready to go to the breaker.Dam is close relation to Offhanded who is stakes place. Strong black type pedigree which includes Dracula, Screen, The oscars and Sash. Would...
- Dancing On
- Big strong mare. Winner of 5 races. Proven breeder. Easy to handle, catch, shoe and float. Versatile mix of Golden Slipper Winning Sire Flying Spur and Dams Sire Melbourne Cup Winner At Talaq (USA)....
- Breathless Storm
- LOCATED in U.S.A: Breathless Storm is a big,good looking horse who had real star potential. He won the Jersey Derby over turf in style,on his stakes debut. On his next start a misfortunate accident...
- Beanitz
- For quick sale..Unraced 2 yr old filly ..Beanitz....By Snitzel Sire of the moment.... Out of Jeab, by Octagonal. out of Marricks....by Three Legs.. out of Horlicks. .nice big filly....no faults...
- Warden Ben
- This is a very strong class 1 4yo Gelding is by top QLD stallion in Falvelon. He is lightly races having had only 9 starts for a win and a 3rd. This prep he has had 3 starts this for a 3rd first up...
- Gold Royal
- 16.1hh, 9yo. Ver attractive. Finished racing over 1 year ago now. Great to handle, good on roads. Would required an experienced rider as she is foward moving. Would make a beautiful broodmare.
- Finger Prints
- This cracking type of mare has been quite unlucky not to pick up her maiden,with a close first up 4th this prep only beaten only 1.4 lengths. This mare is a half sister to two Melbourne metropolitan...
- Charlotte's Dream
- Could come back into work after injury or head to the breeding barn this year. She is a nice quiet filly to handle and ride. She is spelling in the paddock at the moment and has been for 8 months....
- Unnamed
- Upstanding forward 2 year old filly by the Champion sire Elusive Quality, out of a Zeditave mare who has had 5 foals to race-all winners. This upstanding filly was broken in last year and had 3 weeks...
- Unnamed
- Academy Award dam of Forfeiture trainer Peter Snowden /Users/paul/Desktop/1112310005.JPG
- Utah
- ###Pre-Purchase Vet Examination can be arranged at purchasers request, expense and ability to arrange transport from stud to vet clinic ### ### Video can be emailed on request ### Owners regretfully...
- Unnamed
- This 4YO filly is by the Kingmambo Group 1 winner Okawango, sire of English stakes winner Declaration Of War. She is out of race winning mare Burdekin Lass. This big strong filly has had the time to...
- All in Favour
- lightly raced winning mare having had all starts at 1000. twice beaten a head in current 5 run preparation from the family of Denman ect scope to try at increased trips
- Unnamed
- Bold filly ready to be sent to the breakers and start racing. She is by the G1 performed Storm Cat stallion Old Deuteronomy and is out of black type Irish mare Alisidora. She is half to the big...
- Unnamed
- Join Evolution Thoroughbreds in racing this outstanding gelding by Handsome Ransom. Handsome Ransom was a precocious two-year-old. He made his race day debut in Canberra in the Black Opal 2YO Preview...
- Unnamed
- This cracking All Bar One colt is currently in Pre-training and will be heading into the stables of top QLD trainer Kelly Schweida in early January. He is out of the winning sprinting mare...
- Bella Sardinia
- Bella Sardinia is a lovely chestnut that ran 3rd at a Trial at Warwick Farm. She has an outstanding pedigree being out of a Zabeel mare that is a 1/2 sister to the dam of G2 winner and now stallion...
- Unnamed
- This lovely bay filly is by one of the best young sires in the land in Al Maher. He has produced over 121 winners including 10 Stakes Winners from his first few crops. His filly's have outperformed...
- Unnamed
- This lovely filly is by the same sire as Champion Race horse Haradasun out of a Stakes Winning mare! She is also a half sister to a G3 Placegetter and the promising Redoute's Choice filly, Chosen...
- Hageabi
- Neat, well confirmed young Scenic mare from a winning black type family. A half sister to Group 3 winner, Emlozza, who has produced current Melbourne City winner, Lohnreign. This mare comes from the...
- Zannamanna
- Zannamanna is a great opportunity to race on with then have in your broodmare band once you finish racing. A lovely style of mare that has only had a handful of runs including a close up run beaten...
- Unnamed
- Tremendous colt by Storm Cat stallion Deadly Storm. Very correct and neat yearling, who is sure to be an early runner. "From limited opportunities Deadly Storm is throwing winners and his best book...
- Forever Silver
- Filly at foot by Immovable Option, buy as package or separate.
- Unnamed
- This lovely 2yo Domesday filly is the first foal out of a Danehill Dancer mare. As a broodmare sire, Danehill Dancer is relatively young but has already sired over 139 Winners as well as 6 Stakes...
- Vontastic
- Currently agisting at Armidale Stud in Tasmania this mare comes with a foal at foot by the consistent producer of winners Savoire Vivre This mare is very well bred. She is by Fantastic Light, a...
- Unnamed
- This filly is being sold to dissolve a partnership in sound paddock condition ready to go to breakers she has been given time to grow out and will still need more after breaking. She has a very nice...
- Orchestra
- Final price reduction and more photos .UPDATE!HALF SISTER TO PATINACK'S PEAR TART, WINNER AT EAGLE FARM. 7/12/2011 and now winner in fast time at EAGLE FARM again 21/12/2011!!! With Grand Luxe her...
- Judicial
- Well bred 5 year old Not a Single Doubt Gelding. Plenty of racing left in him. Would suit any country track. Trainer believes he would be a great country sprinter however owners are after a...
- Unnamed
- This filly has a great pedigree, lovely bodied filly and well grown for her age. Will mature 16hh+.
- Unnamed
- Great looking, correct colt, has a lovely temperment. Will mature into a big horse with plenty of scope.
- Fair Look
- FAIR LOOK (4-1-1-0) is a quality young 6 yo mare by Bianconi who is a winning daughter of SW Bright Side (Quezette S. $207K), from a French speed family. FAIR LOOK won her first start by 8 lengths,...
- Unnamed
- Colt by Golden Slipper favorite "Shaft". Dry track and he wins. This Colt is bred to run, Strong, Athletic, great conformation and a lovely mover. His dam won her first start by 2 3/4 Lengths and her...
- Barely an Angel
- Strong well put together 4yo 16hh Gelding in full work. 100% sound and Suited to 1200m to 1600m races On pace runner who will win plenty of races. Can handle wet or dry tracks. Last two starts he ran...
- CLASSIC ENDEAVOR COLT
- NOTHING WRONG WITH HIM, JUST HAVE TOO MANY HORSES. WELL CONFORMED COLT WITH PLENTY OF UPSIDE, WILL BE A BARGAIN FOR THE OWNER/TRAINER OR OWNERS ON A BUDGET PRICED TO SELL PHOTOS WILL BE LOADED IN THE...
- Pretty Show
- This outstanding Show A Heart mare is carrying a positive test to one of the best young sires in the land & current champion 2yo sire in QLD, Hidden Dragon. She only raced once as a heavily backed...
- Noodle da Thyme
- Outstanding Mossman mare who is out of Rory's Jester mare has a cracking Hidden Dragon filly foal at foot. She is a full sister to the very speedy galloper and winner of 4 races in Sydney in Mosso....
- Unnamed
- He is broken in and was put out to mature and is now is ready to go . He is well handled, has a nice nature been floated several times, feet trimmed, worming no problem. The way he runs around the...
- Juno
- Beautiful strong young filly by the sire of the Caulfield Cup winner Southern speed!!! She is a half sister to the great race mare in Harley Ma, 5 wins 1100 to 1600 m. and $184,100 Won SAJC...
- Tacker's Sister
- Young mare,lovely nature,willing breeder who had abundant speed A full sister to THE LITTLE TACKER -13 wins in metro Vic ,SA ,& WA Colt by Bianconi- to be retained by Breeder In foal to Kaphero-foals...
- Mrs Shine
- Good type of mare with a terrific nature. Foaled a very nice chestnut colt by Astronomer Royal and is back in foal to Ready's Image. The colt at foot is a strong, athletic, correct and quiet an eye...
- Unnamed
- A leasing opportunity is available for a beautiful well bred filly from the first crop of champion G 1 racehorse Host .Her dam is a full sister to golden slipper winner Ha Ha. & the great dam of...
- Unnamed
- UPDATE - FILLY HAS BEEN BROKEN IN WITH POSITIVE FEEDBACK. FIRST PREPARATION TO COMMENCE IN JANUARY - LEASE SYNDICATE BEING FORMED. TO BE TRAINED BY LEADING TRAINER AT HAWKESBURY. Well bred Bel Danoro...
- Inside Story
- All the hard work has been done with this beautifully bred mare by Umatilla sire of group 1 winner Sincero, out of a Redoute's Choice mare pihikan.HER BLOODLINES ARE PROVEN WITH HER 1/2 BROTHER...
- Dignity Lady
- By MANNERHILL a Son Of DANEHILL. Race Or Breed this Mare Plenty Of Racing Left In her Very gentle, quite Girl, Gives 110% every Race Adept 1400M to 2000M ( may get Longer ) Price Plus Appropriate...
- Unnamed
- Lease opportunites are at hand for this filly who is to be trained by Group One winning trainer Mick Kent of Cranbourne. We are looking for lease partners to race this filly with us . She is a well...
- Minardi's Boy
- Very nice unraced Gelding by speed sire Minardi out of the Mutiple Winning Mare ZAOZIP!!! That makes this gelding a 1/2 sister to the outstanding mare Zippy Lou. She has won 7 races and over $165k in...
- Donnacan
- Good looking strong mare, retired due to injury, has already produced a hansome colt by Rash Action. Open to offers.
- Unnamed Yearling
- This stylish filly is all set to go. One of the last foals by Dieu D'Or, this filly will be a rock solid performer like most of his progeny and has everything in her favour to start winning races....
- Smash 'n' Dash
- 17 hands mare with the potential to do just about anything! Belle is a very quiet mare" would throw a lovely big foal or if you were just interested in pleasure work she would be really well suited...
- Telebo Miss
- Lightly raced mare that is suited to sprint distances and can handle any condition.She has a win, 2 second and 2 thirds from 17 starts. Telebo Miss is from a metropolitan race winning mare who has...
- Unnamed
- This 3YO filly is by the prolific sire of winners, Delago Brom. Great type, genuinely untried, strong, sound, correct filly. She has been broken in and had an educational prep. Just been spelled...
- Devoted Love
- Unraced 4yo mare. Dam is a stakes placed Danehill mare who has had 7 to race for 7 winners. This mare has had one preparation without trailing she is currently spelling and ready to come back into...
- Lady of Omori
- Big roomy unraced 9yo mare, 16.2hh. In foal to the promising sire Excellent Art who currently has 18 first season winners in the UK and Europe including 2 stakes winners. Dam of one foal to date, a...
- Nitro Circus
- THIS STUNNING CHESTNUT GELDING HAS BEEN LIGHTLY RACED AND NOW HAS HAD TIME TO MATURE , HE IS NOW SHOWING SIGNS OF OF BEING A GOOD MILER. BACK FROM A GOOD SPELL IS NOW IN FULL WORK AND WILL RETURN ANY...
- Unnamed
- Beautiful Chestnut Colt needs to race! Great pedigree.
- Unnamed Horse for lease
- Will now lease with option to buy, arrangements for owners to gain $100 from first win and negotiable. Well grown filly handled since birth, has been lunged since being weaned and also recently...
- Miss Show Stopper
- 3yo maiden filly by Beatiful crown out of a winning family. 16 plus hands chestnut with white markings. Carreer 8-0-3-0 from 1000-1200mtres yeilding $6000.00 prize money. Lightly raced and put to...
- Monaco Vale
- Evolution Thoroughbreds is looking for partners to race this Quality 2yo filly by Elusive Quality. Elusive Quality needs no introduction, as he is the sire of record breaking G1 juvenile 'Sepoy'...
- Rosegreen
- " THREE IN ONE PACKAGE " , BIG STRONG GIANTS CAUSEWAY MARE FROM A STRONG NZ FAMILY, INCLUDING THE GROUP 1 PERFORMER IN "ART SUCCESS", 3 TIME & CITY WINNER JAN 21, 2012 "HARDBREAK HOTEL", THATS RIGHT...
- She's Smokin'
- Big Strong mare who is still only lightly raced. Record would read better if she didn't miss starts. Is out of Hot Tropics who is the dam of prolific winner he's smokin (Perth). Owner is dispersing...
- She's Charming
- Big Strong Mare , full sister to Hey Pretty Katie, will suit New South Wales or Queensland racing. Is sound and has already won good TAB race in Alice Springs last time in. Works well and selling due...
- SIR APPLES
- Come Racing with us, We have a lovely Colt by a Son of the great Redoutes Choice, TANABOTA, He is out of Folio, who has produced a few decent runners most notably HARRY HARRY and RA ECLIPSE, who...
- Visual Dream
- Lovely big mare in foal to PRIMUS, Group winning son of Flying Spur with foal at foot by Redoute's Choice stakes winning son AL SAMER. Mare bred on the hugely successful Danehill x Luskin Star cross,...
- Unnamed
- very nice good tempered yearling with good type
- TIME THIEF colt foal , a 1/2 brother to a gelding racing at the top level in Singapore , incl last start Singapore Gold Cup Gr1 , winner of $240,000 ( to date ) , mare in foal to AUTHORIZED also for sale.
- WELL WORTH YOUR CONSIDERATION ! PIN HOOK into WEANLING , YEARLING OR READY TO RUN SALE , WOULD APPEAL TO SINGAPORE BUYERS OR RACE WITH SOME FRIENDS. This colt is by a stallion, TIME THIEF that many...
- Unnamed
- Fastnet Rocks are flying !! Coolmore have just set his European fee as Private , that means big bucks , and understandably so ! What more could you want from a future sire prospect. By Australia's...
- Unnamed
- Attractive yearling colt, good nature and easy to handle. Good bone muscle and confirmation. Been broken in and ready to commence training. Out of General Nedym mare retired due to race injury. Lease...
- Rusiri
- Here we have a great looking Rock of Gibraltar chesnut Mare who has shown moments of brilliance yet no consistancy.13 starts 1/0/1 Owners not wanting to waste any more time/money with her on the race...
- Unnamed
- Save time and money breeding buy one all ready to go. This is a 2 year old filly well grown ready to start work. She is out of a winning Family of Fusaichi Pegasus and Patrona (USA) dam of Exceed and...
- Tahya Dubai
- An outstanding pedigree, and looks to match. This half sister to ANY HUMOUR (Group 2 and 3 winner in singapore), and out of a half sister to HIDDEN LIGHT (multiple Group 1 winner, and dam of...
- Maid Ready
- This very well bred daughter of More Than Ready is a 3 time winner over the sprint distances between 800m and 1000m. She's had 3 wins and 6 places and is eligible for Class 3 races. She has run 4...
- OVERDEL
- *OVERDEL'S 1/2 sister by ZABEEL sold for $200k at Karaka NZ last Sunday to John Hawkes, the trainer of her full brother BLUE LION, could that mean something??* *Those who witnessed the debut run of...
- Our Tilly
- Outstanding big CANNY LAD mare, out of a Gr3 winner; PARAPARAP and half sister to two stakes winning mares including; POWER AND GLORY and SWELL TIME GIRL. An oustanding family, with sisters producing...
- Unnamed Unraced horse
- Ready to be broken in. Lovely strong 2 year old filly. Owners are willing to negotiate asking price. Full sister to Blaze King currently racing in Hong Kong. His race record is accessible at...
- Storm At Midnight
- 14 year old mare that throws a very good foal. Ideal breed to race. Inspection of her Tale of the Cat foal welcome.
- Volkaspray
- Quality mare by the great sire in Volksraad Volkaspray was a winning mare herself and her Dam is sister to the Dam of Singing Star and a half sister to ZEPHYR ART, JOURE LA PARTIE and the dam of...
- Unnamed Tried horse
- Accepted for Hawkesbury Thursday 2nd Jan. Strong 4yo by Magic Albert gelding. Unlucky not to have won 4 or 5 races. His maiden win was in Class Record time at Newcastle over 1500m, clocking 130.8...
- Unnamed Horse for lease
- 2yo filly by Holy Roman Emperor. Third living foal of unraced Grand Lodge mare, 1/2 sister to the dam of Redelva Stakes winner Hooness & to Feelers, multiple stakes winner and dam of current multiple...
- Unnamed Unraced horse
- Quality, athletic and correct filly with no vices. She is an early foal who looks to be a good 2yr old prospect and is bound to improve and train on at 3yrs. Her page has plenty of black-type, and...
- Denim Dancer
- Both grand dams winners in sprint races. 1000 m to 12 & 1300. This gelding has a great conformation. Attitude, personality. Out of an unraced half sister to two winners from the very good race mare...
- Unnamed Ready to run
- Ready to run. Passed in at Magic Millions. Ran 11 seconds in his breeze up. Sire GREENWOOD LAKE(Bay 1997 - Stud in USA 2001, Aust 2006). 3 wins at 2, Belmont Champagne S.,Gr.1. Sire of 148 rnrs,96...
- Unnamed Ready to run
- The owners want her sold and have reduced the asking price. Lovely natured strong filly. Second live foal from race performing mare. First foal is unraced 4YO which is also strong and sound. This...
- Paciencia
- *** LOOK NO FURTHER *** 3 starts to date, only beaten 0.6L at the Gold Coast on 17th December. Barrier 11 beat her. DONT MISS OUT, FAMILY of TOBIN BRONZE, won COX Plate twice. Athletic built 3yo...
- Our Heart
- Thank You for All enquiries Our Heart is Now LEASED ............................................. Cracking Type 23 Top FIVE finishes PRICE $15,000-00 +gst Firm Had a Great Spell, now Ready to WIN...
- Unnamed Horse for lease
- 2 YEAR OLD FEMALE UNBROKEN VOBIS REGISTERED LEASE PARTNERS WANTED 1/2 sister to winners in usa from the family of super mare primonetta by handy horse playing hours usa imported to aust and raced in...
- Testyouall
- TESTYOUALL ** This Mare has some Great enicks Ratings with some Top Stallions and also Very Affordable Stallion Services Reduced Down to Low Low Low Price of $5,500-00 * REDUCED for FEBRUARY ONLY...
- Unnamed Unraced horse
- Lovely type of filly by the very consistent producer of winners, Clangalang, including the Group 3 winning Geegees Blackflash, half brother Agent Bauer has now won 3 of 9. Correct conformation, good...
- Spring Rose
- Big, Strong, Professional and great moving 3yo Filly. Been given time, nice free striding and should be getting over a trip. Had enough last prep when Stepping up to 1800 on the 24th December. Un...
- Unnamed Unraced horse
- Strong muscular sprinting colt by speed sire Estambul . This colt is good looking, well grown, has outstanding conformation and what he lacks in pedigree on the dams side he certainly makes up in...
- Danesis
- Danesis is a quality individual who stunning good looks match his pedigree, he is the half brother to the very talented stallion Dehere and is by Champion sire and sire of sires Danehill. This...
- Fast 'n' Hot
- Fast n Hot is by the sire of Golden Slipper winner Sepoy in Elusive Quality, her family is also something to marveled being out of a half sister to 2 time Cox Plate winner Fields Of Omagh and other...
- Unnamed
- This attractive strong filly by Spinning World has just been weaned off her mother, a forward looking type this filly is by one of the most accomplished sires standing at stud in Spinning World who's...
- Bombay Sapphire
- Att WA Breeders - Half-sister to 2010 & 2011 G1 WATC Kingston Town Classic winner PLAYING GOD & 2011 G2 winner GOD HAS SPOKEN. . By DESERT STYLE (GREEN DESERT), sire of 20 SW's incl PACO BOY (G1),...
- Showusyourpins
- 3yo winner from half-sister to Champion 3yo filly HOEBERG, in-foal to Champion 3yo & 4yo RIP VAN WINKLE. . By Champion Sire PINS, sire of 43 SW's incl EL SEGUNDO, AMBITIOUS DRAGON, ORANGE COUNTY,...
- Unnamed
- Up for sale is this brilliant type of filly by Excites. This fillies Dam was a city race winning mare. The filly is also half sister to the multible race winner "More On The Toe". If your looking for...
- Generally Speedy
- Our owner is re structuring his bloodstock and has decided to let her go, Generally Speedy has been broken in and allowed time to grow and mature. She stands 15.1 and has good conformation and is...
- Intimate Affair
- Intimate Affair is a lovely looking mare that throws her good looks into her foals, she is a half relation to a stakes winner and her mother was a Group 3 winner herself making her pedigree a great...
- Passenger
- Very well bred by a Champion Sire of Sires. $950,000 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling. A Grade Pedigree at a Value Price. Over 337 Mares Covered in first few seasons
- My Dear
- Sydney winning DEHERE mare, family of MANAWANUI, in-foal to BENETEAU. . MY DEAR won 4 races, including a win at Canterbury over 1900m, she also placed 3 times in Sydney. . By Champion Sire DEHERE,...
- Hageabi
- Half-sister to SW's EMLOZZA & DOPPIO, in-foal to G1 winner WANTED. . By Champion Sire SCENIC, sire of 73 SW's, incl 13 G1 winners. SCENIC has an excellent record as a Broodmare Sire, his daughters...
- Goodfeeling
- Open to all reasonable offers is this STUNNING MAGIC ALBERT 5yo Mare that has unfortunately been retired from racing after 28 starts - 3 wins - 4 placings. Her Dam has produced 4 horses to race, with...
- Four O'Clock Fox
- Racing & Breeding Prospect - Last start winner from sister to Champion 2yo IFLOOXCOULDKILL. . FOUR O'CLOCK FOX was a NZ$100,000 yearling buy, by good judge Kieran Moore. . She is a last start winner...
- Unnamed
- Lovely natured athletic colt, very nice mover. Show Princess has had two foals to race by El Maggiore, both winners and both ran in the Tasmanian Guineas.
- Durham County
- WINNING and PLACING from 1100ms to 2100m's this Son of LION HEART is not only versatile in DISTANCE, but versatile on ANY SURFACE. He is a horse that performs best from 1600m's plus but will race...
- Queen's College
- 3-in-1 Package. Winning mare with a very nice NOT A SINGLE DOUBT colt at foot, in-foal to SEBRING. . By Champion Sire ROYAL ACADEMY, sire of 165 SW's incl BEL ESPRIT, SERIOUS SPEED, BULLISH LUCK,...
- More Say
- 4 yo bay mare by Hidden Dragon, approx 15.2 hh. Has had a jump out but would be ideal broodmare.
- Adopa
- 5 yo bay mare in work, approx 15.3 hh
- Pink Gardenia
- 5 yo bay mare by Magic Albert, well bred, ideal broodmare, can race. She is approx 16 hh, quiet to ride.
- Parizska
- 3 yo bay filly, approx 15.2 hh. Has been placed, currently spelling.
- Romantic
- 5 yo bay mare by Show a Heart, approx 16 hh, exceptional type of mare in work.
- Runaway Claim
- Runaway Claim is a 6 yo bay mare, approx 15.2 hh. She is an ideal broodmare type or can also race, last raced 2 January 2012, is a winner of 4 races.
- Profitabul
- 5 YO chestnut mare by Estambul, currently in work, approx 15.3 hh. Profitabul is a winner, would be ideal breeding mare or can race.
- Loredana
- 3 yo chestnut filly by Hold That Tiger, approx 16.1 hh. Loredana has had 3 starts, her last start on 20 January 2012. She is currently in work at Eagle Farm.
- Briefcase Benny
- BOBS PLUS BOBS EXTRA!!! WATCH THE VIDEO of this good looking son of BENICIO's in his last run where he ran 2nd at GOULBURN over 1600m's!.. He is still learning what its all about - as you can tell...
- Unnamed
- Lease Shares available in the cracking filly by One Cool Cat out of an outstanding family full of Black Type Winners! She has produced 8 to race for 6 Winners, including 3 stakes winners in Irongail,...
- Unnamed
- Darby Racing and Gerald Ryan invite you to race this magnificently conformed, powerful son of new sire sensation SHINZIG! As at the 31/1/2012 Shinzig has sired one runner to the track for a city...
- Unnamed
- Darby Racing and Rosehill trainer Gerald Ryan invite you to race this stunning athletic daughter of SNITZEL! Need I remind you how well the Snitzel's are going with Gerald Ryan training most of them...
- Mademoiselle Denon
- 11 starts - 2 Wins - 3 Placings - 8 Top 5 finishes! - This STUNNING Mare is racing BRILLIANTLY!! She has PLACED at HAWKESBURY two starts back over 1200m's to the METRO WINNING Highly thought of...
- Bondi Brew
- BONDI BREW IS A LOVELY YOUNG WINNING MARE BY TWINING. SHE WAS A WINNER OVER 1000MTS SHE HAS HER FIRST FOAL AT FOOT BY THE HOT YOUNG STALLION "BON HOFFA" SHE HAS DONE A VERY GOOD JOB OF THE FOAL WHO...
- Melancholy
- Nice natured mare, a good mother, pictured is her 2010 Barely A Moment colt, who has now been broken in and is looking very athletic. Danerich is doing a good job at stud, with another impressive...
- Angel of Harlem
- Angel of Harlem Dam of 5 named foals, all raced 4 winners Including Blue Jupiter 6 wins $203,000 to 2010 -11. 1/2 sister to Kristofle Dam of Grand Commands (HK) 7 wins $484,521 prize money. In foal...
- Unnamed
- This filly represents a great opportunity to purchase a horse of racing age. By Strada, the immaculately bred sprinting son of Danehill, this filly is bred to be quick. She is the first foal of...
- Velonski
- Velonski is ready to race. Likely to head to Bendigo on Saturday 11th Feb. Join now before he races. He is not big but thinks he is - shown ability and great attitude. You can own a share in Velonski...
- Unnamed
- This filly is fully paid up for BOB’s Two and Three year old season bonus scheme and the lucrative $ 5.65 million MAGIC MILLION RACE SERIES! From the Champion Sire LONHRO, this stunning athletic...
- Unnamed
- This colt is fully paid up for BOB’s Two and Three year old season bonus scheme and the lucrative $ 5.65 million MAGIC MILLION RACE SERIES! The colt on offer is from the Globe-trotting superstar...
- Unnamed
- LADIES ONLY SYNDICATE TARGETED TOWARDS THE MAGIC MILLIONS TWO YEAR OLD CLASSIC 2013, WITH THE $500,000.00 BONUS ON OFFER TO 100% LADY OWNED HORSE. This filly is fully paid up for BOB’s Two and...
- Unnamed
- This colt is fully paid up for BOB’s Two and Three year old season bonus scheme and the lucrative $ 5.65 million MAGIC MILLION RACE SERIES! From the Group One winning sire SNITZEL, this up and...
- Classy Franky
- Classy Franky is a sound 5yo Gelding that is due to come back into work. He stands around 16hh, has a great temperament and is easy to do anything with. He is best suited from 1100-1400m and ideally...
- Spiralling
- Spiralling is a well related mare by the all conquering Star Way, she is a full sister to the Group 2 winner in TOIL and also the stakes placed SKYLOCK. Already she has produced the winner in Kaarma...
- Oh So Frisky
- Husson is off to an amazing start with 4 individual winners, this includes the stakes winner HUSSOUSA who won the Gimcrack at her only start. He has also sired the smart city winner Ferment and also...
- Miss Hathaway
- Miss Hathaway is again from a good running family that has already produced smart Hong Kong galloper Dragon Horse, her mother is a half sister to the dam of Phoenix Park and her mother was a stakes...
- Miss Deception
- Husson is off to an amazing start with 4 individual winners, this includes the stakes winner HUSSOUSA who won the Gimcrack at her only start. He has also sired the smart city winner Ferment and also...
- Miss Atomic
- Miss Atomic is from a great running family, her half brother is a very smart horse in Hong Kong called Taverner. Her mother was a 4 time winner and her grandam was a 6 time winner and stakes placed....
- Lady Olive
- Lady Olive is a General Nediym mare that is from a very good black type family, she comes from the family of the highly promising SOMEPIN ANYPIN and Group 1 winner CENTISLE. Lady Olive also has a 2YO...
- Grand Fair
- Grand Fair is a young mare in foal to Group 1 winner Teranaba, she is a full relation to a winner and her family extends back to the blacktype winners CAJUN, UBEDIZZY and DREAM TALK. Teranaba Bay...
- Fault Zone
- Quality type by Mossman Fault Zone is out of the city winning mare by Dehere in Continuously, the family is very much a winning family with Fault Zone's grandam the stakes placed winner of 7 Our...
- Domybest
- Domybest is a young mare out of a well related 2 time winning Octagonal mare who is a half relation and closely related to stakes winners - SLANCHYVAH, DREAMWORKS, GREY SONG, TONZ MORE FUN and EL...
- Ma Beaute
- Mare with quality young foal.Owner looking for a quick sale.
- Unnamed
- This strong athletic filly is by the very exciting young stallion DUBLEO who has already produced Listed winner & GROUP placed DUBLEANNY. African Lily (2year old winner) who was a 250k yearling is by...
- Dash of Lime
- Dash of Lime is a young full sister to stakes placegetter Son Of Spartacus and is on a early covering to up and coming sire Casino Prince, Dash of Lime is a winner herself and has thrown Brick who is...
- Broadway
- Broadway is a Desert Prince mare who is out of the very quick stakes winning 2YO Dance Baby Dance. Broadway is a half relation to 4 winners and was placed herself, this attractive mare is in foal to...
- Starlight's Choice
- Starlight's Choice is a Choisir filly that is from a fantastic running family, her half sister is the very quick Noetic who is stakes placed at Flemington. Her mother Dancing Starlight was a 2 time...
- Blank
- Blank is a Hussonet mare that is a unraced half sister to stakes performer Sunday Whisper and her mother is a half sister to International Group 1 winner AUBE INDIENNE. This striking mare is in foal...
- Berriestoheaven
- Berriestoheaven is a stakes winning mare from America by Smoke Glacken, he pedigree is full of international black type and she was a Listed winner at the prestigious Santa Anita racecourse. Only a...
- Bawling
- Bawling is a young attractive mare from a great running family, all of the first 3 dams that have had produce to race have all won. This mare is in foal on a nice early cover to the stunning looking...
- Behaving
- Behaving is a young mare that is from a great producing family, her half sister was stakes placed in the W.A Oaks and her mother is a half relation to Group 2 winner Market Price and also the dam of...
- All About Timing
- All About Timing is a unraced mare from a winning family, her mother was a city winner in WA and both of her half relations are city winners in WA as well. This mare has had a very nice colt by...
- Automated Response
- This young Al Mahar mare is a exciting prospect for someone to kick start there broodmare band, she is in foal to first season sire and Champion European Colt Lope De Vega. Automated Response is a...
- Unnamed
- A strong forward and athletic filly by exciting young stallion Ad Valorem. With the length and power typical of the sire line this filly is a direct descendant from one of Australia's great mares in...
- Canherun
- Canherun is a lightly raced son of Canny Lad and a 1/2 brother to the Group 2 Winner Thackeray and Stakes Winner Fairytales, who is the dam of the Group 2 Winner Parables. A 4yo Gelding, he is a big...
- Unnamed
- Big Strong Cracking Type 3yo Bay Gelding 16.2 Hands 490kg. Sound, In Full Work & Ready to Race.
- Unnamed
- Darby Racing invites you to race a share in an outstanding quality brown filly by leading sire Commands! Australia's leading sire of winners including- 1 PURPLE 2 UNDUE 3 PARATROOPERS 4 SKILLED 5...
- Unnamed
- A stunning colt by sire of sire's Red Ransom. Sire of 2012 Blue Diamond Prelude winner Malasun. Out of a Flying Spur Stakes Winner and Stakes producing mare, Vignor. Vignor is already a Stakes...
- Venus Was Her Name
- A winner at metropolitan level in Australia and New Zealand and four times Group placed. Dam of the winners Fire Of Desire and Willendorf from a consistent and classy family. Half sister to the...
- Cashell
- Cashell is a classic type of thoroughbred and has a perfect record of three to race for 3 winners. She is in foal to exciting young Widden sire Tickets and as her past 2 foals have been cracking...
- Crimson Joy
- This lovely young mare is a grandaughter of the mighty CAP DÁNTIBES and a daughter of emerging broodmare sire Red Ransom. She has a very correct Aussie Rules colt at foot and is in foal to exciting...
- Shameela
- Have a look at the size of the hindquarter on the young Globetrotter colt that this mare has produced....if he doesn't end up an early 2yo type then I don't know what will. Shameela is a quality mare...
- Chapatti
- Chapatti - A winner herself is constantly updating her broodmare status, with another winner early on this year, which looks to be her best horse yet. Being the 8th foal to win from 8 runners, a...
- Unnamed
- This grey filly by leading sire Sequalo is from the stakes performed mare Chocolate Starfish, she is ready to break in, floats and handles well . She is a little over 15.1hh. A robust filly with...
- Unnamed
- This Magic Millions Stratum colt is an "A" nick. Perfect x-rays and scope. Absolutely outstanding type. "One of the nicest colts in the sale" Gary Portelli. 5% Shares $4,995 includes ALL costs until...
- Unnamed
- Don't miss you opportunity to race this immaculate black type bred filly by history making stallion COMMANDS. Commands is the Australian record holder for the most individual winners in a season with...
- Unnamed
- UNBROKEN FILLY BY THE "BREAD AND BUTTER" STALLION, COURT OF JEWELS. HE HAD TWO WINNERS LAST WEEK !! SHE IS OUT OF THE VERY WELL BRED MARE "MERRICK'S LASS" THE FILLY IS CORRECT, GOOD NATURED AND HAS...
- Unnamed
- HERE'S A VERY WELL PUT TOGETHER FILLY BY THE CONSISTANT PRODUCER OF WINNERS "RACERS EDGE" WEEK IN, WEEK OUT HE GETS WINNERS IN THE CITY AND THE COUNTRY SHE IS OUT OF THE TWO TIME WINNING MARE...
- Unnamed
- An outstanding black looking colt by reigning Australian sire champion LONHRO. To be trained by Sydney's current number 1 trainer, Chris Waller from his Rosehill stable. This colt is a typical...
- Best Law
- This stunning 3yo Gelding by EXCITES has only had 5 starts!! First run over 900m's he ran a CRACKING RACE to be beaten in a photo to his highly thought of Stablemate GOLD AGENT.. The Trainer has...
- Unnamed
- Cracking Chestnut colt by the same sire as G1 Winners Ilovethiscity, Magic Cape and Albert the Fat! He is out of a Snippets mare, an outstanding Broodmare sire of 58 Stakes Winners including the...
- Caprock
- This 3-time winner of over $30k has just been retired due to injury. She is by current start stallion Bel Esprit who of course is the sire of world champion sprinter Black Caviar along with other...
- Summer Touch
- Winning half-sister to SW, in-foal to Leading 2nd Crop Sire AD VALOREM. . By blueblood sire FOREPLAY, sire of SW's DECISION TIME (Champion 2yo Colt of Australasia 2009/10), PLAYCIDIUM MINT, THAT'S...
- Loriens
- 3-in-1 Package. Winning sister to 2 SW's with 2011 filly by and back in-foal to BRADBURY'S LUCK. . LORIENS was a winner at Kembla Grange and Goulbourn over 1200m, she also won 2 barrier trials at...
- Unnamed
- Unnamed
- This filly has been a very speedy miss in the paddock since day dot. You also get the feeling she will have the ability to get a bit more distance than the average speedster, and there are some great...
- Unnamed
- This filly is built in the mould of Diamond Earth - not tall but very muscular and looks like a 2yo speedster. If purchased before the end of Feb you can pay for her entry into the Magic Millions...
- Offshore Breeze
- Offhsore Breeze is a lightly raced 3yo Gelding by Rock of Gibralatar out of a stakes winning mare! He has only had 6 starts and is knocking on the door for his first win. A change of scenery will do...
- Merwaan
- Last raced on the 6th February at Cessnock over 2100m where he was last on home turn and rattled home for 2nd, beaten on .3L! Didn't handle the Heavy 8 at all and was off the bit along way from home,...
- Alexabar
- A nice type who is not showing his full potential on the track, owners not prepared to wait any longer. For genuine sale with plenty of upside for shows and pony club. No vices, sound. Alexabar is...
- Magoo
- 3yo Gelding by USA Stallion Damascus Storm. Out of Glowing Encounter (by Geiger Counter). Half brother to winner Rapid Count and unraced Glowing Edge & full brother to Heroic Storm. Had the one trial...
- Lust in Time
- By young stallion getting winners inc stakes winner SO SWIFT and the promising MOMENT OF CHANGE....Out of lightly raced mare who won one from eight and a placing. Three siblings sent o/s show the...
- Wildspitze
- This big strong guy has finished growing and turned into a lovely gelding. With a little bit of luck his record would be a lot better. Lightly raced with just the 5 starts for 2 seconds, including a...
- Secret Vintage
- This gelding is in some good current form. Last start was just a length away running a solid third. Only a few lengths off them in town the start before and a solid provincial winner before that....
- Absolutelystunning
- Absolutelystunning is exactly that..a stunning mare. By Footstepsinthesand out of a Marauding mare, she is a 1/2 sister to 2 winners (both fillies by Encosta De Lago & Commands). She also comes from...
- La Bouche
- This gelding is built tough, big strong type that is well mannered and easy to work with. Lightly raced only the 8 starts and he didn't take long to show he has ability running a close second on...
- Jaipur Gem
- Breeders LOOK HERE!! By RESET out of MAYFIELD (by DANEHILL). 3yo Filly who won on debut as a 2yo and followed it up with another 2yo victory doing it easy both time comfortably winning margins over...
- Ballet Point
- Racing & Breeding Prospect - Sydney & Melbourne winner of $72,000+ prizemoney. . BALLET POINT has won 4 of her 19 starts, incl wins at Canterbury and Moonee Valley, she has career earnings of $72,455...
- Nordic Monarch
- Lightly raced four year old gelding with just the 6 starts. A winner on debut beating handy type NORTH BEACH. This preparation has not been out of the money! Last start fourth when not a lot went...
- Unnamed
- Purchased for $70,000 (PLUS GST) at the recent Magic Millions sales this cracking daughter of FLYING SPUR ticks all the boxes on both type and pedigree to be considered a worthy Investment for on and...
- Spice Dancer
- Half-sister to dam of 2011 G3 VRC Maribyrnong Trial winner REAL STOLLE, in-foal to FOREPLAY. . SPICE DANCER was trained by Mick Price, she placed at 2 of her 4 lifetime starts. . By Champion Sire...
- Unnamed
- This unnamed filly is almost ready to race, meaning the new owner would only be required to put the finishing touches on her before she heads to the track. She is the undefeated Reset (Zabeel) who...
- More Ready
- More Ready is a filly with a pedigree who has shown she can gallop, having won a jump-out at Flemington. The jump outs although not official trials are hotly competed events. They are often the...
- Unnamed
- ** gelding finished his breaking January 2012 ** GOOD JOURNEY, a son of NUREYEV (sire of 135 Stakes Winners and sire sons incl. THEATRICAL, PEINTRE CELEBRE STRAVINSKY and SPINNING WORLD to name a...
- Unnamed
- The media would have you believe that Australian breeders have no interest in breeding a stayer. Well those looking to purchase a horse that will handle running a trip need look no further. This...
- Ramino
- First up last prep - this STUNNING 4yo GELDING by SUPER SIRE "FLYING SPUR" blew them away at KEMBLA GRANGE over 1000m's in a time of 56.55 (Running his Final 600 in 32.90!!) He followed that up...
- Dishevelled
- Dishevelled is a 3YO filly about to go into training for her first race start. By Chateau Istana, a Group 2 winning sprinter, Dishevelled is from a very nice family. Her dam, All Imagination, won 14...
- Estanite
- Estanite is a stunning, nicely bred Mare by ESTAMBUL who has only had 8 starts!! She ran 2nd over 1200ms first up this prep and the start before last was beaten 5 lengths by the SUPER CONSISTENT...
- Invincible Magic
- Invincible Magic is a city winner who's recent form in town continues to stack up. The 4YO by Invincible Spirit is a three time winner who has saluted at Morphettville. Suited to the sprinting...
- Party Tricks
- Very nice filly by top QLD sire Stromberg Carlson. She is out of a winning Nassipour mare, who is a 3/4 sister to the Champion Mare and Melbourne Cup winner Let's Elope! This 3yo has been broken in...
- Devil's Praise
- Lovely 3yo filly who is a 1/2 sisters to Flying Class, a Group 2 placegetter in NZ as well as a winner at 2! She comes from a very strong family with her dam being a 1/2 sister to the NZ G1 2000...
- Unnamed
- Unbroken colt by speed sire Salt Lake City. Out of a speedy mare who won over 1000m. She has already produced 1 to race for 1 winner - the full brother to this gelding named Make A Deal - Won over...
- Positively Wicked
- Lovely mare in Foal to Ozzies Pride. She was a winner at 2 over 1000m. Out of a 4 x winning mare that won over 900m so the family has plenty of speed. From a quality black type family.
- Jewel of Ireland
- Stakes Placed mare in foal to Ozzies Pride. Produced 3 to race for 2 winners. Is a half sister to the Dam of G1 Winner Jessicabeel! Looking for a quick sell.
- Ozzies Pride
- Ozzies Pride is a lovely Grey Stallion from the Bletchingly sire line. He is out of a multiple winning mare who had tremendous speed, winning at 2 over 800m and well as multiple times at 3. He comes...
- Arch of Capri
- Three times winning ,city placed daughter of excellent stallion Archway (20 stakes winners, five Gr.1 winners) out of the speedy early maturing mare Blue Capri - three times stakes placed at two and...
- Monopsony
- Big roomy mare by a son of one of the best Broodmare sires going around in Success Express! She is a half sister to two stakes placed metro winning horses. Has very impressive first foal at foot...
- Zarhythm
- Zarhythm offers buyers the chance to avoid the costs of getting a yearling from the ring to the track. Not only will you be saving money in preparing a youngster for racing, this 2YO is for sale at a...
- Miss Swiss
- Miss Swiss is an unraced 3YO filly from one of the most progressive families in the stud book of recent years. Bred to take advantage of the famous Danehill (line) - Zabeel cross Miss Swiss is out of...
- River Spirit
- River Spirit has shown remarkable consistency and an ability to gallop despite not breaking his maiden status. In his eight starts he has ran second three times and third three times. On four of...
- Royal Delago
- Royal Delago is offered in foal to exciting young sire Dylan Thomas and is priced to sell at less than the service fee. By multiple Champion Sire and Group 1 broodmare sire Encosta de Lago, Royal de...
- Martha
- Martha is offered in foal to Dylan Thomas at less than the cost of the service fee. By Group 1 sire High Yield, this mare possesses a pedigree grid that includes some of the most influential sires in...
- Rory's Jane
- THIS LOVELY BIG MARE IS A WINNER OF 4 RACES SHE WON AND PLACED IN THE CITY AND SHE WAS GROUP 3 PLACED!!!!! THE BEST THING SHE HAS HAD 2 TO THE TRACK FOR A WINNER OF 8 RACES IN YOKOZUNA & IN THIS RACE...
- Ceramic
- Loving mare who won 3 races & looked to have a very bright future until injury has struck her racing career short!!! She is tall flashy type and would pass that onto her foals. She is by sire...
- Manaslu
- Lovely big mare who is the full sister to Epic Dragon who is a stakes winner and G1 performed. This mare had a cracking colt this year who then died due to a paddock accident. Mare is to be sold ASAP
- Rainbow Express
- 3-in-1 Package - Family of RAIN AFFAIR, LONE ROCK, CENTENNIAL PARK, ALOHA. . By Champion Sire SUCCESS EXPRESS, one of our Leading Broodmare Sires, his daughters have produced PINKER PINKER, DUPORTH,...
- Nice Night
- 3-in-1 Package - 1/2 sister to G1 winner BOUNDLESS. . By Champion Sire VOLKSRAAD, Broodmare Sire of SW's LIGHTS OF HEAVEN, BEAUTY FLASH, SATIN SHOES, ZARZUELA, FAZZLE, ZURELLA, etc. . NICE NIGHT is a...
- Baila Baila Bonita
- 3 yo Bay filly by Chateau Istana, only had 3 starts. Ideal broodmare, she is a half sister to group placed Ninetyfive Seal and Tripitz! Dam is a half sister to Brave Hawk!!
- Savannah
- A multiple Group placed daughter of Marauding, Savannah has had four foals to race for three winners. This mare has a history of producing very good types, as evidenced by her weanling and yearling...
- Paris Lover
- Paris Lover is an unraced daughter of blue-blooded VRC Derby winner Blackfriars, who has sired the likes of PLAYING GOD, GOD HAS SPOKEN, MANSION HOUSE, etc. This mare is out of Group 2 Winterbottom...
- Vintage Salon
- Vintage Salon is by Royal Academy, the broodmare sire of the likes of FASTNET ROCK, HEART OF DREAM, MAJESTIC MUSIC, etc. She is a half sister to stakes winner Rutherford Eagle and Group 1 performer...
- Tivoli Road
- Tivoli Road carries some fantastic blood, being a grand-daughter of Riverman out of a Silver Hawk mare, out of a Nureyev mare. This mare is a half sister to Mutate, the stakes winning dam of the...
- Shebeen Queen
- Shebeen Queen is by Breeders Cup Juvenile Winner and Champion 2YO Johannesburg who has produced 44 stakes winners worldwide and will soon start to make his mark as a broodmare sire. Shebeen Queen is...
- Littlemiss Sandown
- This lovely mare by champion sire Encosta de Lago and out of the Group 2 winner Golden Prayer comes with a positive test to champion first season sire Written Tycoon. The first two foals from the...
- Basic Instinct
- Basic instinct is a big, strong, quality broodmare out of a sister to the wonderful mare Skating and is a half sister to the stakes winner Umaprince. She is safely in foal to Written Tycoon who is...
- Unnamed
- 2 yo chestnut filly by Nothing to Lose, dam is Lust is a Must. This filly is approx. 15.1 hh, sound, handled to lead only. She is ready to be broken in.
- La Arque
- A very interestingly coloured mare by Paris House with a great colt at foot by Pure Theatre colt very correct and very well grown, la arque is a great mum , and her dam Whitford Hill is stakes placed...
- Molly's Folly
- Mollys Folly was a fantastic race mare who is offered for sale with regret.She was a 5 time winner, stakes performer who won around the 200k mark. She currently has a lovely Decanter filly at foot...
- Repetitious
- Sophie is a 5 yo chestnut mare, approx 16 hh, sound. She has been racing in great form recently, has run 3rd at Eagle Farm and 3rd at Doomben in her last 3 runs. Her last start was on 23 December...
- Unnamed
- If you’ve ever wanted to experience the thrills and excitement of owning a winning racehorse, then this could be the perfect opportunity for you! Have a look at this nice looking 2yo gelding in the...
- How Much is Enough
- Well grown Dash for Cash filly who is stoutly bred being out of a Montjeu mare from the female family that produced Linton and many other Stakeswinners. This young mare was covered just once when...
- Henry the Pharoah
- f you're browsing the internet looking to buy a share in a competitive racehorse, then I couldn't possible imagine you finding a better, more proven prospect than "Henry The Pharoah"! With three wins...
- Secret Salsa
- Secret Salsa is a very nice filly by one of WA's best stallions in Bletchley Park. She cost $82,500 at the Perth Premier Yearling Sales. Her racing career has been held up because of immaturity...
- Riverbank Frank
- Riverbank Frank is a nicely put together gelding whose good conformation is supported by an equally good pedigree full of prolific winners! He's by Key Business from a mare who has had five to race...
- The Moon Day
- The Moon Day is a tough, sound, honest galloper who'll always try his best for you. He's won or placed at 4 of his last 5 starts, and after a recent little let up, he started work once again on...
- Grand Banks
- Bold, nice moving gelding with a big stride! Grand Banks is by HURRICANE SKY, a proven winner producing stallion who gets winners all over Australia and in South East Asia too. Having produced nearly...
- Causeway Cat
- Nice big strong Giants Causway Mare off the track with pedigree and performance. Will be snapped up once seen and is available right now straight off the track to prepare for the breeding season next...
- Magisterial
- Magisterial very well bred 3yo gelding is a son of the great Encosta De Lago out of ROSE POMPADOUR.He is ready to win. Sound to pass any vet check. Height 16.1hh. So if you are interested in a well...
- Unnamed
- Join Mick Price and BlueBlood in racing this Filly! “STAYING POTENTIAL” BY THE SAME SIRE AS SINCERO Have you ever wanted to own a runner to line up on the 1st Tuesday of November? Well we could...
- Unnamed
- This lovely Elvestroem filly has great residual value being out of a 1/2 to a G1 Winner! She is a big strong filly that has developed into a cracking type. She is very sound, correct and vet...
- Blameless
- BLAMELESS sells in foal to the very promising DANEHILL stallion DANE SHADOW, sire of 3 Group 1 winners from his first 2 crops to race – SHELLSCRAPE, HURTLE MYRTLE and SHADOWS IN THE SUN. It is...
- Unnamed
- This striking chestnut filly is the out of a Balmerino mare who has produced city winners. She comes from a very strong family and is a real type. She is by exciting sire Ad Valorem. He has already...
- Sheer Devotion
- Sheer Devotion was a 2yo stakes winner and her first two foals (and only foals of racing age) are both winners. In foal to the up and coming sire, JET SPUR who stands at Glenlogan Park for $15,000 +...
- Stanley's Deed
- Magnificent specimen 17hh destined for a great show career. Dressage or Jump..take your pick. Beautiful temperament and stand any inspection. Too dour for racing but has fluid movement, lovely action...
- Variously
- Build very much in the Danehill mould this big strong mare is a half sister to super horse Pompeii Ruler who was a Champion galloper in his time. Tested positive to Street Cry's imported...
- Rumbalara
- Stylish young Imported mare boasting a commercial pedigree and touted to be a fancied runner in the English Oaks before injury stopped her campaign. Tested positive in foal to Street Cry's exciting...
- Douzaine
- 3-in-1 Package - Winning half-sister to Group 1 Levin Classic winner EILEEN DUBH. . By G1 winning 2yo MINARDI, sire of SW's MY SWEET BABY, KIKO'S RETURN, BALLET PACIFICA, SP ANOTHER TAKEOVER, etc. ....
- Unnamed Weanling
- Early type that will make it to the races. She is a well put together filly that will grow into a nice race horse from its new owner. And with a nice family the long term value lives on. And the Sire...
- Unnamed Weanling
- This smart looking filly by US born stallion Postpond has a smart head and is a nice type. One for those who want to buy in early and race later. Nice prostpect..
- Coonac
- This mare has been given a great opportunity to succeed at stud and deservedly so. By multiple Champion Sire and Group 1 Broodmare Sire Encosta De Lago, out of the stakes winning mare Toorak, Coonac...
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- This 3 yr old daughter of Jezadane is unraced and still in the paddock. She is a well bred, robust filly yet to be broken in. A lovely filly with a good temperament. Represents good value at...
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- Unbroken 2yo filly by HOLY ROMAN EMPEROR out of MIS EXCITABULL (USA). . This filly has the “Rasmussen Factor” (RF) being line bred 3 x 4 to Blue Hen FANFRELUCHE. This pedigree trait is recognised...
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- This impressive 2YO by Casino Prince has shown great potential to date. He was Broken in, in February 2011 and prepared for the 2011 Magic Millions Horse's In Training Sale. The 2YO has had a 1 Month...
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- This lovely gelding is by the sire of the moment in Bradbury's Luck, who recently sired the Winner of the G1 Railway in Perth in Luckygray. He is out of the Stakes Placed mare Annalea who has already...
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- This cracking individual is by the World Champion racehorse in Rock Of Gibraltar. He is the first foal out of a Carnegie Mare that is a daughter of a G3 Winner and carries strong Northern Dancer...
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- This well conformed 2YO by Holy Roman Emperor is a strong eager racehorse looking for a start to his career. He is out of a 1/2 to a G2 Winner and comes from a top class international family. Holy...
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- This lovely chestnut is by the speed sire in Henny Hughes who has already produced a winner in Australia as well as the Stakes Placed filly Lil Red Corvette in his first crop. This colt is from a...
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- This cracking Flying Spur Colt is out of the G3 Winning Centaine Mare in Spottswoode, who has produced 4 winners from 6 foals. She is the dam of the top Zabeel filly in Zingara, who finished 4th in...
- Cherokee Belle
- HERE IS A LOVELY NATURED MARE WITH A FILLY FOAL AT FOOT BY THE YOUNG CHATSWOOD STALLION "PRIMUS" A GROUP WINNER WHO HAS SERVED 508 MARES IN FOUR SEASONS TO DATE THE MARE IS CHEROKEE BELLE. SHE IS A...
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- This lovely 2 year old colt by Telesto from Venetian Perfume is not broken in as yet but is doing really well in the paddock. A lovely colt with good bloodlines is good value at the advertised price.
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- This well bred 4 year olf mare is by Break the Vault from Roll Your Pants Up, she is not broken in but is a lovely mare with a good temperament. Good value at listed price.
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- This well bred daughter of Waterford Road is yet to be broken in, she is a big strong filly with a good pedigree. Good value at listed price.
- Watch Out Santa
- This daughter of Dangerous is in foal to Changeintheweather ( Gone West USA - Meteor Colony USA ) the sire was a Group One winner as a 2 year old and has the sire lines of champion 2 year old Sepoy -...
- Venetian Perfume
- This proven broodmare is in foal to Changeintheweather ( Gone West USA - Meteor Colony USA ) sire was a Group One winner as a 2 year old and has the sire lines of champion 2 year od Sepoy - early...
- Trudi's Girl
- This well bred daughter of Reenact (AUS) is in foal to Changeintheweather ( Gone West USA - Meteor Colony USA ) the sire was a Group One winner as a 2 year old and has the sire line of champion 2...
- Cash Fortune
- This well bred 6yr old daughter of Aucash is in foal to Changeintheweather ( Gone West USA - Meteor Colony USA ) the sire was a Group One winner as a 2 year old and has the sire line of champion 2...
- Mr Greedy
- We are contemplating keeping this bloke, he is the undoubtedly the best horse i have offered on here. Unlimited ability, sound, 16.1 hds, great actioned horse who annillated a good field last start....
- Crown Madica
- No trouble to work, handle float etc. Only 2 starts at top tracks, Ballarat and Geelong. has good natural ability, can gallop, but was probably "over the edge", when sent to races for education, had...
- Mr Barbarossa
- Really like this bloke, full of cheek, a real charachter. HE NEEDS HIS NUTS OUT !!!!!!!! ( happy to pay for that if requested). DONE GELDED....IN FULL WORK.! Has lead clearly at both his starts at...
- Beartax
- This bloke has lots of ability, but hasnt really "switched on " yet. Has only had 2 starts, and in each of them, raced 4 and 5 wide entire trips, against top horses. finished midfield both times,...
- PERFECT BUBBLE
- Only had 2 race starts. Both at top track Geelong against smart horses. At her first run she lead by 3 lens. in field of 11, and ran 5th , btn 3 lens. The winner MABSAM went straight to Flemington on...
- Unnamed
- Beautifully bred and correct colt reared in good country. Has grown somewhat since this photo and is now a cracking type who will surely gallop early then train on. Check out the black type where it...
- Miss Longueville
- This Mare is a Cracking Individual 16h and is in foal to "Street Boss" bred on a successful Street Cry/Danehill cross.Her Broodmare sire Mossman is proving to be producing quality city runners. Her...
- Hanovarian
- Hanovarian is a lightly raced recent winner in Victoria. When winning at Stawell he defeated Nestus by half a length despite over racing early. Nestus has subsequently placed in the city. Having only...
- Unnamed Weanling
- Great foal by all conquering Sire MAGNUS from a top Dolphin Street mare. Very sound and correct. At any good sale this foal as a yearling reared and handled correctly makes $100,000 plus. One for the...
- Miss Londolozi
- A very attractive mare of real quality by Danehill’s super racehorse son, Rock Of Gibraltar, the first ever horse to win seven consecutive Group 1 races in the Northern Hemisphere. Rock Of...
- Connemara Bay
- A magnificent type of mare who had tonnes of ability. This mare was lightly raced and was a brilliant winner at Sandown before succumbing to injury. Connemara Bay is by Storm Cat’s Group 1 winning...
- Whistles 'n' Bells
- Attractive roomy mare who has already left 2 winners. This mare can throw a ripper type. Whisltes ‘n’ Bells is a daughter of Danehill’s Golden Slipper winning son, Danzero who has proven...
- Chettle House
- A very good looking mare by the world’s best sire Galileo. A champion 3yo in Europe winning the Epsom Derby, Irish Derby and King George. At stud he has been nothing short of sensational siring 20...
- Unnamed
- This filly is by Danzero's front running speed machine sire son Kaphero. A precocious juvenile Kaphero won the listed Blue Diamond Preview and SAJC 2YO Magic Millions. He trained on to salute at...
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- This filly is by the immortal Sunday Silence's sire son Keep The Faith, a horse renowned for his looks and record breaking speed. Her dam Whisltes ‘n’ Bells is a daughter of Danehill’s Golden...
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- By Kingston Rule, a sire son from the famous Kingston family developed by the Haines family to be one of Australian racing's most successful, this colt has the bloodlines and looks to mature into a...
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- Redoute's Choice is proving himself as a significant sire of sires. This filly is by his Group 1 MRC Guineas winning son God's Own. Recent star horses to count Redoute's Choice as their grandsire...
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- Broken in 2yo colt by Group 1 winning sprinter Magnus- from a stakes performed young mare from outstanding pedigree. This family is one of the best in the studbook. A racing partner is required for...
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- This filly is out of mare who's pedigree is littered with Black Type Winners. Offered for sale as the owner's are reducing numbers the filly is easy to handle, well matured and ready to be broken in...
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- Well handled, educated, and allowed time to grow out and mature. Out of a nice mare who is a half sister to stakes winner, who has had 3 to race for 2 winners. 1/2 to 6 time winner in Veloce Cavall...
- Shadow Warrior
- This well bred 3YO has only ever had the one official trial in town behind smart stakes performer Boy's On Tour, he is currently spelling but is ready to go back in to work. He has his barrier...
- Unnamed
- This filly is a really nice type, she is easy to do anything with, quick learner, strong boned and reluctantly offered for sale. Out of a winning Commands mare, her sire Count Albrecht is a son of...
- Magnifico
- By World Champion Sire Galileo this mare is a half sister to Silent Impact who is a multiple Group winner of $500,000 and a half sister to a good Stakes placed performer as well. In foal to the...
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- Here's a colt by the champion first season sire WRITTEN TYCOON, who is also 2nd on the current second season sire rankings! Having thrown stakes horses such as Masthead, Andre Roo Hoo, Prestigious...
- Unnamed
- This is your chance to own/train an exceptional staying type. By Good Journey (winner of the Gr1 Woodbine Atto mile) and sire of the Gr1 WATC Derby winner, Grand Journey and he's also the sire of the...
- See How You Are
- Tremendous upside for this well bred and bred up Pentire matron. The near black See How You Are has a 2YO by Champion Australian First Season Sire, Written Tycoon, and as part of the package, she...
- Number One Gun
- An exciting opportunity has presented itself in the form of a 5% share of very promising JOHN O'SHEA TRAINED gelding NUMBER ONE GUN. Rarely does an opportunity emerge to BUY INTO A HORSE WITH...
- Miss Marechal
- Lovely Filly by very consistent sire Marechal, sire of 50% Winners to Runners. He is also the sire of the Stakes Winning Gelding Grand Duels. She is a beautiful well balanced and athletic filly She...
- Charming
- The opportunity has arisen to purchase the dam of a stakes winner, in foal to a Kentucky Derby winning sire, with a stunning looking filly at foot by a champion racehorse of England AND France..........
- Calpe
- ***STOP PRESS: 2nd Dec - CALPE's 3/4 brother ZAC INFLUENCE wins at Group 3 level in Singapore, the Cliff Brown trained 4yo certainly looks to be going places.*** . Young mare from dual SW, G1-pl...
- Unnamed
- This lovely Al Maher filly has been broken in and had one short prep. She is currently spelling and due to come back into work after christmas. She is sound and has Xrays that can be viewed. She is a...
- Deadly Storm
- From limited opportunities Deadly Storm is throwing winners and his best book of foals are 2yos this season and include some very likely types. He had two more placegetters on the weekend. By World...
- Unnamed
- This striking bay filly is the 2nd foal out of a city winning Gilded Time mare that comes from a very strong international black type family. She is by exciting first season sire Zizou, the stakes...
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- This lovely filly is the 1st foal out of a winning Filante mare that is a half sister to 5 winners. She comes from the family of the Champion Stayer of 1999 in Jezabeel, the Melbourne Cup winner of...
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- This cracking filly is out of a Hurricane Sky mare that has already thrown a very smart winner overseas. She comes from an outstanding family that includes the likes of promising young sires in...
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- This filly is the 2nd foal out of a winning More Than Ready mare whose dam is a 3/4 sister to one of the best sires in the land, Flying Spur. This is also the family of Champion sire Encosta De Lago,...
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- This filly is out of a winning American mare that is a 1/2 sister to the G1 winner of the Irish Derby in Secreto. Her dam has produced five winners all over the world including two stakes placed...
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- This cracking filly is by four-time G1 Winner Henrythenavigator whose first weanlings have been well received making up to $1.5 million in the sales ring! She is out of a Danehill mare that is a 3/4...
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- This filly is the 3rd foal of a High Rolling mare that has already produced one winner in Australia, whilst her only other runner is currently in Singapore. She comes from a very good family that...
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- Attractive brown filly out of a mare that is by a son of the outstanding broodmare sire in Snippets. Her dam has already produced a winner and has a 2yo by Zizou still to run for her. She is by...
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- Quality filly that is out of a 3/4 sister to a G2 winner. Her dam has produced six to race for six winners with a 2yo by Zizou yet to race. She comes from an outstanding family that includes the...
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- This lovely Magic Albert filly is out of a multiple winning American mare that has already produced one foal to race for one winner. She is from the family of the Champion horse in South Africa...
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- This quality filly is the first foal out of the multiple winning Snippets mare Fantabulous. As a broodmare sire, Snippets has produced 57 stakes winners including the likes of G1 winners Crystal...
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- Lovely first foal from a Bel Esprit mare that has a strong pedigree. Recent updates in the family include one of the top 3yo filly's this season in Bliss Street who won the G3 Thousand Guineas...
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- This cracking colt comes from one of the blue blooded families in the stud book. His dam is a 1/2 sister to Skating, who has produced nine winners, amongst them four stakes winners including...
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- Very nice colt who is the first foal out of a 1/2 sister to the G2 Winner Belong to Many. She is by exciting first season sire Zizou, the stakes winning son of Fusaichi Pegasus who was runner up in...
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- This colt is the first foal out of a 1/2 sister to an international stakes winner. He comes from the family of the Champion Miler in Hong Kong in Able One as well as the G1 winner and now sire, Rebel...
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- Quality colt that is the first foal of a Filante mare. This is the family of G1 winners Sale of the Century, Domino, Kiwi Hero as well as top class fillies Halibery and Warm Love. He is by exciting...
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- This attractive colt is the 2nd foal out of a winning grand daughter of the world class broodmare sire in Snippets. Her first foal is a 2yo that should be hitting the racetrack shortly. He is by...
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- A stunning colt that is from the unraced Snowland mare Madame Frost. Her dam is a 1/2 sister to the G1 Winner Sublimate and G3 Winner Daring Hombre. She has a 2yo that has been retained to race by...
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- This Zizou colt is very well related being out of the stakes winning mare in Pottinger. Pottinger was smart enough to run third in the Magic Millions 2yo race at the Gold Coast. This colt is also a...
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- This colt is the first foal from Queen of Swing and is an impressive type. This colt's dam line is very good as he is related to the Group 1 winner Rewaaya as well as very promising type Sharnee...
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- This attractive colt is by consistent stallion Holy Roman Emperor who already has 96 individual winners to his credit to go with his nine stakes winners. He is out of the unraced Carnegie mare Richly...
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- This strong Zizou Colt is the first foal out of the placed Iglesia mare Solysombra. Solysombra's Grand dam is a half relation to the stakes winning and producing Shame, who had the very smart Group...
- Our Yangtze River
- Big strong Zabeel mare who was a great racemare herself winning 2 Black Type races. Marvellous NZ female family full of Stakeswinners. Yangtze is very typical of the Zabeel breed and is a lovely big...
- I'm a Singa
- Another Written Tycoon Stakes Winner "Alezan Thunder"!!! Ran 3RD in Magic Millions...This Colt will Impress!!!! Pinhookers Take Note.We Will sell this this colt on his own $20k. This Mare has a...
- Kipgino
- Another Written Tycoon Stakes Winner "Alezan Thunder" Ran 3RD in the Magic Millions!!!!They Will Be Wanted.... Pinhookers Take Note!! We Will Sell This Colt once weaned,Branded and Microchipped $20k....
- Viva la Star
- Viva La Star is a very fast daughter of emerging stallion Not A Single Doubt, a 3 time winner she has also been placed on 9 occassions and still has plenty of wins left in her placed in the right...
- Gabby's Golden Gal
- Gabby's Golden Gal has shown enough on the racecourse to suggest success is not beyond her in a different environment. Lightly raced having started just eight times at distances up to 1400m she has...
- Unnamed
- To be trained by DARREN WEIR at BALLARAT! DENON 6 wins incl HOLLYWOOD DERBY (Gr 1) From same family as Persuasion, RANCHO’S COUP, DIAMOND BASES Dam has had 5 foals to race for 4 winners Well...
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- This early running chestnut colt by Golden Slipper-winning sire Stratum is out of the city winning mare Celebrity Rose. By Peintre Celebre, Celebrity Rose won five races - twice on Sydney...
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- An opportunity to purchase this high quality bay filly from noted two-year-old sire General Nediym out of Ekleel. The dam, by Fantastic Light, is a winner at 1400m and a half-sister to the...
- French Secret
- OPEN TO OFFERS on this Lightly raced well bred 6yo with a good record reading 22 starts for 3/3/2 and 51k prize money. Multiple city winner ! Went around ok first up after a 10 month break. Was...
- Regimental Dance
- Well bred mare by General Nediym out of a Saddlers Wells mare Ballet Score. Ran into G1 winner ORTENSIA on debut running third. She is very lightly raced with 23 starts for 3/2/6 and 46k in prize...
- Mann Almighty
- Mann Almighty has faced the starter on just six occasions and has placed three times including a win over 1400m. His win came at Bendigo, a track that attracts highly competitive fields with many...
- Girl Diamond
- Young mare sold with positive test ( and live foal guarantee) to Street Cry's Group winning son Globetrotter. This mare is from the great Teppo female family that is renowned for it's high class 2yo...
- Lady of Prague
- Lady Of Prague is in foal to sire on fire, RESET. Not only did he produce this year's Gr.1 W.S. Cox Plate winner PINKER PINKER and Gr.1 Caulfield Stakes runner-up AVIENUS, but Reset's churning out...
- Romancing
- Romancing produces lovely foals. Her first foal (now a 2yo) is a colt by Street Sense which made $100,000 as a weanling, while her second foal, a colt by Statue of Liberty, was so nice the owners...
- Masaya
- Dont miss this opportunity to race a 4yo son of Encosta De Lago in SE QLD. All the hard work has been done with this bloke, he is ready to race and with his breeding makes him a very attractive...
- Unnamed
- THE FILLY Pictured above is a stunning filly by the highly successful stallion Al Maher. This filly is very strong and has a great shoulder and good hindquarter. I expect that she will race as a late...
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- THE FILLY This is a really athletic filly with a nice pedigree. I highly recommend this filly to you. She represents great value. THE STALLION Murtajill The time-honoured Breeders’ Plate has been...
- Doilookgoodinthis
- This well bred mare is in foal to ZIZOU, whose oldest progeny are currently two year olds. With only five runners to-date, his daughter YOU'RE MINE won impressively at the Gold Coast on 10/12 after...
- Big Bonanza
- Big Bonanza is an outstanding sprinter with loads of potential. A winner of 6 races from only 13 starts, this lightly raced son of Stratum has a big future ahead of him. He has trialled twice this...
- Blue Lander
- 8 yo bay mare by Greenlander, approx 16 hh. Blue Lander is a lovely big mare who would be a ideal broodmare or riding horse. Owner is looking for a great home for her!!
- Nicodemus
- This good looking gelding is quite consistent in his runs, rarely far off them but still a MAIDENER. He is a SPRINTER/MILER that has been racing in NSW's competitive Mid-North Coast region. 7 Starts...
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- BLACK CAVIAR and SEPOY are the boom sprinters of the moment and our filly has pedigree components tracing back to both. It's pretty hard to fault this lovely filly by MAGNUS (from the immediate...
- Trade Depot
- Trade Depot comes from a very good international pedigree, she is by the well breed stallion in Wily Trader and has only had the two foals to date. He first foal is a filly by Publishing and the...
- Ballet Star
- We are a small group who breed our own horses to race and are inviting horse lovers to join us. This is an inexpensive way to race your own thoroughbred. This filly is a regally bred, well developed...
- Unnamed
- 1 x 10% Share has now become Available. WE ARE PROUD TO BE OFFERING A COLT WE CONSIDER IS WELL BEYOND THE TERM "SPECIAL" BY THE EXCITING YOUNG SIRE WITH THE PROVEN TRACK RECORD. NOT A SINGLE DOUBT...
- Divine Secret
- Divine Secret is a very well bred mare by top Broodmare sire Thunder Gulch, she comes from a great producing family. Divine Secret is out of the stakes winning Don’t Say Halo mare in Prayerful who...
- Rainshine
- Rainshine is a Rainbow Quest mare out of a Saddlers Wells mare and descends from some fantastic European bloodlines, she herself was a winner and placed at Ascot from only a handful of starts....
- General Hap
- General Hap is a progressive colt by one of the leading sources of speed in Australia in recent times. Buyers are in the rare position of being able to race this colt having seen his ability exposed...
- Unnamed
- This good looking strong colt by champion racehorse Red Giant looks to have all the tools to be a good racehorse. Good size and bone well put together and has a family that continues to win!!! Being...
- Montahlia
- As a stakes winning daughter of Montjeu, Montahlia must be considered by serious breeders. A winner of the Listed Werribee Cup and in excess of $200,000, Montahlia proved her class beyond doubt...
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- Have a look at this strong cracking type. This filly has everything going for her size power and good looks. With a family to back her up this filly has plenty of value short and long term she has...
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- Mornington based trainer, Kelvin Southey is looking for partners to race a powerhouse filly by Delago Brom. This filly is out of the four time winning mare Dance The Music. From only a limited crop...
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- What a sire Written Tycoon is proving to be - Alezan Thunder runs a huge 3rd in the Magic Millions and It Is Written wins super impressively again at MV x 4 lengths!! Written Tycoon is currently the...
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- By UNDOUBTEDLY, a Blue Diamond winner in 2005, out of a city placed Rorys Jester mare, Magela Dream who won 3 races from 17 starts and was placed in the city. You will see in the pedigree that this...
- Unnamed Weanling
- By Red Giant out of Dana Curragh. This weanling filly is from the family of Group Two and Listed placed horse in "Dollarmation" and also Keepin' The Dream's family. You can't lose with this one.!!!...
- Bay of Silk
- Bay of Silk is a great producer of straight, strong foals. In this case she has a very correct, strong grand-daughter of Lonhro at foot and is in foal again to Lonhro's exciting sire son, Torch...
- YEARLING
- Very strong Deadly Storm filly who looks like an early 2 year old. Inspect at the Tasmanian Yearling Sale, Feb 20, Launceston
- La Cachette
- Unraced 3yo filly La Cachette (Choisir x Liberated) has recorded two impressive trial wins at Bendigo, is ready to go to the races and is FOR SALE. This filly is out of a four times, city winning...
- Tahitian Gold
- Stong honest 5yo gelding with excellent country form. Won last start and placed second 3 times prior to that. Will suit any country racing in Australia, particularly northern tracks. Loves a bit of...
- Military Dan
- Military Dan is lightly raced having had four starts for a win and a fifth. He has shown good wet track ability and looks like he may need at least 1600m to show his best. He is currently in full...
- Unnamed
- Cornerstone Stud presents a well grown filly with good length, depth and strength. She is sound, moves well through the paddock and is ready to be broken in. This filly’s sire Good Journey has done...
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- This tall strong correct black 2 year old is the son of the ever reliable BIANCONI, with offspring earnings of $20 million. This sire has produces soundness as 82% of his foals make it to the races....
- Stella Denon
- Denon Filly Black Type genetics cheap: Great Breeding Opportunity. Denon Maiden Mare 4 yr old 15.3hh. Denon – group winner. Dam line – Best in Show – one of the strongest dam lines in Australia...
- WILFUL HEIRESS
- Dam by known Brood Mare Sire Great breeding opportunity to secure scares genetics. 4 year old 16.1 bay mare, good confirmation, clean legs, comes from Northern Dancer mare line that produces athletic...
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- AFFORDABLE RACEHORSE OWNERSHIP Own / Race 6 horses for 3+ years. Professionally managed, Owners privleges, Raceday functions, A LOT OF FUN. Package of 6 horses including the Magnus x Danglissa filly...
- Wide Vision
- Wide Vision is a very well performed mare both on the track and off, she herself was an 8 time city winning mare that always gave her all. After her great performance on the track she has held her on...
- Eternal Ruler
- Eternal Ruler is a well bred mare being a half relation to Group 1 Champagne winner Quick Star. The mare herself already has the two named foals one being a 3yo by Foreplay and the other is placed...
- Unnamed
- This Snippetson yearling filly is an attractive type by a good young stallion, with over 60 individual winners and classy performers like FAST CLIP AND SNIPZU Snippetson is doing a great job and this...
- Global Mistress
- Global Mistress is a half sister to very smart sprinter Lucky Leak, by Modern Era this mare was unraced but comes from a very good running family with her mother being a city winner along with two...
- Joffa Jacinta
- Joffa Jacinta is a half sister to the very smart stakes winner in TERESCHENKO and is also a winner herself. This mare is already the producer of a winner with her first foal by Stratum winning in...
- Camargo Miss
- Camargo Miss is a lightly raced mare by Royal Academy who has had 3 seconds from only 5 starts, her placings are at the very good provincial tracks Gosford and Hawkesbury. Still eligable for a madien...
- Prince of Thunder
- Superbly bred gelding race fit with some decent form. Now that he is down in the ratings this horse will win more races. Very sound and genuine. No luck at all Kembla Grange 2 starts ago and raced...
- Moral Persuasion
- This lovely filly by Hussonet ex Moral Suasion recently ran 3rd on debut at Moonee Valley, beaten a nose into 2nd and hitting the line strongly. Named Moral Persuasion, she is for sale – race a...
- Hot Fever
- BC3 - where future stars are made. BC3 Thoroughbreds gives you the chance to own a quality, ready-to-race 2-year-old filly with leading trainer David Hayes... This early-running bay filly by...
- Unistudent
- **Update 15 Nov - UNISTUDENT's first foal, GEECUP, a 2yo CHOISIR filly, debuted with an excellent 2nd at Canberra yesterday, the filly was beaten a long neck in the 1000m 2yo Handicap. She looks sure...
- Elmira
- Lovely brown mare carrying a positive result to Dreamscape, from the Golden Slipper placed dam Glammis.
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- 2 YEAR OLD COLT No need to go to Europe to buy a stayer as this colt is bred on the proven and highly successful Sadler’s Wells x Mark of Esteem cross. The colt is from a highly successful Black...
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- Where is the guesswork here with this well grown yearling colt by Storm Cat's winner producing son Deadly Storm from a full sister to the iron horse of his day Sir Boom. Have a look at the races won...
- Credolphin
- Served on 5th October , Credolphin was covered once and has now tested positive in foal to Globetrotter who from 6 starts in the USA won 3 , was placed second twice and once 4th in excellent company....
- Princess Lucy
- Lucy is a big strong well mannered Danzero mare with a most attractive filly foal at foot by first season USA Group winner Globetrotter which is a big leggy, well built filly foal - very typical of...
- Viking Queen
- We are offering this mare for sale due to our decision to retire from the racing industry. She is a race winning three quarter sister to a metropolitan winner and demonstrated above average ability...
- Unnamed
- Here is a lovely two year old filly bred to be a classic winner. She has a wonderful presence, stands over plenty of ground, is easily handled and highly intelligent. She is rom the first crop of...
- Unnamed
- This filly is an exciting prospect to race and then let down into a commercial broodmare with an outstanding family. An attractive filly by first season sire Magnus she looks a great opportunity at...
- Unnamed Syndication/shares
- Just 20% remains...walk up start into a real racehorse....!! Jase really likes the colt he said "he's been a real surprise packet in his first preparation, he's shown me heaps". Jason McLachlan...
- Sovereign Blaze
- Sound and strong horse with very good formlines. This gelding has been in the paddock for a couple of years due to Owner's partner's inability to pay accounts. Sovereign Blaze has now come back into...
- Lemieux
- 5yo gelding; 45% winning strike rate; stunning individual; excellent form on good going from 1400m to 1800m.
- Unnamed
- 20 shares at $1025 and - $150 per month covers costs - set monthly fee (no surprise bills) Trained by Barb Joseph and Paul Jones at Canberra. Really well put together filly by Zizou - head of 2yo...
- Unnamed
- Do you want to race an outstanding filly by the sire of the moment, Oratorio(IRE), the sire of outstanding 3yo Group 1 winner, Manawanui, Magic Millions winner Torios Quest and Group 1 winning...
- Unnamed Horse for lease
- We have a 1 x 10% Lease opportunity available in a very promising, city placed 4yo mare who has already won 2 from just 10 starts, won $26k to date and been placed on 5 occasions - all from just her...
- Rathbarry
- A son of REDOUTE’s, STRATUM himself was a Stakes placegetter at his 2nd start (2d. Skyline S. [G3]), a Group winner at his 3rd (Pago Pago S.[G2] and G1 Golden Slipper winner at his 4th start....
- Dylan Miss
- Already broken-in and ready to head to Robert Smerdon for her racing prep. This filly is by Dylan Thomas, Son of Danehill, who was hailed by his trainer Aidan O’Brien as one of the best he has ever...
- Miss Bonissimo
- Already broken-in and ready to head Flemington this prep to race with Gary and Troy Portelli. This filly is by Antonius Pius who showed up as one of the best three-year-old milers for Europe and...
- Unnamed
- Buy a share of the outstanding filly with Mick this month an get an extra 3 months training fees for FREE. This beautiful filly is by ORATORIO (IRE) By champion sire Danehill. Oratorio was a tough 2...
- Unnamed
- BARELY A MOMENT sire of Sandown Guineas winner SO SWIFT & the exciting "boom" horse in MOMENT OF CHANGE ! The sire is "up & about" and getting some "gun" racehorses!!!! This strong powerful 2yo colt...
- Ephraim Warrior
- They don't come much tougher then this nicely bred son of FALVELON!! Winning over $18000.00 in his last 3 starts, this is a SPRINTER that knows how to win races!! With strong form lines around both...
- Starnuto
- Starnuto hails from one of the best families in the Australasian Stud books, a family that includes Lohnro, Grosvenor, Niello and National Gallery to name a few. By Gr.1 Derby winner Amalfi, out of a...
- Press to Play
- This mare has been a wonderful broodmare producing a number of metro winners, herself a metro winner and metro placed on the competetive melbourne circuit.She is in foal to the speed sire captain...
- Fomalite
- For the canny breeder Fomalite looks a very sensible purchase. A city winner who won as a juvenile, Fomalite was runner up, beaten less than a length, in the Gr.2 Edward Manifold Stakes at...
- Quick Verdict
- Very nice mare who has 4 to race for 3 winners including Court Adjourned, an 11 x winner of over 160k. She is a 1/2 to a stakes placed 2yo and out of a stakes placed mare. By top class Broodmare sire...
- Unnamed
- This unraced gelding is out of a 5 x winning mare who is a 1/2 sister to a Stakes Placegetter. By Foxhound, a top class 2yo who is the sire of 348 winners and 17 Stakes Winners world wide. Owner is...
- Caralia
- By champion Broodmare sire Bletchingly this family is one that has continued to produce runner after runner. Caralia herself has already had 6 individual winners including city winners Vital...
- Blazing Regina
- Lovely mare whose dam was a stakes winner and a multiple winner at 2. Blazing Regina won 5 races including one as a 2yo & is a 1/2 sister to the Stakes Placed Wazza Star. She has a Domesday colt and...
- Unnamed
- This 2yo filly by Aussie Rules represents great value being from a great running family, she is a half sister to two winners and is from the same family as stakes winners Becerra, Harley, Episode and...
- Doubtful Reason
- This young Perugino mare is a half-sister to the Stakes placed La Mookta and is a winner herself. She has a 3yo by Barely A Moment and also a filly by Casino Prince that is a lovely yearling. Not...
- Saint Cleo
- This young mare is in foal to emerging young stallion Gonski, the mare herself is a half sister the stakes placed Almost Cheval. With a nice family and the mare also having a very nice filly last...
- Luv Playing To Win
- Luv Playing To Win a triple winner with 6 gutsy 2nds showed attitude they say "money can't buy". With winning and placed full sisters she should make an excellent broodmare. Luv Playing To Win is...
- Blonde Brigade
- Blonde Brigade is offered to buyers as a last start winner. An easy to handle mare she won her last start less than two weeks ago when she carried 58kg to victory at Jerilderie. Previously she has...
- Seattle Silence
- Seattle Silence has spent his whole career running in competitive fields in Victoria's regional racing capitals. The one time this wasn't the case he was competing at headquarters, Flemington. He has...
- Diello Rose
- Diello Rose has twice been to the trials and performed well without winning but most importantly has shown galloping ability. By Lonhro's ill fated full brother and Gr.1 winner Niello, she hails from...
- Apache Luck
- Apache Luck is sadly offered as i have too many and have her 2010 colt here by profile in style. She is only offered briefly until served. She had a year off last season and is ready to be served...
- De Improviso
- This gelding is a lovely strong type. He is easy to handle and is sound. He has only had the one serious prep as he was immature. His breeding and work suggests that he will go over distance. He is...
- Drewmar
- Approx. 15.3hh brown/ black like her sire unraced due to a knee injury in her first trial, was sent to stud late last year and was only served once but unfortunately missed, vet has inspected her and...
- Unnamed
- Join us in racing this regally bred two year old. We have a small ownership available in this precocious two ear old. Race this colt with us and enjoy the great social feelings of excitement and...
- Girl on a Swing
- Don't want to shell out hard earned capital to buy a mare or cover the cost of breeding a mare all by yourself. Have you always wanted to breed a horse to race? I am looking for partners to breed...
- Unnamed Yearling
- Great opportunity to purchase a lovely Show A Heart yearling from a very talented race mare. The dam of this filly was metropolitan performed as well as finishing fourth at Group 1 and Group 2 level....
- Unnamed Unraced horse
- Great opportunity to purchase a well bred 2YO Hussonet colt who has been broken in and pre-trained only. Genuine sale - owner is dispersing all stock. This colt is just the 2nd foal of a young...
- Unnamed Yearling
- Nice, correct and well grown colt by the top young sire Charge Forward. Already the sire of two Group 1 winners in Headway and Response, Charge Forward is also represented by Group 1 placed Shrapnel...
- Unnamed Unraced horse
- Great opportunity to purchase a well bred 2YO Hussonet colt who has been broken in and pre-trained only. Genuine sale - owner is dispersing all stock. This colt is by the same sire as Group 1 winners...
- Unnamed
- Here is a great opportunity to form a group of friends and become involved in the excitement and adrenalin rush of racing your own horse. This colt is a well grown, strong boned two year old with a...
- Unnamed
- All Bar One has done a wonderful job with producing early speedy sprint breds with looks and conformation and wins after wins. The All Bar One colt is out of a 5 x winning Sprint bred, black type...
- Unnamed
- *HURRY LAST SHARE* This filly is by the Record Breaking World Champion Darley Sire, Henny Hughes. “Touted as being this years leading first season sire” The first foal of the multiple winning...
- She'saqualo
- She'saqualo has her first foal at foot by Hidden Dragon, a chestnut filly born 4/10/11. The mare is a full sister to the stakes performed Sammy Sequalo, Go Sequalo and Princess Qualo, all multiple...
- Unnamed
- This Hidden Dragon colt is a half brother to two recent winners, Strictly Flamenco and Latin American. The dam is the winner of two races and is a half sister to five winners including Picture Book (...
- Unnamed
- This colt is from the stakes producing Bluebird mare, Ranein. She is the dam of Dress Code, VRC Sires Produce and Adelaide Magic Millions winner. He is the brother to seven winners, from the family...
- Unnamed
- Lovely nice tidy 2yo filly. By Group1 Caulfield Guineas winner Wonderful World who ran a top second in the Cox Plate behind El Segundo beating home champion horse Haradasun. Out of a tough mare who...
- So Appealing
- Lovely Stravinsky mare So Appealing is from a stakes winning producing female side. Her dam being a half sister to 6 times Group winner Gold Guru and 4 times Group winner Gallant Guru. Her 2010...
- Ruby Slippers
- Ruby Slippers is the first foal of Denise Margaret (IRE), a winner of 3 races and a half sister to the SW Coburg Lodge (Curragh Waterford Testimonial Stakes - L) Ruby Slippers raced 20 times with 2...
- Tete de la Course
- By the Dominant Gr.1 European Sire Galileo. From a Consistent Black Type Family. Nice Scopey Stallion. Affordable Staying Option
- Unnamed
- This filly looks like and early type. The owner just does not have the funds to break this filly in as he has to many horses. She has clean legs and has a smart looking head she has all the making of...
- Misty Secret
- Misty is a lovely big roomy girl and an easy breeder. All her foals have excellent temperaments and easy to train. She is foal to the BMW winner Curata Storm and due to foal early November. All...
- Smytzer's Saint
- This mare is a cracker. She is a big roomy mare that throws excellent foals. She will be served by Curata Storm and be sold with a positive pregnancy test All enquiries to BERT HATTON 0414458706
- Classic Light
- Classic Light is a NZ mare with runners by Commands and Viscount. She also has one up and coming colt by Curata Storm and another by Curata Storm about to go to the breakers. Classic throws very...
- Rebel Raider
- Dual Gr.1 Derby Winner. Group Winning 2YO. From Australasia's Greatest Staying Sireline. Wins from 1200 - 2500 metres
- Unnamed
- Bay colt by triple G1 winning Coolmore Stallion ORATORIO (IRE) A son of DANEHILL, ORATORIO was a G1 winning juvenile (Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere [G1] in record time) and Champion 2YO Colt in France...
- Sayetta
- A $77k yearling, Sayetta won her first start at Ballarat as a 2yo and went on to win 5 races and have 15 placings from 1000m to 1200m. A very honest mare with a great temperament, physique and...
- Abernethy
- Abernethy - Outstanding type with a great temperament. Winner of 2 and with 6 placings, 1000 - 1400m. By the outstanding racehorse Iglesia, (Sire of Written Tycoon) and with a record of 50% winners...
- Filou Shot
- Last start winner Sat. 27/8,has received a cheque four of his last five starts,0 to 62 horse ready for his next win.Is 100% sound,selling to reduce numbers $10,000 firm. Either Andy or Brendan Mc...
- Fraha
- Beautifully bred, sound and good looking horse here who has been unlucky having drawn wide on most occasions. Shows a good turn of foot and bred to get a lot more ground. Been well looked after from...
- Unnamed
- A leasing opportunity has presented itself in this extremely well bred filly. She comes with a right of purchase. She is a member of the much anticipated first crop of the champion racehorse...
- Bold Expectation
- 1/2 Brother to International G1 Winner Jersey Girl. Terrific Breed to Race Stallion by a Champion Sire. Sired 34 Individual Winners for 77 Wins . From the Family of Top Sire St Petersburg
- Millenium Charm
- Northern Park Reduction Broodmare Sale! 3 in 1 Broodmare Package - Mare including 2011 foal at foot & Free Service to Venice Beach in 2011! Millenium Charm was a multiple city winning mare that ran...
- Eliane
- Northern Park Stud Reduction Sale! 3 in 1 Broodmare Package - Mare including 2011 foal at foot & Free Service to Venice Beach in 2011. Lovely big strong mare who is a 1/2 Sister to the Listed Winner...
- Nothebanca
- Northern Park Reduction Broodmare Sale! 3 in 1 Broodmare Package - Mare including 2011 foal at foot & a Free Service to Venice Beach in 2011! Nothebanca comes from the family of G1 Winner Bianco...
- Colchis
- Northern Park Reduction Broodmare Sale! 3 in 1 Broodmare Package - Mare including 2011 foal at foot & a Free Service to Venice Beach in 2011! Colchis comes from the champion family of Circles of...
- Dedewin
- Northern Park Reduction Broodmare Sale!! 3 in 1 Broodmare Package - Mare including 2011 foal at foot & a Free Service in 2011! Dedewin is a lovely mare that is a 1/2 sister to the Stakes Placed mare...
- Stella Fissare
- Northern Park Reduction Broodmare Sale!!!! Broodmare Package - Empty Mare offered with a lifetime Nomination to Venice Beach! Stella Fissare is an exquisitely bred mare by Champion Sire Galileo out...
- No Selection
- Northern Park Reduction Broodmare Sale!! 3 in 1 Broodmare Package - Mare including 2011 foal at foot & offered with a Free Service in 2011! This mare is currently in foal to a son of Redoute's Choice...
- Unnamed Syndication/shares
- By LONHRO - one of the best - 70% winners to runners, 8% stakeswinners to runners. Bred on the proven Lonhro x Flying Spur cross and out of a stakes performed mare. This filly is eligible for the...
- Unnamed
- An opportunity is available in classy 2yo colt who is a full brother to group horse STEEL GIANT . The photo shows him a bit wild and woolly at present and he undergoes a conditioning prep shortly. He...
- Unnamed
- This filly is out of a Canadian Silver mare who is a half to the stakes winner Socially Excited. She is a full sister to the very promising filly Yun Fat, who has won and been in the placings 6 out...
- Grieger Girl
- In foal to DRUMBEATS. Grieger Girl is a 1/2 sister to Red Express, the G1 Winning mare who is the dam of Champion Australian Mare Dane Ripper! She has produced three winners and still has a Hidden...
- Strong Spirit
- Lyndhurst Stud Reduction Sale! Strong Spirit won one race at Eagle Farm over 1200m and is a half sister to the stakes performer Handsupfordetroit. She is from the family of successful New Zealand...
- Cenotime
- This outstanding broodmare is 15.3 hh, lovely natured mare and from a world class family! She is from the family of DANELAGH - the G1 Blue Diamond winner and dam of Multiple Group winners of Dizelle...
- Sequalo Flirt
- This young mare has a filly foal at foot by Hidden Dragon. She is from the family of Charlton Boy and Stakes Winner Bold Glance. The foal is a three quarter relation to the fastest ever breeze up...
- Vulcania
- Vulcania is a lightly raced daughter of Falvelon, winning two races, and is from the stakes winning mare Quizas (11 wins ) including the QTC Brisbane Handicap L. Vulcania is a sister to four winners...
- Traumatic
- Traumatic has produced five winners inc the stakes performed Ultimate Glamour! She is a 1/2 sister to the dam of G1 Winner Ambulance! From the family of Wrap Around, Fashions Afield and Rose of...
- Sportsgail
- Sportsgail is from the stakes winning mare Balm in Gilead from the family of Why Be, 21 wins in Singapore. Her yearling colt by Carry the Flag was sold at the Magic Million QTIS 600 sale in April...
- Unnamed
- Racing partner opportunities exist in this cracking 2 year old filly. By the proven Gr.1 sire and one of Australia's top ten winner producing sires, Bianconi, this filly hails from the family of the...
- Dr Doute's
- Multiple Stakes Winning Son of a Champion Sire. Group 3 Winner of the Carbine Stakes. 2nd Group 2 STC Tulloch Stakes. Winner of 6 Races and Over $475K in Prize Money
- Unnamed
- In the last month Trade Fair has had 7 wins and 6 place getters from 19 starters (In Australia and Singapore) which is a phenomenal result. This filly is by Trade Fair out of the Royal Academy Mare...
- Unnamed
- In the last month Trade Fair has had 7 wins and 6 place getters from 19 starters (In Australia and Singapore) which is a phenomenal result. Very attractive filly out of the Flying Spur Mare Fleeting...
- Unnamed
- In the last month Trade Fair has had 7 wins and 6 place getters from 19 starters (In Australia and Singapore) which is a phenomenal result. Very nice Filly by Trade Fair, sire of 68 winners and 2...
- Unnamed
- In the last month Trade Fair has had 7 wins and 6 place getters from 19 starters (In Australia and Singapore) which is a phenomenal result. Lovely Filly by Trade Fair, sire of 68 winners and 2 Stakes...
- Nile
- Lovely big chestnut mare by top sire Danehill Dancer out of the G2 Winning Grand Lodge Mare Autumn Lodge!! Ready for the stallion of your choice This mare has an outstanding international black type...
- Where's That Tiger
- From a Full Sister to Classy Sire Fusaichi Pegasus. A Son of the World Champion Sire Storm Cat. Duel International Stakes Performer & Winner at 2. Danzig & Halo - No Finer Pedigree Anywhere
- Unnamed
- This 2YO filly, requiring a racing partner, who is to be trained by Robbie Griffiths has greatly impressed all that have been associated with her education. By Gr.1 Breeders Cup Mile winner Artie...
- Unnamed
- To be trained by Steve Richards the owners of this exciting filly are looking for a racing partner. This filly is by one of the leading sires in Australia in Testa Rossa. The six time Gr.1 winner is...
- Unnamed
- 11th December 2011 - ABLE ONE (out of 3/4 sister to the dam of this filly) wins the Group 1 HK International Mile. This was ABLE ONE'S 3rd Group 1 victory and takes his lifetime earnings to just...
- Helvetia
- This lovely style of a mare by Flying Spur presents a great opportunity. Helvetia has 4 wins to her credit. She has a 17 day positive test to the emerging super sire stallion Snitzel, sire of 2YO...
- Martin Place
- Fast son of Street Cry out of an imported American. Ran class record at Randwick. 2nd dam produced CHILUKKI champion 2YO filly in US. Won from 1200 to 1900m
- Anton Pillar
- Full Brother to Golden Slipper Winner Forensics. Son of Champion Sire Flying Spur. From one of the Most Progressive Colonial Families. Winning Sprinter
- Show 'em Girl
- Show 'em Girl is a lovely strong roomy type typical of her sire. Standing over 16hh she produces very sound attractive strong foals. She is a full sister to Gr3 SW Cheval Place and the listed winners...
- Dutch Harry
- A Stakes Placed 2yo & Winner of over $290k. By a Caulfield Guineas Winner out of a SP Mare. 100% Strike Rate Runners to Stakes Winners!. One of the Best Valued QTIS Stallions in 2011
- Profile in Style
- Please look at the pictures. Purple pedigrees and purple types. Colour is the icing on the cake. Must Read the Stud Comments
- Recast
- A Winner of the Sing-1 Gold Cup. Son of the Champion Sire Thunder Gulch. From a Very Strong Family. Breed for our Fastest Growing Export Market
- M'Lady Tess
- M'Lady Tess was a consistant performing race mare winning 3 races @ 1400 mtrs. & placing in a further 10 races incl. metro. Her first foal, a colt by Hat Trick (jap) is currently being broken to...
- Unnamed
- ***NOTE - to be trained initially in England*** European bred and trained horses have a terrific record on our turf in this nation’s greatest staying race, the G1 Melbourne Cup. This is a plan to...
- Apple Isle
- Tsssy bred mare from the great Rory's Jester family and in foal to Helike. She breeds a good type of foal and is good buying at this proce.
- Unnamed
- Beautifully bred and well made this filly from a superior dam line. One for the Pin hookers to seriously consider. Very correct and a bit woolly at present but this filly will grow into a quality...
- Bushranger
- Champion 2YO Colt in GB and France . Dual Juvenile Gr.1 Winner of Sire Making Races. By Danetime, Lost Before his Prime . From a Family Deep With Black Type
- Marechal
- A Flying Stakes Winning Sprinter & Brilliant 2yo. Proven sire of Winners inc Multiple SW Grand Duels. By Golden Slipper Winner & Successful Sire Danzero. Breed to a Qaulity Sire with Proven Bloodlines
- Maximum Appeal
- 3 Winners from only 6 Starters. Very Closely Related to Charge Forward. Terrific Valued Son of Legendary Sire Danehill. Has a terrific Black Type Pedigree
- Zabeel
- Sire of 138 Individual SW's & 41 Group 1 Winners. A Champion Sire Multiple Times in both Aus & NZ. Prolific Sire of Derby, Oaks & Cup Winners. Book is Very Limited
- Keeper
- Sire of 21 Individual SW's & 6 Group 1 Winners. Group 1 Winning Sprinter . Over 63% Runners to Winners. Prolific Sire of G1 Winning Females
- Tavistock
- A Dual Group 1 Winner. The Classic Weight-For-Age Middle Distance Horse. His Sires Most Gifted Sprinter. By A Champion Stallion From A World Class Family
- Stravinsky
- Impeccably bred by Champion sire out of G1 Mare. Sire of 68 Individual SW's & 8 Group 1 Winners. Over 71% Winners to Starters. A Proven G1 Producing Broodmare Sire
- Lucky Unicorn
- 3/4 Brother to Multiple Group 1 Winner Inspiration. Sire of impressive Hong Kong winner Flying Unicorn. Top Lot sold for $240,000 at 2011 Karaka Sales. 4 Individual Winners inc Stk Performed Pat's...
- Reward for Effort
- Gr.1 Winner at 2YO, Stakes Winner at 3YO & 4YO. By Noted Speed Sire Exceed and Excel. From an Impressive Family. Magnificently Athletic Individual
- Amadeus Wolf
- Gr.1 Winning Juvenile . By Impact Sire Mozart. A Product of an Impressive Family. Perfect Sprinting Specimen
- Dane News
- Sister to the dam of G1 Winner Serious Speed. Out of a Stakes Winning Sir Tristram Mare. A perfect 100% Record Runners to Placegetters. Breed for Speed to Race
- Private Lady
- This is a G1 Goldmine 20/20 Mating! Nice big roomy 16.1 bay mare with a very nice black type pedigree. Fantastic opportunity to purchase a very uniquely bred foal. With Lode, sire of Lord Jim being...
- Lady Slew
- An Opportunity to purchase a quality Mare with a lovely pedigree. A uniquely bred Seattle Slew Mare with a G1 Goldmine 20/20 Mating with Lord Jim. Inspections available. Please feel free to call for...
- Undoubtedly
- Gr.1 Winner of the 2YO MRC Blue Diamond. Son of Sire of Sires Redoute's Choice. Half Brother to two Group Winners. Limited Book Set to Create Demand at Sales
- King Cugat
- A Proven Gr.1 Sire. Winner of over $1,000,000 on the Track. By Champion Sire Kingmambo. A Member of a Strong International Family
- Unnamed
- Check out his female line and this correct colt sells himself. He is a bit wild and woolly at present but has a great attitude and is one for the pin hookers to consider. He is being fed well twice...
- Unnamed
- A Daughter of the Dual Group I winning LION HEART. A Dual Hemisphere Stallion, he was a sensational racehorse, in fact a dual Gr 1 winner who also ran 2nd in a further 3 Gr 1 races, he won over...
- Unnamed
- A daughter of Econsul, this filly is almost black in colour as the photograph very clearly shows. BLACK BEAUTY REINCARNATED !! This particularly attractive filly certainly has a mouth watering...
- Unnamed
- YES, I am a GIANT. I was one of 200 horses sold, and I was the BIGGEST, and I also have the looks, athleticism and physique to be the BEST. Yes, he has a woolly coat at the moment as it is freezing...
- Kind Spirits
- Tough mare who won six races in town and over $250K in prizemoney. In foal to Pillar of Hercules, Peter Moodys Group Three winning, Group One placed colt. A superb type with a great stallions...
- Unnamed
- Great walking and correct colt with a brilliant pedigree priced to sell. HOST will become a leading Sire of speed horses and this horse will burn the track early. The female line is full of black...
- Lafayette Lady
- Lafayette Lady is a two time winning mare who has placed four times including once in the city. Her sire Blevic is starting to build himself a very impressive broodmare sire cv having already...
- Unnamed
- Big tall scopy filly ready to broken in and start work, she has good straight legs and correct confirmation. both sister are winners this will be a great opportunity for someone looking for a quality...
- Mr Martini
- Winner of the Time Honoured Gr.2 Stutt Stakes. From the Family of Trailblazer Strawberry Road. Son of National Top Ten Sire Bianconi. A Stunning Type - Must be Seen
- Leven's Lane
- great natured gelding ,good to work with . not up to city standards form is good enough for country circuit will run a trip forget the run at pt augusta didnt handle the dirt surface
- Wanted
- The best son of Fastnet Rock to Stand at Stud. A Group 1 Winning Sprinter. A Magnificent Indivdual & $800,000 Yearling. Book is Very Limited so get in Quick
- Super Saver
- Winner of the World Famous Kentucky Derby. By Gun American Sire Maria's Mon. From a Family Where Black Type is the Norm. Out of Mare by Champion AP Indy
- Statue of Liberty
- The Sire of World Top Ten Ranked Hay List. By Breed Defining Sire Storm Cat. A Half-Brother Outstanding Sire Lemon Drop Kid. Closely Related to Champion Sire AP Indy
- Shinzig
- A Gr.1 Winning Sprinter. By the Incomparable Danehill. Out of Gr.1 Winner Shindig. First Yearlings Sold to $160,000 in 2011
- Sharkbite
- A Member of Arguably the World's Best Family. Son of Champion Sire Redoute's Choice. Unbeaten 2yo and Stakes Winner. A $900,000 yearling
- Magnus
- Danehill Line Gr.1 Winning Sprinter. By Champion Sire Flying Spur. Half Brother to the Dam of Black Caviar. First Yearlings a Raging Commercial Success
- God's Own
- By Champion Sire of Sires Redoute's Choice. Astonishing Winner of the Gr.1 Caulfield Guineas. Closely Related to Champion Saintly. Trainers Report Progeny on the Cusp of Big Things
- Dissolved
- By Champion Sire Elect Lonhro . Stakes Winning Sprinter. Closely Related to Champion Grand Armee. From a Constantly Evolving Black Type Family
- Astronomer Royal
- Gr.1 Winning Miler. By Champion Sire of Sires Danzig. From a Family Distinct in Black Type. First Weanlings Sold to $90,000
- Bel Esprit
- Cheapest and youngest sire in the top ten!. Black Caviar - Seven Time Group 1 Winner. Black Caviar - Rated the World's Best Racehorse. Black Caviar - One of the Best Horses of All Time
- Written Tycoon
- Australia's Champion First Season Sire Elect. Winner of the Gr.2 Todman Stakes . Grandson of Last Tycoon . From the Family of Champion Yell
- Toni's Connection
- Watch Video!! Toni's connection is a well bred and very sound lightly raced gelding who is already a winner. Has scope to improve significantly and is not far off trialling. Has matured into a good...
- Cape North
- Group 2 winner of the WA Guineas. 6 wins recorded from 20 starts. $290,000 in prizemoney
- Scaredee Cat
- Won the Ascot Vale Stakes - Now Group 1 . Free of Danehill/Danzig & Sir Ivor Strains. Already Produced 2 Stakes Horses & 20 Winners. Yearlings have made up to $300,000
- Unnamed
- JB IS A GREAT LOOKING YEARLING COLT BY BEAUFORT SCALE (A $1,000,000 USA YEARLING OUT OF THE CHAMPION SIRE STORM CAT, HE IS OUT OF A BEAUTIFUL JEUNE MARE. HE IS PRICED TO SELL QUICKLY. INSPECTION WILL...
- She's a Mountain
- THIS MARE WAS A VERY GOOD RACEHORSE .SHE WON FIVE RACES.HAS HAD ONE FOAL BY HOTEL GRAND AND WAS A VERY NICE BIG FOAL.I AM LOOKING FOR SOMEONE THAT WANTS TO BREED WITH HER FOR A YEAR OR TWO AS I WANT...
- Peacock Sally
- Peacock Sally is offered with an Artie Schiller colt at foot. Artie Schiller is a sire with a huge future and as the mare was served Southern Hemisphere time in the USA this colt will be the only one...
- Runs to Win
- Six of First Eleven to the Track are Winners. By Proven Gr.1 Sire Euclase. Stakes Performed Winner at 3yo, 4yo and 5yo. From the Family of Champion Sprinter So Dandy
- Smashing Shot
- `4 year old Regal Shot gelding ,good strong type,mother a city winner,now mature and ready to go on,has shown plenty of ability in work prior to spell .Stud has need to reduce numbers coming through,...
- BEATUS
- 3/4 Blood Brother to Champ Fields of Omagh . 1/2 Brother to Outstanding Racemare Infinite Grace. 1 of few stallions remaining from Better Boy line.. A strong type and free of Northern Dancer blood.
- Pinshot
- Pinshot is a good strong quality maiden with a great temperament ,she was unraced due to a minor fetlock inury, her dam Pindi won $774,000 in prizemoney.including one G.1 and two G.2s ,also...
- Hinchinbrook
- Multiple Stks winner placed at Gr1 level at 2 & 3. Son of emerging superstar stallion Fastnet Rock. 3/4 brother to rising star stallion Snitzel. Commerical appeal at a sensable price
- Trotamondo
- Multiple Group 1 winner from Chile . Free of Northern Dancer blood. By Champion Sire Hussonet. Was crowned Chilean Horse of The Year 2005
- I Am Invincible
- Was second at Group 1 level behind Takeover Target. Speed Machine winning the Sir Monash Stks. Covered over 130 mares in his first season. Standing at a world renowned stud at great value
- Magic Albert
- Group 2 winner & Sire of 4 Group 1 winners. Leading First Season Sire by winners with 14. One of the most popular stallions at stud. Yearlings have sold upto $220,000 at the sales
- Goldess
- Goldess is a lovely big solid mare who throws very nice foals. She is a full sister to a Group One winner Small Minds & Stakes Winner Marwin Gold!! She is in foal to Onemorenomore, the Group One...
- Unnamed
- Very well grown, handled and quiet, 1/2 sister to the recent winner of the Steve Farley stable. Good correct horse, will make nice yearling!!
- Unnamed
- Nice correct filly, good temperment, great order, well handled and quiet. Dam is full sister to Group One winner, 1/2 sister is 2 year Magic Albert filly in work with Kerry Parker.
- Spellbinder
- SHE IS A WINNER OF 4 RACES HERSELF A DAM OF 4 WINNERS INCLUDING LISTED PLACEGETTER KATSIDIS!!!!! HAS A RIPPER FILLY FOAL @ FOOT BY READY'S IMAGE (USA) WHICH IS TO BE KEPT. SO FOR $600 YOU ARE GETTING...
- Sweet Tycoon
- DOMESDAY GELDING FOR SALE OR LEASE - ALREADY BROKEN-IN - NOW GETTING READY TO RACE
- Race this striking 2 yr old gelding by sire of the moment DOMESDAY. A fantastic and affordable entry level opportunity to race a beautifully bred gelding, with the service fee and the first 2 years...
- Demerit
- Winner of Gr3 Caulfield Guineas Prelude. Won or Placed in 8 out of 11 Group Races. By Australian Champion Sire LONHRO
- Thorn Dancer
- Very talented son of a Group 1 Winner THORN PARK. 2nd in Gr2 Western Australian Guineas. 8 starts - 3 wins and 2 places $130,000 stakes
- O'Junior
- THIS HORSE SHOWED SOME ABILITY BUT WAS IMMATURE,HE HAS HAD A FEW STARTS AND A LONG SPELL.READY TO GO BACK INTO WORK NOW
- Unnamed
- Outstanding filly which has been broken in, spelled & is now ready for her first race preparation. Built super strong, this filly is from a Danzero mare who’s a relation to two time GROUP 3 winner...
- Bull Ripper
- Attractive looking son of Kentucky Derby winner. Ideal breed to race prospect with great bloodlines. Full relation to Stakes Placed Switchblade. Out of Cox Plate winning mare Dane Ripper
- Daneborogh
- Group 1 placed son of Danehill. 3/4 brother to Cox Plate winner Dane Ripper. Dual city winner who competed at the highest level. Attractive sound horse with a great attitude
- Unnamed
- A combination of two of the world’s best sire lines. By a son of Singspiel out of a granddaughter of Storm Cat. In training with Guy Walter, who also trained her sire and his illustrius half...
- Burlington
- Burlington, a well bred entire by Royal Academy, offers potential new owners various options for his continued racing career. At 6YO, Burlington still has plenty of racing left in him. His last start...
- Unnamed
- This cracking filly by Minardi has had a short educational prep and is currently spelling. She is out of a winning Brocco mare who has already produced 2 winners including Hussonator, a winner of her...
- Umaforce
- Umatilla mare won 4 races & stakes of $75,000. Genuine sellers.
- Tasina
- Tasina is a good looking daughter of Thunder Gulch, and is a half sister to the multiple stakes winning Ulysses, who won over $700,000 in prizemoney. She is the dam of Sir Rumble who won 6 races and...
- Way Off
- 2YO 1200m Stakes Winner. Closely Related to Champion Sire Rory's Jester. Big Strong Athletic Type. From a Progressive Family
- Zizou
- Stakes Winning 2yo at his first start. 2nd in Golden Slipper & Blue Diamond. Family of Snippets & Not A Single Doubt. Yearlings averaged over $44k
- Unnamed
- Ambitious Dragon Crowned Hong Kong Horse of the Year!!! This lovely Towkay filly is built very much in the mould of his Stakes winning fillies, Special Mission, Rapid Kay, Starkay and Kay's Awake....
- Blushing Rahy
- Winner of 2 races in USA Dam of Candy Moon (USA) winner of 2 races in Japan By Rahy(USA) Sire of 621 Winners & 90 SW’s inc Fantastic Light/ Broodmare sire of dams of SW’s Giant’s Causeway,etc...
- Khaptrina
- Metropolitan winning mare in foal to proven stallion Mossman. By Flying Spur sire of 81 SW’s incl. Mentality/Forensics/Alverta/Casino Prince/Sleek Chassis/Montana Flyer. Broodmare Sire of 19 SW’s...
- Have Time
- Unraced mare full sister to Steelswitch winner of 34 races & $234,675 & metropolitan winner Strathpark. By Switch In Time(Ire) prolific sire of winners incl. SW’s Sword/ Border Time/ King of...
- Masterpiece
- Gr.1 Winning Miler. By More Than Ready's Sire Southern Halo. From a Gr.1 Winning Mare. A Full Brother to a Gr.1 Winner
- Helene Mascot
- HK-1 Mile and Derby Winner . By Successful Sire Peintre Celebre. From a Black Type Laden Family. Bonus Scheme for Breeders Applies
- Husson Lightning
- Precocious Group winning 2 yo. 1st Australian Group winner by Hussonet. Proven outcross sireline to Danehill. Yearlings sold up to $95,000
- Saxon
- Multiple Group winning 3 yo. Leading 1st crop sire WA. Leading WA 2 yo sire. By champion sire Danehill
- Planet Five
- Group 2 winning son of STORM CAT. This stallion had 'speed to burn'. Dam was the Champion 2YO in Europe
- Flying Pegasus
- Multiple Group winning 2 year old. Sire of 2011 MM winner Western Fever. Yearlings sold up to $80,000 in 2011
- Vital Equine
- Group 2 Winner and Group 1 Placed. Yearlings sold up to $52,000 in 2011. Son of DANETIME
- Who Shot the Angel
- 6 year old gelding,28 starts 2-3-5 won in excess of $40,000 in good company, good type, strong sound horse. Stud supported, selling at end of lease to make room for others
- Testa Rose
- Testa Rose is a very attractive, well balanced, speedy type. She was selected by a very good judge at the yearling sales, and was a filly they liked alot in the stable, she impressed while in work....
- Walking or Dancing
- Exciting 1st Season Sire. Group Winner of 8 Races at 2, 3, 4 & 5. Member of extended Eight Caret family. Finest son of a top QLD Sire
- Redoubtablemperor
- International Black Type Pedigree. Dam 3/4 Sister to a Champion Filly. 1/2 to Stakes Winner. By a Champion Sire of Sires
- Daliapour
- Multiple Gr.1 Winner. Son of Legendary Sire Sadler's Wells. Bred by the World's Greatest Breeder. From a Truly Great Family
- Oureve
- 15 career runs for two wins and a second. (18-2-2-0 $10,800) Bred specifically with the great mare COURTLY DEE on both sides of her pedigree, her dam won 6 races and thrown 100% winners. Very sound,...
- Tough Speed
- 10 Individual Winners in 8 Weeks. Sire of over 56% Winners to Starters. Sire of 2 Stakes Winners
- Savoire Vivre
- By Champion Sire out of a Champion Mare. Over 53% Winners to Starters. Nearly 50 Wins for the Season
- Helike
- Out of a Champion Mare. From Family of Champion Sire Kingmambo. Eldest Progeny Are only 2yo's
- Ladoni
- Over 58% Winners to Starters. Sire of 6 Stakes Winners. Sire of G1 Mare Lady Lynette
- Dazzling Dawn
- HER VALIXIR YEARLING SOLD FOR $27,000!!!!!!!!THIS MARE HAS A FILLY FOAL @ FOOT BY GROUP 1 WINNER VALIXIR (IRE) $8000 SERVICE FEE. THIS MARE HAS ALREADY HAD A CITY WINNER - LISTED PLACEGETTER.... MUST...
- Rainbow Trout
- From a smart American family, Rainbow Trout is a mare with plenty before her. Already the dam of a winning Bel Esprit filly with Mick Price, he last foal was a colt by the exciting Henrythenavigator....
- Assia
- Assia, a maiden mare, is a blank canvas for her new owner to set about building a successful career for her. Her dam, Melinte was a speedy mare good enough to win at stakes level and to group place...
- Unnamed
- A well grown son of Stardust Dancer who is the Son of Champion Sire Success Express, out of a dam line that speaks for its self through the Dam Boutique Dancer( Celestial Dancer) A Dam Line that has...
- Savona
- Very correct bay filly who didn't do as well in her last trial as she had previously. Worth a try, lovely type
- Famous Roman
- Group 2 winning son of DANETIME. Career earnings of $725,000. From a prolific winning family. WA Stakes Record Holder 1500m
- Proart
- Son of Group 1 winner BEAUX ART. By champion sire ROCK OF GIBRALTAR. Career earnings just shy of $500,000
- Spanish Kiss
- An ever consistant performer This beautiful brown, twice winning mare is offered for sale all reasonable offers will be considered Her 2nd Dam "AND A HUG" is a 7 time winner, placed in listed and a...
- Pure Theatre
- GR 3 Winner . World Champion Bloodlines. Over 40% Winners to Runners. QLD Champion First Season Sire 07/08
- Conleys Choice
- Son of A Champion Sire of Sires. Multiple Winner at 3 from 1400 - 1600m. From an International Stakes Winning Family. The Best Valued Redoute's in QLD
- Golden Snake
- Stop Press: 2012 -Golden Snake sires another new stakes winner in Australia " Vipera Gold" wins the Listed Nudgee stakes over 1200m. GOLDEN SNAKE SIRE'S HIS THIRD GROUP ONE WINNER IN ITALY. QUIZA...
- Classic de Lago
- By a Champion Sire. Half to a Stakes Winner. Dam is Sister to a Champion Filly. Throwing Magnifcent Types
- Ombra Della Sera
- Abundant blistering speed . Direct Star Kingdom line stallion. A mirror image of Brave Warrior
- Champions Gallery
- By World Class Sire in Dansili. GR1 Placed in Hong Kong. Only Son of Dansili in Australia. Out of 1/2 Sister to a 5 x G1 Winner
- Duporth
- Gr.1 Winning Sprinter . By Sire of Sires Red Ransom. Out of a Blue Hen Mare. Stunning Looker
- Dane Shadow
- The Proven Mare Upgrade. Sire of Gr.1 Winner Shellscrape. Best Books Yet to Come. Stunningly Bred
- Sammy Sequalo
- 1 Runner 1 Winner. Son of Champion Sire Sequalo. Foals Are Outstanding Types. Breed for Speed
- Soldier's Tale
- Gr.1 Winning Sprinter by Stravinsky. Tremendously Brave Overcoming Adversity . Five $100,000 Yearlings. Beat Takeover Target and Miss Andretti
- Keep the Faith
- Stunning Looking Individual. Quick - Set a USA Turf Record Over 1200m. By Sunday Silence From an Elite Family. Getting Winners on the Track
- Kaphero
- A Horse with Elite Speed and Consistency. His Book Grew 25% in his 2nd Season. Royally Bred. Stunning Looking Foals and Weanlings
- Host
- Dual Gr.1 Winning Champion. By Champion Sire Hussonet. First Yearlings Sold to $160,000. The Athletic Type Proven to get Winners
- Dash for Cash
- Multiple Group 1 and Guineas Winner . Best 2YO Winner/Runner % in Australia. Top 20 Winner Producing Sire Nationally. Highly Sort After by Sing/HK Trainers
- Bianconi
- One of the Country's Most Consistent . Proven Group 1 Sire. By a Champion from a Champion. 100 Winners Once Again in 2010-2011
- Equiano
- Dual Winner of Gr.1 King's Stand. By a Proven 2YO and Speed Sire in Europe. Timeform Rating of 127. The Physical Epitome of Speed
- Lago Delight
- Son of Champion Sire Encosta De Lago. Stakes Winning Sprinter. Athletic, Powerful Type . Sire of Group Winner Shylight
- Incumbent
- GR2 Winning 2yo of VRC Sires Produce. By the same sire as Starspangledbanner. Won $475,200 from only 7 lifetime starts. Mirror image of his sire Choisir
- Oamaru Force
- A Group Winner. By Geiger Counter, Son of Mr Prospector. Sire of Multiple Gr.3 Winner Mid Summer Music. Great International Family
- Easy Choice
- By Sire of Sire's Redoute's Choice. Full Brother to Not A Single Doubt. Closely Related to Snippets. A Family Stacked With Recent Success
- Redoute's Dancer
- Winner of the Gr.1 NZ Derby. By a Proven Sire of Sires. Out of an El Gran Senor Mare. From a Black Type Laden Family
- Ruwi
- By Unfuwain Sire of 8 Gr.1 Winners. A Multiple Stakes Winner. From a Great International Family
- Unbroken 3 year old filly
- A lovley balanced 15.1h brown filly foaled 21/09/2008 lovingly cared for at our farm Roseglen, a boutique breeding nursery on the banks of the Goulburn River in the heart of horse country. All our...
- $$ PRICE REDUCED Unbroken 3 year old filly
- By LONHRO's full brother NIELLO WHO'S YEARLINGS HAVE SOLD TO $260,000 $$ What an easy horse to Syndicate $$ This 15.1h bay filly foaled 14/10/2008
- She'll be Dancing
- Nice looking horse bombproof easy to train float suit owner trainer , has run a lot of places in fast times; five fourths three thirds or can make young broodmare, last raced mel cup day gone to...
- Golden Lion
- Ran a great race on debut in good time on the 7/12/11 to finish equal 2nd over 1211m to winner American Trilogy at Gawler (dead heated 2nd with one of the favourites Windsor Gardens). Will improve...
- Danzero
- Champion 2YO Sire. Proven Sire of 7 Gr.1 Winners. A Rare Opportunity for Breeders. Returning to Victoria in 2011
- Goldamp
- In foal to Dash for Cash for a late August/ early September foal this lovely mare is being sold to disolve a partnership and has been keenly priced by her owners. Good type of mare with good...
- Decanter
- Son of Champion Hussonet. Full Brother to Promising Sire Host. Fantastic first crop yearlings. Classic Looker
- Sirius Slew
- By Breed Shaper Seattle Slew. From a Pure Black Type Speed Family. Great Looking Individual. Another trial winner last week!!!!!!
- Barbajuan
- By a Champion Sire of Sires. Duel International Stakes Winner. Standing First Season at Allandale
- Unnamed
- Neil Walsh is offering the last remaining share in this very well bred yearling colt at a very affordable price. He has been broken in and is ready to commence his first preparation. He is a half...
- Manner Hill
- Group Winning Son of Danehill. Out Of Champion Mare Mannerism. Fantastic Stallion Specimen. Runners Showing Extraordinary Promise
- Floral Pegasus
- A Racehorse of Highest Order. Member of an Elite Sire Family. Stunningly Powerful Individual. Cracking Foals Likely to be in Demand
- Father's Footsteps
- lovely sound gelding who was awinner 3starts ago over 1600metres .not measuring up to strong victorian provincial racing.he is abay gelding standing 15 .2 he is very good to ride and was used...
- Unnamed
- Mornington trainer Neil Walsh is looking for lease partners in the next horse out of his family owned broodmare Helsinki. Helsinki, herself a two time winner has already produced Raikkonen, who won...
- Bryannbo's Gift
- Son of Australasia's Best Sire Zabeel. Out of Gr.1 Winner Dantelagh. Premium Source of Middle Distance Blood. Cracking Type - $525k yearling
- Seidnazar
- Stakes Winning & G1 Placed 2yo. Son of a Golden Slipper Winner. 2 Winners 1 Place from 4 Starters in QLD. Sire of Precocious Types
- Blonde Bombshell
- Buying into this mare presents the buyer with a rare and fantastic opportunity to jump straight up to the pointy end of the industry! The successful purchaser will be entering a partnership with Adam...
- Set Alight
- Group Winning 2YO in France. The Worlds most Prolific S/W Mare Line. Class & Track Record holder. Out of Mr. Prospectors' best producing daughter
- Torch Relay
- 1/2 brother to Multiple G1 Winner Sports. By a Champion Racehorse & Sire Lohnro. Smart enough to win at 2 on two occasions. Blue Blooded Pedigree
- Widden Valley
- By Anabaa Gr.1 winning sire of 81 SW . Son of Gr.1 AJC Oaks winner Rose Archway. A $900,000 yearling. A perfect stallion specimen
- Therock
- By the Hottest Sire in Australia. Outstanding Looks. $400,000 Weanling
- Cardinal Virtue
- Stakes Winning Sprinter. Group 1 Placed. Son of a Champion Sire. 1/2 to 4 Stakes Horses
- Unnamed
- This lovely filly is currently at pre trainers and will be heading into our stable within the next couple of weeks. She is doing everything right and the reports have all been positive. She is to be...
- El Nino
- BLACK TYPE in his first crop!. First crop early 2 YO Winners!. FAST, TOUGH, DETERMINED. Enquire today about special fee discount
- Garrison Savannah
- Half Brother to Group 1 Winner Savabeel. By Champion Sire Danehill. Dam was a Group 1 Winner. New winners in 2012
- Changeintheweather
- Champion 2 Year Old Colt. Sire-line of Champion 2 Yr Old, SEPOY. Early running 2 year olds. >65% winners-runners. Enquire today about special discounted fee
- Tanabota
- Closely Related to G1 Winner Headway. Sprinting Winning 2yo. Very Nice 3yo Crop coming through. By a Champion Sire of Sires
- Saint Thomas
- By Champion Sire DANEHILL. Outstanding Pedigree. Duel International Winner. Producing Magnificent Types
- Kiwi Warrior
- Stakes Winner. 50% Winners to Runners. By Same Sire as Show A Heart
- Unnamed
- Very attractive, correct, great walking colt. Sensible, forward type. First foal of a young mare who was unraced due to a pelvic fracture as a weanling. Currently being broken-in.
- Stryker
- Group Winning Sprinter. By Australia's hottest Sire Fastnet Rock. From Australia's Best Family. The family of More Joyous and Thorn Park
- Adam
- This Superhorse beat Sunline at her Peak. Multiple Gr.1, Gr.2, LR Winner. Placed in GROUP/Listed Races 23 Times. Newcastle JC Horse of the Year 3 Times
- Bramshaw
- Son of the Mighty Encosta de Lago. Half Brother to Danewin and Commands. Suited to Danehill line mares
- O'Lonhro
- G2 Chelmsford Winner. Son of the mighty Lonhro. Northern Dancer Outcross
- Dizzy Joker
- Mare by canny lad . half sister to group 3 winner / place getter . mum has seven to race , five winners ( two metro winners ). No danehill blood so easy to to serve to any stallion through out the...
- Thunder King
- Won 9 Races from 800m - 1000m. By QLD Champion Sire. Great Type & Temperament. Speed Speed Speed
- Hotelier
- Exceptional 2yo winning 3 from 4!. By Same Sire as GOLD EDITION. Magnifcent Type. Breed for Speed Here
- Dracula
- Group 1 Winner at 2 & 3. By Top Sire of Sire Quest for Fame. Produced 2 Stakes Winners. Produced 4 Stakes Placegetters
- Helenus
- 3 time Group 1 Winning 3yo. Winner of the Caulfield Guineas. Sire of a Group 1 Winner
- Shellscrape
- GR1 Winning Sprinter. Stakeswinning 2yo. GR1 GR2 & GR3 Winner at 3. Won The Sire Making San Domenico!
- Over
- Winner of G1 Doncaster Handicap. Sire of 3 Stakes Winners. Progeny Earnings of over 5 Million. Over 45% Winners to Runners
- Nothing to Lose
- Already Sire Stakes Winner in SILVER CITY!. 6 Individual Winner from 8 Starters. 1st Winner Collector already won 120k. City Winner Epic Terra is a very promising type
- Natural Destiny
- Multiple Stakes Winner. Won 10 Races from 15 Starts. Broke Takeover Targets Race Record. Only Horse to Win Doomben Triple Crown
- Clang
- Over 62% Winners to Runners. Sired Golden Slipper & Derby Winners. Terrific QTIS Stallion. Multiple SW - GROUP 1 Placed
- Cheval de Troy
- By Champion Sire Zabeel. Won Races in Hong Kong & NZ. Group 1 Placed in Australia. Terrific Pedigree
- Red Dazzler
- Group 1 winner of the Toorak Handicap. 10 individual winners & 34 Placings. Yearlings sold up to $180,000. Proven first crop facts
- Greenwood Lake
- Group 1 WINNER at 2. 1/2 to Champion Sire Success Express. 2 Stakes Winners & 10 Stakes Placed. Sire of Over 100 Winners Worldwide
- Foreplay
- G1 Placed behind Fastnet Rock. 3 Group winners in First Crop. Sire of Golden Slipper Placegetter
- Grey Swallow
- World Champion Racehorse. Suited to northern dancer Line Mares. Unbeaten as a 2yo
- Econsul
- G1 Caulfield Guineas Winner!. Northern dancer Outcross. Sire of Mr jansz
- Drumbeats
- By champion sire Redoute's Choice. Highly talented multiple stakes winner. Pedigree, performance & type. Stallion shares still available
- Unnamed
- Stunning Chestnut Filly by HOST (CHI) from the first Australian bred crop by the Champion 2YO Sire HOST (CHI) duel Group 1 winning son of HUSSONET whose Yearlings sold at the Melbourne Premier Sale...
- Ballybunion
- Lightly raced gelding, only had 7 starts and has placed 3rd twice already including Sunday at Cranbourne, where fields are very competitive. Was beaten a short half head/ short half head on the...
- Tukso
- Tukso was trained by Gai Waterhouse and showed moderate ability in three starts.She is however a lovely big correct mare by the very underated and beautifully bred son of Zabeel in Don Eduardo.Tukso...
- Byblos
- Group 1 Winner & Now sire of his 1st Stakes Winner. 18 runner 16 winners!!. By champion sire Hussonet. Oldest Aus bred are only 2 yeat olds
- Hidden Dragon
- 2009-10 Champion QLD First Season Sire. 4 Stk performers Inc G2 winner Hollowlea. Two crops 41 individual winners. By a Champion from a Champion
- Rothesay
- Stakes Winning Son of Fastnet Rock. Outstanding First Season Sire. From Stallion Family Canny Lad. Imposing Individual
- Red Element
- Duel Stakes Winner. Regally Bred. Quality Looks. Cover 135 Mares in first season
- Real Saga
- Outstanding First Crop of Foals . Six Starts as 2yo for FOUR WINS. GP 2 Winner & GP 1 2nd in Blue Diamond. Magnificent Individual
- Show a Heart
- Woorim Wins Listed Glasshouse Handicap. Sired G1 Golden Rose Winner Toorak Toff. 4 x Group 1 Winner. Setting the Benchmark for QLD Stallions
- Jet Spur
- Over 55% Winners to Runners. 41 Indivdual winners for 2010/11 Season. Yearlings Made up to $170,000 in 2011. Ranked 3rd Most Winners 2nd Season Sire
- Falvelon
- New Stakes Winner - GUNDY SON!. Over 60% Runners to Winners . 96 Individual Winners in the 2010/2011 Season. A Proven Sire at a Value Fee
- Bradbury's Luck
- Sire of Group 1 Filly RINGA RINGA ROSIE. 37 Individual Winners for the 2010/2011 Season . By Australia's Hottest Sire in Redoutes Choice. Breeding! Pedigree! Performance
- Eightyeighthdragon
- 3yo, trialled in March, Ran 4th in an official Cranbourne trial. Probably not city class, though has got some ability... will be better suited to provincial grade and will be very competitive. Can be...
- Captain Sonador
- Group 1 Epsom Winner over 1600m. By One of the Hottest Sires in the World. Winner at two, three & four. The best performed son of Shamardal in Australia
- Hemingway
- Well over 60% Winners To Runners. Progeny Won Over $4m in Prizemoney . Great Results from Small Numbers!
- Strategic Maneuver
- By Leading Sire Royal Academy. Showed Great Ability in only 2 starts. Impressive looking Individual
- Danbird
- Sire of 2011 Inglis Challenge Winner. Full Brother to Catbird. Winners all over the World. Influential Danehill/ Marscay Cross
- Power of Destiny
- Stakes Placed 2yo. By a World Champion Sire. Terrific Pedigree. Throwing outstanding types
- Nothin' Leica Dane
- Duel Group 1 Race Horse. Sire of Multiple GP 1 Winner Hot Danish. Progeny Earned over $13 Million. Over 200 Individual Winners
- Recapitalize
- Group 3 Winning Sprinter. By Leading Sire of Sires Royal Academy. Stallions Pedigree. Outstanding Confirmation
- Sea Battle
- Multiple Stakes Winner & Top Class Miler. G1 Placed Behind Champion Sprinter All Silent. From family of G1 Winners Gold Ace & Final Card. Would be an ideal match for Danehill mares
- Snapy Halo
- By same sire as More Than Ready. International Group 1 Pedigree. Full Brother to 2 Group 1 Winners. Top Class Miler
- Natural Blitz
- 5 x Group 2 Winner. By A Top Class Sire. Getting 2yo Winners. Magnificent Type
- Unnamed
- Racing partners to race 2 year old colt by group 1 winning sire Wonderful World. Only 3 shares remaining. Dam Gretchenella (by Catbird) 3 times winner 2 metro. Same family as Shivas Revenge (winner...
- Unnamed
- Beautiful well balanced, athletic filly. Out of an El Moxie mare and sired by Marechal who is the Sire of Grand Duels and Girls Go Racing. Well handled and ready to be broken in. QTIS Registered &...
- Unnamed
- Excellent well muscled & well grown filly. Out of a Sea Road Winning Mare. She has had 4 foals to race for 4 winners. 2 of these are by Markane. QTIS Registered & Eligible for QTIS 600 & Magic...
- Killy
- 1/2 Bro to Sires Snowland & Snippetson. $2.5 Million Dollar Yearling. Blueblood Pedigree. Magnifcent Type
- Manton
- 2yo's are running early . 3 Winners 4 Placed from only few runners. Progeny are only going to be better at 3. Group 2 Winning Son of a Champion Sire
- Floral Dynamite
- 8 Starters for 5 Winners. Group 1 Placed in Hong Kong. By a Champion Sire. Precocious Types
- Unnamed
- Magnificent looking powerful filly. Out of a Rory's Jester mare who won 2 races as a 2 year old and has 8 winning foals including Im The One who won The Phelan Stakes as a 2 year old. QTIS Registered...
- Untouchable
- Full Brother to the Dam of SEPOY. A Blueblood of the Stud Book. Magnificent Type. Sired over 110 Individual Winners!
- Fire Lily
- Nicely built filly which is currently in training with Troy Blacker at Longford, Tasmania. She is by one of the best performing young stallions in Australia, Artie Schiller, a winner of the Breeders'...
- Encosta de Spoken
- 1/2 Brother to BEL ESPRIT. By a Champion Sire. Great Value for these Bloodlines. Breed Your Own Black Caviar Here
- Venice Beach
- By Sire of Sires Redoute's Choice. Dam is a 1/2 Sister to Champion Northerly. Discounts for Multiple Mares. A Magnificent Type with Great Bone
- Chatline
- EARLY BIRD DISCOUNTS. Amazing 'EASY DATE' family. BLUE BLOOD PEDIGREE. Family of Not a Single Doubt etc
- Solo Flyer
- First Season at Stud 2011,. Proven Danzig/Sir Tristram cross. Outstanding Individual!!. Grand Dam the mighty HORLICKS (dec)
- Tranquil Time
- Lovely big Danewin mare with superb conformation. Outstanding bay colt at foot. Tranquil Time's foal is by Lights Of Paris, a first season stallion who does not stand at public stud. Lights Of Paris...
- Churchill Downs 2yo gelding
- SYNOPSIS He is an excellent type of quality colt. Correct, athletic, good walker, medium-sized, good eye and intelligent temperament. Broken-in Feb/March. Transported to Sydney in August. In...
- Lawyer
- Exciting New Stallion to Southern NSW. Group 1 Performed & Multiple Stakes Winner. Outstanding Type and Temperament. Proven Sire of Strong & Sound Racehorses
- Honalee
- Honalee stems from a long line line of black type 2yo winners What better value could you ask for, a proven race performer with winnings of over $400,000 including the Group 2 Yallambee Classic and...
- Annenkov
- Group 1 Placegetter. Stakes Placed in Both Hemispheres. Family of International Group 1 Winners. Terrific Value for a Son of Danehill
- Diogenes
- By Champion sire Marscay. Group 1 Pedigree. Over 80% of runners earn dollars. Tough & Durable Stock
- Assafa
- Speed Speed Speed - Winner over 1000m. International Stallions Pedigree. By Champion Sire of Sires Danehill. Terrific Value
- Delzao
- 5 wins in Succession. Group 2 Winner. Multiple Group 1 placed
- Critical List
- Family of sires Zeditave and Jetspur. 3/4 Brother to Jetspur. Winning Group Placed
- Zarisa Lady
- Easy to shoe,float etc.On market due to limited stables and young BOBS horses to fill boxes waiting.15.3 hh.Sound vet check welcomed, no vices. Has had 12 starts for 0-1-2-4 Featured in stewards...
- Miraposa
- Miraposa has had 2 very correct racy foals to Freeze (Photo attached). They are by Freeze who has sired 8 winners from his first 12 starters, including the winner of last year’s Group 3 Maribyrnong...
- Velvet Vibe
- Dam is a half sister to the dam of Shared Reflections, winner of the 2011 Group 3 Sweet Embrace Stks. First three dams are all stakes placed! Sound, tough mare whose first foal is correct and...
- Glacial Gold
- Please look at the pictures. DISTAFF LINE LITTERED WITH BLACK TYPE. MUST read the stud comments.....
- Miss Morocco
- True black racewinning mare by Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE) out of Gerry Harvey's I Leica. In foal to Halo sireline / Secretariat damline sire Profile In Style (USA). Halo sire line + Danehill mares is a...
- Bon Hoffa
- Group 1 Winner . Covered 160 Mares in 2010. Outstanding First Crop of Foals. Only son of Belong To Me at stud
- Fusaichi Ole
- Winner of over $1.67 Million. World Class Pedigree. Great Outcross for Northern Dancer Mares. Son of the Immortal Sunday Silence
- May'haab
- Type - Temperament - Pedigree. $950k Yearling . Full Brother to AL SAMER. Family of Danehill
- Caniona
- lovely natured mare, easy to handle, dam of 3 foals none raced as yet. 2 year old by jetspur, yearling by bradburys luck and a weanling by ombra della serra. Winner of 3 races 1200/1400 and 1800 also...
- Mosayter
- One of the Worlds Greatest Family's . Exceptional Type. From a Producer of world Class Sires. Speed, stamina, Temperament & Bone
- Unnamed
- Sire: Dane News 3 progeny to race to date: Grand Assassin x Zambalee - 3yo gelding 1-2-2 ($23,800) Mr Newrana x Silverana - 3yo gelding 0-1-1 (2nd Charters Towers QTIS race 09/04/11) Royal Impact x...
- Count Albrecht
- Out of Champion Broodmare LADY GISELLE. Grandson of the legendary MR PROSPECTOR. Half brother to the mighty ZABEEL. Quality Grade 1 Bloodlines
- Benicio
- Classic Derby winner by More Than Ready. 1st 3 Dams are all Gr.1 mares.. Sire of Stakes horses from both crops. Eldest crop coming of age as 3yo's
- Big Brown
- 4 x G1 Winner Inc Kentucky Derby. Group 1 winner on Turf. Champion 3yo in USA 2008. 11 Length 2yo Winner on Turf on Debut
- Congrats
- His first Crop Sired 2 Group 1 Winners . Sired 15 Stakes Horses. Sired 50 Individual Winners . 1st 2yo Runner of 2nd Crop Wins
- Dubleo
- Sire of Superstar Sprinter Dubleanny. Over 55% Winners to Starters!. Average over $23k at Inglis Classic Sale. Champion Southern Halo Sire Line
- Excites
- First 3 Starters All Winners. Yearlings sold to $150,000 in 2011. From Blue Hen Mare 'Staging'. 1/2 to 2 G1 Winners - Duporth & Tickets
- More Than Ready
- Dual Champion Sire. Yearlings Sold to $810,000 in 2011. Sire of 87 SW's & 8 G1 Winners. Over 71% Winners to Starters
- Mossman
- Sired 9 Stakes Winners in 2011. Over 62% Winners to Runners. Over 76 Individual Winners in 2011. Group 1 Winner at 2
- Myboycharlie
- Group 1 Winner over 1200m. Natural Speed & Blistering Acceleration. Brilliant First Crop of Weanlings. Top Class International Family
- Onemorenomore
- Group 1 Winner of Champange Stakes. By Sire of Sires Red Ransom. Covered Outstanding 1st Book of Mares. A Magnificent Individual
- Testa Rossa
- Sire of 34 Individual Stakes Winners. Phenomenal 71% Runners to Winners. Over 118 Individual Winners this Season. A Six x Group 1 Winner
- Star Marauder
- Colonial Pedigree. Complete Northern Dancer Outcross. From a Sires Family. Great results from small numbers
- Desert King
- Makybe Diva's dam goes back to Desert King in 2011. Sire of 4 Individual Champions worldwide. Proven Sire of 60 stakes horses (6 Gr1 winners). Yearlings sold to $260,000 in 2011
- Golden Snake
- Champion Four Time Gr.1 Winner by Danzig. From a Champion Classic Winning Family.. Sire of Gr.1 performers in Australia,Europe, Sing. Stop Press: Golden Snake sires his 3rd Gr1 Winner!
- Zupaone
- Special Early Bird Deals. Great Reports From Breakers. Service Fee Payment 31st March 2012!!!. Progeny headed to all the best stables
- Unnamed
- Sire: Dane News 3 progeny to race to date: Grand Assassin x Zambalee - 3yo gelding 1-2-2 ($23,800) Mr Newrana x Silverana - 3yo gelding 0-1-1 (2nd Charters Towers QTIS race 09/04/11) Royal Impact x...
- Haayil
- Winner over 1200m. Speedy Son of Danehill. Already Produced Stakes Winner. Terrific Value
- Dubai's Choice
- $1.8 Million Dollar Yearling. Son of Redoute's Choice. Winner at 2. Speed Speed Speed
- Unnamed
- Please contact us immediately if you are interested in learning more about this well bred State Of Liberty Colt. All of our horses are of the highest quality and confirmation. We welcome full vet...
- Unnamed
- Please contact us immediately if you are interested in learning more about this well bred Elvstroem 2009 filly. All of our horses are of the highest quality and confirmation. We welcome full vet...
- Unnamed
- Currently pre-training Please contact us immediately if you are interested in learning more about this well bred MAGNUS COLT. All of our horses are of the highest quality and confirmation. We welcome...
- Unnamed
- Please contact us immediately if you are interested in learning more about this well bred BIANCONI 2009 COLT. All of our horses are of the highest quality and confirmation. We welcome full vet checks...
- Unnamed
- Please contact us immediately if you are interested in learning more about this well bred BEL ESPRIT 2009 FILLY. All of our horses are of the highest quality and confirmation. We welcome full vet...
- Unnamed
- Ready to go! Currently pre-training Please contact us immediately if you are interested in learning more about this well bred GODS OWN 2009 Gelding. All of our horses are of the highest quality and...
- Furio
- Stakes Winner & Won over $350k at 2-3yo. By Top Class Stallion TESTA ROSSA. Out of a Group 1 Winning Family. Looks to Match
- Sahara Charm
- Sahara Charm is a big roomy mare who is herself a winner. By Citidancer out of a Whiskey Road mare, Shiko She has had two offspring , both raced and both are winners including Aquila Brave and...
- Jayemzed
- Grandson of Mr Prospector. Black Type Performer. Speed Speed & More Speed. Only son of Lion Cavern Standing in Aus
- Globetrotter
- Early Bird Deals now Available. Impressive book of mares forming !. Great Northern Dancer / Danehill Outcross. Dark Liver chestnut...an imposing animal
- Azevedo
- Group 1 Placed in Lightning Stk - 1000m. Terrific International Pedigree. Son of the Champion Sire Helissio. Outstanding Type
- El Maggiore
- Son of a Group 1 Winner. Son of a Champion Sire of Sires. 1/2 to a Group 1 Winner. International Pedigree
- Unnamed Unraced horse
- Very smart colt, average height, correct and intelligent Good walker Great black type family. Dam is half sister to 4 stakes performers. Grand dam and 3rd dam also stakes - winners VOBIS qualified....
- Hello Hello
- Country Cups Winner:- Tough versatile mare- Winner of 10 races from 1000m to 2000m! Tough Australian Family Pedigree Update:- Friendsinthefield now a multiple winner and in the money almost every one...
- Evert
- Selected on type by Gai Waterhouse, Evert (by Belong To Me) was a city winner of three races. As a broodmare, she's had just two foals-a colt by the leading Western Australian stallion Oratorio (now...
- Pendragon
- Stk placed 2YO, Group winning 3YO. Yearlings sold to 25 times service fee. Striking sire from the family of Marscay. 2YOs with Cummings, Size, Freedman etc
- Prince Arthur
- Family of sires Danasinga, Towkay, Shaft. Stakes winner; Gr placed at a mile. Striking sire son of Danehill. Outstanding first foals
- Scarlet Princess
- Scarlet Princess is the dam of four winners to date with one more promising young horse in training here in Perth. Her four winners include GOLD DIGGER, a winner in Hong Kong, OLD TRICKS, a winner...
- Red Arrow
- Superbly Bred- Northern Dancer Outcross. Internationally Performed. Son of Dual Group 1 winner
- Elancer
- Tries hard, four placings and very tractable. Would be ideal for new trainer starting out. Runner-up at Clare last start and ready to run immediately. Completely sound.
- Holy Roman Emperor (IRE) gelding
- More info at http://www.chathamtrust.com/gus.html UPDATE: 07 September 2011 Gus completed his breaking-in and returned to the farm today to enjoy a Spring break ahead of pre-training in a couple of...
- Unnamed
- Opportunity to obtain ownership in a nice tall, solid and strong Akhadan filly for an attractive price. Currently being broken in and started. With aim to commence racing career as mid-late 2yo /...
- Casino Prince
- Sensational At Two.. A Star At Three.. Crowned At Four.. Sire Of A $1m Yearling From His 1st Crop
- Raheeb
- Group Winning Sprinter !. A Sensational Looker.. An Outstanding Pedigree.
- Monaco Consul
- Classic Looks.. Classic Performance.. Classic Pedigree.
- Lope de Vega
- Dual Group 1 Classic Winner.. Winner Of The French Guineas And Derby.. The Best Son Of Shamardal To Go To Stud.
- Teranaba
- New to Patinack Farm in 2011.. Group 1 Winning 3yo.. Placed in the Group 1 Guineas and Derby.. From a Classic Family.
- Wonderful World
- A Sensational Looker.. By a Champion Sprinting son of Danzig.. All Of The Ingredients To Be A Success.
- Murtajill
- Record Priced Weanling.. Dual Record Breaking 2yo.. Magnificent First Crop Foals.
- Husson
- 4 Winners from only 9 Runners. Champion 2yo.. Champion Miler. World Record Breaker.
- Beautiful Crown
- A Proven Group 1 Sire.. The BOB'S Champion.. Winner's To Runners Approaching 70%.
- Rockvegas Rose
- BROODMARES OWNERS LOOK HERE! CLOSELY RELATED TO GROUP 1 MARE BEADED!! Neat rising 3yo filly for sale. Unraced but ready to go on with. Has huge potential as broodmare as out of a half sister to...
- True Tussock
- A trial winner at Randwick in his only outing to date, beating home Wild and Proud (Third behind Smart Missile in the Breeders Plate). Gaining favour in the Waterhouse stable with his work of late,...
- Posy
- Mare from great family including Strawberry Road. Dam of some good race horses including a group winner. Served this year and missed. Well worth a go. From a great family already produced a group...
- More Black Magic
- More Black Magic is a winner at her only start to date - at Wyong on April 28 2011. She won easily over 1000 metres on a Heavy 10 by two and a quarter lengths. A replay of her win can be seen by...
- Cassara Miss
- lovely queit filly about 15.2 h good to shoe, float and handle. daughter learnt to ride on this filly. then went on to ride fast work on her a geniune quiet and easy to handle filly.
- Life's a Rainbow
- Life's A Rainbow is a big correct mare who has herself won over $65,000.00. Rainbow is an easy mare to handle and a fantastic mother. had a non TB foal in 2010. Too good a mare to waste. Now running...
- Las Classique
- Good mare on the track. This mare is Priced to sell. Mare has fluid in her uterus so would suit someone who has the time and knowledge to get her in foal. Well worth the price if successful.
- Copawin
- Winner over a mile! Copawin has great confirmation. From the family of the good galloper in Fairway. In foal to May'haab Good young mare to breed with.
- Unnamed
- GENUINE STUD REDUCTION SALE! This filly is a lovely type. She currently stands at 15 hands and with plenty of growing left to do she will be an ideal size. She is always keen and willing to do...
- Miss Dream
- This mare is a magnificent producer. Her foals are always a very good size and she is an excellent broodmare. She is very easy to handle and do anything with. She stands approx 16.2hh. In foal to a...
- Unnamed
- Enjoy the excitement of a colt who is a half brother to the Darley owned 5YO Launay a stakeswinner and twice stakes placed up to group 2, the only horse to win twice over the VRC 2010 carnival. He...
- Rosestroem
- Very lightly raced filly that has no luck in her races at all! She started Saturday at Moonee Valley on Saturday and was lucky to finish still standing, so that run can be forgotten completely....
- Rusty Me Mate
- Rusty Me Mate is the only son of STYLISH CENTURY currently at Stud anywhere in Australia! He comes from the family of GROUP 1 Winner QUICK FLICK, Winner of 16 races including the GEORGE RYDER STAKES....
- Unnamed Unraced horse
- A nice type of colt with a typical Sequalo build. Although a November foal he has developed into a solid yearling whohas been broken in. His family is littered with winners, his dam was placed in the...
- Unnamed Ready to run
- Lovely chestnut gelding with great attitude and ready to trial in weeks. Last remaining share at a very affordable price. Would suit syndicate wanting to see some action with no waiting time.
- Elusive Lad
- Quality gelding, currently mid spell, a couple more weeks and he will be ready to come back into work. Real Speed machine and same sire as Sepoy. Most recent prep- was beaten 0.2L at Kembla Grange...
- Unnamed Unraced horse
- Ownership opportunity in a high class filly, long legged, plenty of scope, very loose walker... a real aristocratic type horse. We have high hopes for this filly, expect to see her in the 3yo...
- Unnamed Unraced horse
- **Come race this filly with us** Speedy, precocious filly by triple G1 winner Barely a Moment. Neat, early maturing type- not overly big which is what we liked about this filly- the stallions smaller...
- Broxburn Babe
- MARE REDUCTION SALE!! Babe is a lovely well put together mare as you will by her photos. Her family is traditional colonial and is a proven one. Her sire Send a Sign held the Track record at Sandown...
- Unnamed Unraced horse
- Are you looking for a large filly with plenty of size and strength? then this is the one. An outstanding looking filly with plenty of bone and plenty of length. She is already well over 15.1 hands...
- Unnamed Unraced horse
- GENUINE STUD REDUCTION SALE This filly is an outstanding yearling. Her conformation is excellent. She has plenty of muscle where it is needed. She currently measures 15.1 hands, being a later foal...
- Teivovo
- This mare won two on the trot over the short trip of 1000m in Adelaide. She showed she was not just a 1000m horse having just missed a couple of times at 1200m. With limited suitable races in...
- Unnamed Horse for lease
- This cracking colt is by the exciting first season sire Chateau Istana. He has already produced 2 winners including the highly promising OLYMPIA'S FLAME that is currently in work with Jason McLachlan...
- Mrs Tink
- Nice Lion Cavern winning mare, second time I/F to Beaufort Scale, first foal was a cracker and sold out of the paddock to local trainer. 20/20 G1 Goldmine match, realistic price, please call for more...
- Till Dark
- Lovely natured mare with a 20/20 goldmine covering. Realistic priced for a quick sale. Please call me for further information.
- Zexmania
- A very nice bay mare by Mossman ($13,200.00 stud fee in 2010). Out of a mare Zexzabeel who won $144,393. Running with Lights of Paris (Redoutes choice x flames of paris) Mossman, (in photo) was a...
- Hewat
- Hewat is a lovely mare, well put together and a bargain as well More than Ready has a $110,000.00 stud fee this season. OFFERED at a great price
- Dark Mystic
- As we are reducing our racing and breeding stock we have reluctantly decided to place this nicely bred mare on the market. She is a very good type of mare, with a beautiful temperament and very...
- Unnamed Unraced horse
- This smashing Filly is by Excites whose yearlings averaged over $41k at the sales in 2011! He has already produced 10 winners including Ambers Crown, winner of over 230k! This filly, as you can see...
- Unnamed Ready to run
- Well bred filly, with all the hard work done. Ready to go to a trainer! Offered as a whole horse or owner willing to negotiate part sale, current owner willing to keep half the horse. Bred on the...
- Unnamed Ready to run
- Great type of horse, all the prep work is done, he has been broken, pre trained and is now ready to go to a trainer. Whole horse is available, though current owner happy to keep half the horse....
- Unnamed Syndication/shares
- Call or email now to reserve a share in what is truly an exciting ownership opportunity. Race with Brodie Holland, Russell Robertson & Mat Head ! Haradasun is a brilliant triple Group 1 winning...
- Unnamed Syndication/shares
- This horse is in work and going very nicely.....good positive reports...just 10% remains...... !! Can take 5%'s....or last 10%. Broke in very well..in work and really pleasing will be an early type...
- Rapallo
- There wont be too many opportunities to breed to champion sire CANNY LAD. RAPALLO is a 1/2 sister to 2 stakes placed horses in LANGSTON & FLORIDAYS (who in turn is the dam of $400k+ earner ALTERED...
- Unnamed Horse for lease
- Great confirmation. Strongly built, kind and sensible to handle. Broken in and working very well free going filly, with no vices. A filly by Garrison Savannah Vonny the Viper won the Capricorn 2yo...
- Unnamed Horse for lease
- Tall rangey chestnut gelding. Attributes and breeding for a good race horse. Mother by Lion Hunter, very fast until injury ended her career. Granddam won 7 metropoliton races. Dam bred on the same...
- Unnamed Horse for lease
- Good confirmation attractive filly, great temperament First foal of winning mare! This filly is broken in currently in the paddock
- Unnamed Horse for lease
- Lovely well-conformed chestnut gelding.(only gelded so he could run in a paddock with fillies). He is very correct and an athletic type. This gelding comes from an unraced Zeditive mare who is an...
- Just Push On
- Well grown, athletic filly. Broken in late 2010 then had spell; back in work in March and had her first start in June. Spelled. Ran 3rd in a Class 1 3yo, first-up over 1100 metres, on 16 November (at...
- Unnamed Unraced horse
- Strong and correct yearling colt by Estambul who is doing a great job at stud this year with 42.5% winners to runners. The female family of this colt is outstanding being a relative of Zabeel and...
- Nothin' Like Lucy
- Lovely Mare broodmare or racing prospect. Out of a city winning mare who won 5 races from 1600m - 2800m. 1/2 Sister to Samui Lad POTENTIAL GROUP HORSE! Multiple Sydney city winner 7 starts 3-2-1 in...
- Unnamed Unraced horse
- Well grown, strong and correct Estambul filly out of Danehill Dancer mare. Estambul doing a great job at stud this year with 42.5% runners to winners and a Stakes winner in Obstinado. The filly is...
- Mad World
- Wonderful World (ex Success Tale by Success Express (USA)) was trained by Bart Cummings and won four of his 15 starts as well as placing five times for earnings of $1.37m. He began his career beating...
- Dane Set And Match
- A city winning daughter of Danewin in foal to Coolmore's brilliant young stallion, Henrythenavigator (2010 service fee $33,000). She is a beautifully conformed mare, purchased for $210,000 as a...
- Sunique
- Attractive and well related and winning mare in foal to the outstanding sire Nothin' Leica Dane She is a daughter of the Listed place getter Royal Cabin and comes from the family of Group 2 Winner...
- THE TRUDESTAR
- If you're seriously looking for a nice filly, that can gallop, ticks all the boxes and is not all that far away from racing in partnership, here is your window of chance!! The video uploaded is prior...
- Unnamed Unraced horse
- Join us to race this lovely Super Vobis EXCELLENT ART filly from the Zeditave mare Quick Verdict who had been a fantastic producer being the dam of City winners Go Bendigo (62K), Court Adjourned...
- Shamozzle
- This outstanding Shamardal filly was unfortunately retired early due to injury on the track. She is a lovely type with a great temperament that is completely sound for breeding. Shamozzle is from a...
- Torch Relay
- Lonhro is Australia's leading sire for 2010/2011. Torch Relay was the first son of Lonhro to stand at stud. He served his first book of mares at Park Crest Stud in northern Tasmania in 2010 and has...
- Paella Princess
- This grey mare is a half sister to 8 winners including Listed winner GROUP DECISION and Listed placed Our Sivart. She has a brown Torch Relay filly at foot. Torch Relay is a son of Lonhro who STANDS...
- Jenny's Paddock
- The mare's dam was a full sister to Tobin Bronze. The dam-side is dripping with black type. She has a filly at foot by Torch Relay, the precocious son of Lonhro who is in his second season at stud...
- Unnamed Unraced horse
- Lovely well-conformed chestnut filly who is fulLy broken-in and ready to enter training. She is neat and correct. Early foaling on 29 August 2009. Black type all over the Grand-dam's pedigree. Raised...
- Unnamed Horse for lease
- Come and race this striking strategic colt! Strategic is the sire of 23 SW including GROUP 1 Winners MAURICE & MISTEGIC! He is a lovely type and an very athletic horse. This colt comes from the city...
- 2yo filly by Excellent Art (GB)
- More info at http://www.chathamtrust.com/paris.html NEWS:15 November 2011 Excellent Art leads Freshman Sires in Europe As the NH season draws to a close, attention is naturally drawn to the...
- Gal Fawkes
- We are offering a lease with no ingoing costs on this beautiful mare. Get a group of mates together and really have fun racing your own horse. She is a sensational looker with a nature to match. She...
- Unnamed Unraced horse
- This Colts is a well developed youngster with all the attributes which a young thoroughbred requires. He has correct confirmation,good strong straight legs and a well muscled deep shoulder, showing...
- As Good As Eget
- This filly by Oamaru Force is ready to run. The filly comes with a free nomination to Easy Choice who is the full brother to Not A Single Doubt. The filly can either be raced or retired to stud.
- Sunlight Dance
- This magnificent, unraced mare is being offered for sale due to the dispersal of our breeding stock. She is a beautifully natured, winner producing daughter of the top class racehorse and stallion,...
- Jovial Gal
- The breeding season is now upon us, so we are offering interested parties the opportunity to experience the thrill and the pure joy of breeding and raising your own star. We offer you a lease on this...
- Smolder
- Smolder is a lovely type of mare who throws quality foals with plenty of height. She is easy to breed and all her foals have had plenty of style about them. Smolder was a winner at 1000m. She has had...
- Sarah
- Sarah is a lovely broodmare who does a great job with her foals. She is the dam of 2 foals. She has had no trouble with foaling or getting in foal. Her foals are always nice and solid types. Her...
- Private Lady
- This is a G1 Goldmine 20/20 Mating! Nice big roomy 16.1 bay mare with a very nice black type pedigree. Fantastic opportunity to purchase a very uniquely bred foal. With Lode, sire of Lord Jim being...
- Hieroglyphic
- Lovely big mare by Makybe Diva 's sire Desert King and is a half sister to consistant Group performer in New Zealand named Cassini. This mare is sold with a positive test to Street Cry first season...
- Unnamed Yearling
- Offers are invited for the purchase of this Not A Single Doubt weanling. Been on hard feed from day one. She has been well handled and is from a great family. By hot young sire Not A Single Doubt,...
- Bali West
- *Back on the Market today! Bali West has officially trialled twice and on both occasions won in stylish fashion! The first was on the 20th October & the next was on the 3rd November. He is currently...
- Saxby Downs
- Saxby Downs is 2yo racechorse with plenty of upside and appeal. He was 2nd in his 1st official trial then won second trial by 4 lengths! He then came out on the 22nd of December to score an...
- Backinfive
- This lovely mare is in Foal to the exciting young Stallion SEIDNAZAR! She is by Postponed, the young sire who has already produced 2 GROUP 1 WINNERS!!! She is a half sister to 3 winners and comes...
- Unnamed Unraced horse
- This yearling is by Gallo di Ferro, most commonly known for being the sire of the outstanding sprinter and GROUP 2 WINNER STANZOUT (9 wins and nearly 750k in prize money) This Gelding is a half...
- Unnamed Yearling
- Black/Brown filly who has been well handled every day since birth on Melbourne Cup day. At birth she was a very big foal with a big head on her taking after her sire who stands at 16.2. Has straight...
- Rose Of Belldale
- Rose Of Belldale is by Proven Valour, the top broodmare sire who already produced the winner of the MILLION DOLLAR MAGIC MILLIONS 3YO race in Tereschenko! This mare has already produced a STAKES...
- God's Grace
- Young mare by promising young broodmare sire PEINTRE CELEBRE. ** PEDIGREE UPDATE- DUBAWI GOLD out of Export Gold wins maiden SUnday 12th Dec by 4 lengths- Very Promising horse!*** This young sire is...
- Lindoni
- Lindoni is by top Broodmare sire Keltrice, sire of the dams of STAKES WINNERS such as Publishing, Midnight Mustang & Miss Mooney Mooney She is in foal to exciting young stallion Seidnazar. Lindoni...
- Money Maker
- TERRIFIC BROODMARE !! Money Maker is a good looking 4 x winning mare that has already produced a STAKES PERFORMER! She is a half sister to STAKES WINNER CAPTIVATING, a 6 x winner who is the dam of...
- Close By
- Close by is a 2 x race winning mare by renowned broodmare sire Palace Music (sire of the dams of 50 SWs (3 G1) inc. Railings) She is out of Centaurea, the GROUP 1 WINNER of the Australasian Oaks! She...
- Unnamed Ready to run
- Ferocity gelding out of a Nassipour mare, which is a half sister to multiple black type winners Bold Sea and Yuleda. Yuleda is the dam of Listed winner New Kid In Town and stakes placed Torolosa,...
- Taima
- must see will buy call for pictures annette 0428830295 mare not in foal this season pls call not email thanks
- Sabines
- great foal by host for sale 10.000 dam in foal to jetway winning proudcer great pedgree and in great condition call annette 0428830295 host weanling passed in for 9500. at the inglis great southern...
- Go Blue
- the written tycoon is 4 sale i have the first one to race out of this mare achenar he is a champion very fast call annette 0428830295 go blue in foal to jetway price can be neg
- weanling
- nice type great topline shoulder and hinds just like brother but chestnut call annette 0428830295
- weanling
- this lovely filly is a great type will be a great size with nice scope the full sister is a cracker and this one will b the same call annette 0428830295 mare and foal bargin must go
- Commanding Time
- Looking for racing partners to race this very exciting horse. He has received offers from Hong Kong, though the trainer would really like to find some racing partners and keep him in Australia. He...
- Wild Hero
- Very sound easy horse to have around the stable, ultra consistent, only being sold as it is too difficult with the rain to keep him in work. Has earnt over $15,000 in his last 5 starts. Including...
- Unnamed Yearling
- By the young much talked about sire Gonski who already has two stakes placed horses, this fillies dam La Trio has already produced the very smart La Bella Roo who has won 2 races in town out of her...
- weanling
- wow wow he is amazing a cracker i have his full brother in work he is a 2yr old rocket will win first up working outstanding he is on this sight take a look at his brother this weanling is much...
- weanling
- fine type will go early pics will be sent to intrested people pls call my mobile 0428830295 mare and foal to go bargin
- weanling
- this filly is a stunning type has a full sister now a yearling and is looking to have what it takes pictures can be sent if intersted pls call moble for best contact 0428830295 full sister now broken...
- Venteax
- Mare from a great family of winners and has continued that trend herself by producing 6 winners and 4 of them were performers at metropolitan level. She is a half sister to G1 placegetter COMMISSAR...
- Unnamed Unraced horse
- This is a cracking type of filly, who has great athleticism and conformation. If you are interested in racing and owning a sweet moving, natural, competitive young horse, then this is the one for...
- Centaflury
- This mare is a magnificent producer, she stands approx 16.2hh. She is extremely well bred and is a half sister to champion mare Inaflury. A superb match to Floral Pegasus with the inclusion of Zephyr...
- Unnamed Unraced horse
- We are having a stud reduction sale Very nice filly by the Danehill stallion Bootleg. The mare is by Sir Laurence out of Juniper Hill. Her 08 filly , another lovely type, has been sold to WA. she is...
- COLONIAL DOWNS DAM HALF SISTER TO GROUP 3 WINNERS
- LOVELY COLONIAL MARE FOR SALE OR LEASE AND OPTIONAL AGISTMENT AT MATES RATES THIS MARE RATES WELL WITH THE FOLLOWING STALLIONS : EXCEED AND EXCEL A++, REWARD FOR EFFORT A++, AL SAMER A++, BENETEAU...
- PURE HEART - EX WOODLANDS MARE
- LOVELY MARE FOR SALE OR LEASE AND OPTIONAL AGISTMENT AT MATES RATES THIS MARE RATES "A +++" *TRIPLE PLUS* CROSS WITH THE PATINACK STALLION HUSSON ON eNICKS. This lovely looking and very well natured...
- Ellen Therese
- Dam is 1/2 SIS to dam of GROUP 2 WINNER DR DOUTE'S! (MARK KAVANAGH) This sturdy, 3yr old filly has been given time to mature & was purpose bred to make a 3yr old and she has now been broken in and is...
- Quiet Rock
- Marvellous mare who is a great looker herself and is from a prolific female family and is sold with a positive test to freshman Street Cry Stakes winning stallion Globetrotter (USA). This mare also...
- Barbaloot Suit
- A beautiful, elegant mare with excellent conformation and a kind temperament, Barbaloot Suit is for sale due to stud reduction. Barbaloot Suit is from the city-placed LADY CILLA, a half sister to...
- Icy Palm
- Icy Palm is a lovely mare who was a winner over 1,400m. She is due to foal down to Intergaze in the coming weeks. She is being offered with a free service back to Intergaze who stands @ $4,400. (See...
- Austalavista Baby
- Lovely mare who is currently in foal to Intergaze. She comes from a terrific family which produces plenty of winners. A free service back to intergaze is included in the package as well as the foal...
- Disarmament
- This lovely mare is by a full brother to DANEHILL! She is being offered with a free service to Intergaze who stands @ $4,400. She is a half sister to a winner of 6 races. There is great depth in this...
- Bay Ann
- This lovely mare offers breeders terrific value as she is being sold with a yearling filly by Intergaze, is currently infoal to Intergaze and being sold with a free serve to Intergaze! She comes from...
- Spruce Belle
- This 3 in 1 package offers breeders great value on this young mare. She is currently in foal to Intergaze and is being sold with a free service back to him. She comes from a nice family that includes...
- Chimetime Sprucey
- This 3 in 1 package is great value as there is plenty of upside to the family. Chime Sprucey is due to foal any day now to the outstanding racehorse Intergaze! Also included is a free service back to...
- Kicking In Danger
- A fantastic three way package to start or enhance your breeding plan. This mare is a lovely producer of big, strong foals. She is very easy to handle and do anything with. This is a sensational value...
- Goodeheremanners
- Here is a lovely type of mare with a superb temperament in foal to a champion Group 1 stallion. Her pedigree includes Danehill and Dehere (both proven broodmare sirelines) and is highly compatible...
- Insomniac
- Here is a fantastic opportunity to purchase a superbly bred multiple sprint winning mare in foal to a champion Group 1 stallion. This mare has a tremendous pedigree - she is by Danehill out of a...
- Desertdee
- This mare is a young, commercial mare with a good future. She has been to commercial stallions such as Bel Esprit and Manner Hill and is now in foal to Group 1 champion Floral Pegasus. She has an...
- Credit Account
- A tremendous opportunity to purchase a Group 1 mare in foal to a champion Group 1 sire. This mare has already produced a Group 1 placed horse by the same sire as Floral Pegasus - Fusaichi Pegasus....
- Running Mate
- Great opportunity to buy a commercial grade mare offered for sale at a realistic price! There is black type all over this family with Running Mate's Dam a 2 X LISTED WINNER! Running Mate is a half...
- Laptop Shez
- Mare was served to Stardust Dancer for the 2011 season. A quility mare which did produce a live foal in 2011 sadly we lost the foal a few days later.reason for sell is only to reduce numbers. contact...
- Unnamed Ready to run
- This magnificent 16HH colt has just been broken in. He is lovely colt who has great bone and is completely sound. A full vet check is available upon request. He is from versatile mare that won races...
- Signor Favilla
- UPDATE: 24 October 2011 Trial at Morphettville today saw him pull-up shin sore and has been sent to the paddock for a break. UPDATE: 30 August 2011 First outing to the track this morning for some...
- Straight Flush
- Very interesting pedigree to be breeding with this coming season. Carrying a sex balanced 3x3 cross to Century and also inbreed to Bletchingly. Dupliacation of such dominant influences in Australian...
- Prima Madonna
- Good looking Woodman mare from the great race filly in Amber. Was not bred last season and is ready for an early 2010 cover. See photo of her 2009 Dand Shadow Filly.
- Aflashack
- Lovely type of mare by one of the best broodmares sires in Grand lodge sire of the dams 22 Stakes Winners including G1 Winners, Wall Street, Zipping and Toorak Toff. Nice type, career cut short due...
- Unnamed Unraced horse
- 100% correct flashy colt, very attractive. He has good length and deep shoulder, good bone. A very athletic type. His dam is a half sister to Valance a G1 Winner. Inspections are welcome by...
- Unnamed Unraced horse
- This rising 2yr old is an extremely nice type. Confirmation wise he is 100% correct and will mature into a middle distance type horse. Viewings are welcome by appointment only. Please feel free to...
- Unnamed Unraced horse
- Well grown, ready to break in. Potential in the pedigree. Ready to break-in, heavily muscled, well proportioned.
- muma jet
- great type now gelded paid up fully for sabois would like to see him race in sa has had one start and whent shinny in that start did everything right will cum back well ph annette 0428830295
- Mamma Carmela
- only a hand full of starts this mare placed a fall out with owners put her in the paddock great winning family big strong full mare she has left a cracker yearling already brocken in now a 2yr old...
- Fine Polish
- polish has a lovely temp producing winners 2 to race for 2 winners i have a yearling and a weaniling great types this mare comes with a free return to jetway 2200 for the coming 2010 season we also...
- Revealed
- this great producing mare has had 3 runners for 3 winners with a cracking filly yearling filly ready to run this comming season she is in foal to jetway proudcing another full brother or sister to...
- Unnamed Unraced horse
- yearling broken in this cracker of a chestnut filly fantastic type great shoulder top line hind quarters has taken jetways great confirmation micro-chipped, branded, floats, trucks, will be payed...
- molly stable name
- molly as we call her is a full sister to revel jet ,all ready winning 2 and places trained by mick wittle molly has been broken in and goes well strong well matured fully saois trucks floats shoes...
- Amyjaye Pearl
- pearly stands at 16.3hh bay mare already has a filly racing placed by jetway her first foal pearly is a half sister to amyjay power group and listed winner easy to wk with nice temp and conformation...
- Carpus
- this winning bay mare already has an outstanding chestnut filly weanling on the ground looks like a runner mare positive in foal to jetway
- thewholeshebang
- this brown/bay bouldy face colt is full of atitude will run early at the races as a 2 year old will be fast like mum winning 6 also SABOIS breeders payed with his dad winning 9 this horse will sprint...
- Unnamed Unraced horse
- Unnamed Unraced horse
- Urania Belle
- MORE at http://chathamtrust.com/urania.html UPDATE: 15 August 2011 Venus has had 6 weeks in the paddock to soak-up all she had learned during her last time in-work and will come back into work this...
- Chevalion
- More information at http://www.chathamtrust.com/chevalion.html Update: 12 August 2011 Extreme disappointment today with Chevalion being scratched at the barrier after knocking the bridge of his nose...
- Make Me Cry
- Winner of 2 races, including one in town at Morphettville. Had some bad luck in running at most recent preparation. Been spelling for the last 4 weeks. 100% sound ready to come back into work soon....
- Royal Consort
- This lovely, scopey 3yo filly has been broken in, allowed time to grow and mature and is now in her 2nd preparation. She is a leggy type and is bred to be a mile to middle distance racehorse. Has...
- Khajan
- This smashing Dane Shadow filly has been broken and currently in training. She is sound, correct and is going to be a lovely race horse. She is by Dane Shadow, who has had a great season this year...
- Unnamed Horse for lease
- READY FOR BREAKERS!! Maximum Appeal filly out of Ascot knight mare, Great confirmation and type. Can be purchased for around $3300 please contact adam on 0417 566 177. Genuine offers will be...
- Unnamed Horse for lease
- READY FOR BREAKERS!! Stunny Filly by Maximum Appeal a son of Dane hill, out of scenic mare, medium's joy, who is related to Medium swing. Can be purchased for around $2500. Please contact adam ono...
- Unnamed Unraced horse
- READY FOR THE BREAKERS!! Full Brother won at mildura on monday the 6th july 2010.. Outstanding filly by Maximum Appeal out of brief truce mare, who is related to the famous Hasty Snob family. Good...
- Roses For Real
- This mare is of beautiful type and temperament. She stands approx 16hh tall and is very easy to handle. She is in foal to Floral Pegasus with an oustanding Floral Pegasus filly at foot. Her pedigree...
- Unnamed Unraced horse
- This colt is from a very commercial family. His full brother has had 3 starts for a win and a second place for Mark Kavanagh (currently spelling). He is broken in and very well educated. The full...
- Unnamed Unraced horse
- Big Filly standing 15.2, Has been allowed time in the paddock to mature. We will commence breaking her in on purchase and also include free agistment until complete. Well handled 100% Sound - great...
- Eyeful
- Needs to go to stud this season. Is BOBS paid up will stand $1,000 + GST Has 1 horse on the ground called Full On buy out of a NZ mare (Lady Yvette) Has 3 wind and a second from his last 4 starts....
- Silken Senorita
- Good size easy to handle mare in foal to one of Australia's most promising young stallions. Already the dam of a stakes performer in USA. Huge upside as has unraced Red Ransom 3yo, Carnegie 2yo and a...
- Unnamed Unraced horse
- OUT TO SEADANCER
- Out to sea dancer is a big strong mare going in to work jan 2012, full sister skyana trained by Ben Park , one start for forth at Gympie has been spelling and growing , has done some cattle work ....
- Lamellar
- A rare opportunity to purchase the dam of one of Australia's top race horses - GRACEFUL ANNA. She won the Grp 3 BRC Vo Rogue Plate in 2009 and recently won the listed GCTC Silk Stocking! Her biggest...
- Unnamed Unraced horse
- This colt is growing so well on a well balanced diet to promote his natural muscle,He is of great nature who has had plenty of handleing. going to be a big strong horse Out of an unraced telesto mare...
- Future Garland
- A Mare oozing Style and Quality and producer of winners!!! Bred on the same Star Kingdom/ Corinto cross as champions Black Shoes and Joanne. Included in this package is a magnificent upstanding colt...
- Unnamed Unraced horse
- A super strong, athletic very well developed 3 year old filly by Seidnazar. She has been broken in, had 6 weeks work at Victory Park and now having a week in the paddock before she goes back into pre...
- HIGHFALUTIN GIRL
- Mare Has been served to Stardust Dancer for the 2011 Season ,Here is a mare with a pedigree! This lovely natured mare is a half to non other than CUT UP ROUGH. A 5 time winner at black type level and...
- Unnamed Unraced horse
- By Buriton 100% Prize Winners this season!! Brother to 2 winners from 2 to race, Imaguna (3 wins Hawkesbury, Wyong $49,420) & Tori Dancer (6 wins $32,600) From the family of G1 Victorian Derby Winner...
- Unnamed Unraced horse
- By Buriton 100% Prize Winners this season. Dam Sydney Royal Winner, unfortunately un-raced due to injury Her sire Futuristic was charismatic stakes placed triple Sydney winner, who completed with...
- Unnamed Unraced horse
- Beautifully balanced, well put together, good legs, good bum, great temperament and very willing to learn. Ripe for breaking in and racing By Buriton 100% Prize Winners this season. From Rio Liza...
- Stardust Dancer Filly
- A big tall filly very well grown,good clean bone and is exceptional good looking.straight legs and correct confirmation. Naturally grown with no growth hormones. Her dam is a 16.2 hand mare who has...
- Caldera
- Here is a low cost opportunity to get into breeding with a young broodmare from a family that has already produced a group 1 winner. She is offered for sale empty as the owner is downsizing his...
- Unnamed Unraced horse
- Very well developed, Should Be Early Matured Delzao filly, Half sister to 3 winners so far (1000 - 1600m), from a winning sprinter dam (1000 - 1100m). Royally bred to get Star Way 4X3 Double cross....
- Sutton Venture
- Lovely type of mare, Correct and great mother. Flashy white markings. Had an outstanding and very correct bay colt in 2009 by Olympus. Tall, leggy, great shoulder. COLT SOLD very quickly as foal....
- Unnamed Unraced horse
- Bags of character from Exceptional Dark Jewel family by Buriton over 100% Prize Winners this season. Stylish eye catching free moving gelding. From brilliant Dark Jewel family, producing consistent...
- Unnamed Unraced horse
- By Buriton over 100% Prize winners this season. (Very well grown despite December foal) Assertive filly from Winning Kenny's Best Pal mare with a male and female cross to Bletchingly. Family of...
- Unnamed Unraced horse
- Strong stylish 3yo gelding BOBS paid up. Just broken in!!!! From winning Kenny's Best Pal mare brood mare sire of champion Racing to Win - plus 4 other G1 Winners! Half sister to Star Of Hill,...
- Kenny's Gal
- From the brilliant Dark Jewel Family of Baguette, Betelguese, Sparkling Century, Danglisa, Birthright, Snuff, Incline etc.. Winning Kenny's Best Pal mare, (broodmare sire of 5 G1 Winners inc champion...
- Hartford
- Tough winning Winning Kenny's Best Pal mare( broodmare sire of 5 G1 winners inc champion racing to Win) From family of prolific winners. This 3 in 1 package includes a stylish very correct colt by...
- Redoute's Choice x Anigma
- Superbly bred Redoute’s Choice filly snared at 2/3 cost of her service fee! Dam is half sister to U.S listed winner - ANGELINA CAROLINA Magnificent international pedigree on dam’s side, inundated...
- Unnamed Unraced horse
- Lovely big black / brown filly by Mustaneer out of Marine Spirit, dam is GROUP placed. Handled, hard fed, reg wormed etc. Great type. has been given time and feed to mature, now ready to go Will...
- Quick Judgement
- Unraced mare by Superjet out of handy race mare in Drury's classic is in foal to Danehill son, Maximum Appeal. Mare is in foal to Maximum Appeal and due to foal early september MUST SELL OPEN TO...
- Medium's Joy
- The mare has foal at foot by Maximum Appeal, a Danehill son and full brother to WA sire Lord Dane. This mare throws an absolute cracking foal. She is from a very strong family and is a half sister to...
- unnamed
- Please contact us immediately if you are interested in learning more about this impressive Artie Schiller Gelding All of our horses are of the highest quality and confirmation. We welcome full vet...
- Unnamed
- Please contact us immediately if you are interested in learning more about this well bred Elvstroem filly. All of our horses are of the highest quality and confirmation. We welcome full vet checks...
- currently being registered
- Please contact us immediately if you are interested in learning more about this impressive ELVSTROEM 2008 Colt. All of our horses are of the highest quality and confirmation. We welcome full vet...
- Beauty Within
- Please contact us immediately if you are interested in learning more about this mare. All of our horses are of the highest quality and confirmation. We welcome full vet checks and any personal...
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- JOCKEY STATUES - 13 INCHES tall
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- 2011 Thoroughbred / Belgian Draught x colt (Serena)
- This bay colt by Carry The Flag (GB) from the Lyndhurst Foster mare "Serena", was foaled 20/8/11. He is now weaned and handled and looking for a new home.
- 2011 Thoroughbred - Belgian Draught x filly (Sambucca)
- This bay filly from the Lyndhurst Foster mare "Sambucca", was foaled 28/8/11, and is by the Thoroughbred stallion Carry The Flag, from the Belgian Draught mare "Sambucca". This filly is weaned and...
- 2011 Thoroughbred / Belgian Draught x filly (Shirley)
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- 2011 Thoroughbred / Belgian Draught x colt (Smoothie)
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- 2010 Thoroughbred / Percheron x Gelding ( Bruiser )
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- Silent Witness to parade at Caulfield
- Hong Kong legend Silent Witness will lead Black Caviar and the field on to the track at Caulfield with a record Orr Stakes crowd expected.
- Pinker Pinker to trial under lights
- Cox Plate winner Pinker Pinker will join star colts Sepoy and Helmet at the second set of official barrier trials under lights at Cranbourne.
- Karuta Queen off to Melbourne
- Karuta Queen will head to Melbourne to begin her carnival racing after she missing a run when Saturday's Warwick Farm meeting was called off.
- Josh Parr back riding trackwork
- Josh Parr has taken the first steps back from injury by riding trackwork on Saturday to get his fitness levels up ahead of a return to the races.
- Mosheen thrills her new Japanese owner
- VRC Oaks winner Mosheen has given her new part owner Katsumi Yoshida an instant return on his investment with victory at Caulfield.
- Big race options open to Gamilati
- Godolphin will explore big race options at Royal Ascit and Newmarket for Gamilati following the filly's win in the 1000 Guineas in Dubai.
- ATC trying to save Warwick Farm races
- The Australian Turf Club is trying to salvage at least some of the races from the Warwick Farm meeting which has been called off due to surface water.
- Lightning or Oakleigh Plate for Kulgrinda
- Trainers Peter Moody and Jason Warren are keeping their options open regarding Oakleigh Plate or Lightning Stakes starts for Kulgrinda and Bel Sprinter.
- Karuta Queen no good thing says Pride
- Trainer Joe Pride believes he has the ammunition to down odds-on favourite Karuta Queen at Warwick Farm, saying she is vulnerable first-up in the wet.
- Jimando to tighten Blue Diamond grip
- Tony McEvoy believes Jimando holds his own in his trackwork compared to past Blue Diamond winners he helped prepare from Lindsay Park.
- Doubtfully on trial for Brisbane winter
- North Queensland filly Doubtfilly is ready to win in Brisbane again with trainer Stu Kenrick hoping her breeding helps her get through the wet at Doomben.
- Alma's Fury could wait for Apollo Stakes
- Alma's Fury is likely to miss Saturday's Warwick Farm meeting due to the wet conditions with trainer Paul Murray looking at the Apollo Stakes.
- Neville Wilson nearing return
- Neville WIlson says he is a couple of months away from making a comeback to race riding after a fall 10 months ago threatened to end his career.
- Bel on trial for Group One sprints
- Jockey Ben Melham says the challenge will be to get Bel Sprinter to settle in running when he resumes at Caulfield on Saturday.
- Marked can help pay for stablemates
- Rob Heathcote hopes Marked can help recoup some of his expenses from the recent yearling sales when the gelding runs at Doomben on Saturday.
- Treble to Zac Purton
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- 2012 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale Catalogue Online
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- Ballabriggs tops National entry
- Ballabriggs is the early favourite to defend his Granf National title in April with 82 horses entered for the world's most famous steeplechase at Aintree.
- Merlin Mustang passes Kembla test
- Gundagai trainer Michael Murphy is planning to give Merlin Mustang a chance at carnival racing after the three-year-old scored in city grade at Kembla.
- New jockey possible for Manawanui
- Glyn Schofield may still face a riding dilemma despite connections of Manawanui opening the door to a start in Saturday week's Expressway Stakes.
- Del Palio's winning run continues
- Del Palio, who was thought too weak to make it to the track, continues to rise through his grades with his third win in a row at Sandown.
- Boom colt out to maintain perfect record
- Exciting colt Didntcostalot will face his acid test when he tackles Saturday grade for the first time at Warwick Farm on Saturday.
- Hay List on target for Lightning
- Top sprinter Hay List moved a step closer to his return in the Group One Lightning Stakes with a solid track gallop at Gosford on Wednesday.
- Slipper order of entry released
- The Golden Slipper is more than two months away but the countdown to the $3.5 million juvenile feature has begun.
- Buck's bouncing after Cleeve success
- Big Buck's has pulled up from Saturday's Cleeve Hurdle success in fine fashion and is on target for a fourth victory in the World Hurdle.
- USA winners for Changeintheweather
- Last weeks’ USA winners for Rockhampton-based Merlo Downs stallion Changeintheweather
- Select Sale follows improved Premier day
- Selling improved on day two of the Premier Yearling Sale at Karaka but the averages and clearance rate remained down on 2011.
- Royal Mail set to deliver again
- In-form stayer Royal Mail will be on trial for the Mornington Cup when he looks to extend his recent winning run at Caulfield on Saturday.
- Weather key to Monolith Miss at Kembla
- Anglea Davies is confident of a bold showing from Monolith Miss at Kembla on Wednesday as long as rain doesn't force the trainer to wait for another day.
- Bel Sprinter on song for autumn
- A decision on which major sprint exciting speedster Bel Sprinter will target this autumn will be decided after he resumes at Caulfield on Saturday.
- Rain Affair wins trial by seven lengths
- Rain Affair geared up for his next stakes assignment with a seven-length barrier trial win at Warwick Farm on Tuesday.
- Ready To Rip aims to boost ratings
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- Patinack Broodmare Reduction Online Now
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- Freeze threat to British meetings
- Predicted icy weather threatens racing in Britain this week with clubs laying frost sheets to protect the racetracks.
- Colt fetches $1.75 million in New Zealand
- A half brother to King's Rose has fetched a sale-topping price of $1.75 million at the New Zealand Premier Yearling Sale in Auckland.
- Mosheen to resume in Manfred Stakes
- Mosheen will resume in the Manfred Stakes after leading Japanese breeder Katsumi Yoshida last week bought a 50 per cent stake in the VRC Oaks winner.
- Ellis waits till end to make biggest mark
- New Zealand syndicator David Ellis paid the highest price of the day when he went to $740,000 for a Stravinsky-Jesmonds Gift filly from Cambridge Stud.
- Public to see Black Caviar race for free
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- Sam Kavanagh to go out on his own
- Sam Kavanagh, younger son of leading Melbourne trainer Mark Kavanagh, will open up up boutique stable of his own in Adelaide.
- Karuta Queen to resume on Saturday
- Neville Layt is excited about the return of Karuta Queen at Warwick Farm on Saturday ahead of an ambitious autumn campaign aimed at Group One glory.
- Shinn engaged for Blue Diamond favourite
- Tony McEvoy has engaged Blake Shinn to ride for him for the first time favourite Jimando in Saturday's Chairman's Stakes ahead of the Blue Diamond.
- Cummings earns place in NZ Hall of Fame
- Bart Cummings says he is surprised but appreciative to be the first foreigner to be inducted into the NZ Racing Hall of Fame.
- Winning double for StephenBaster at Kranji
- Melbourne jockey Stephen Baster has racked up his second winning double at the fourth meeting of his six month stint in Singapore.
- Calgary Bay heading to Grand National
- Calgary Bay will head straight to the Grand National after carrying a big weight to win at Doncaster on Sunday.
- Hurricane Fly makes winning return
- Hurricane Fly has defended his Irish Champion Hurdle crown at Leopardstown and is now odds-on for the Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham in March.
- National yearling sales begin at Karaka
- Nearly 1500 horses are coming up for sale at the annual yearling sales at Karaka, south of Auckland, which attracts buyers from across the globe.
- Benalla club could face sanctions
- The Benalla Racing club could be hit with sanctions after Sunday's meeting had to be called off due to concerns over the uneven state of the track.
- Razor too sharp in Karaka MIllion
- Melbourne raider Ockham's Razor looked at sea on the right-handed Ellerslie track but was still too strong for the locals in New Zealand's richest race.
- Boss settles for glass half full
- Glen Boss has recorded his first win since returning from injury but had to share it with Daniel Moor when their mounts dead-heated at Werribee.
- Big autumn tipped for Facile Tigre
- Caloundra trainer Jason McLachlan believes Facile Tigre has finally come of age and is set for a big autumn carnival in Melbourne.
- Pride stars to trial on Tuesday
- Joe Pride's stable stars Rain Affair and Sacred Choice will step out in barrier trials on Tuesday ahead of their autumn Group One campaigns.
- So You Think's threequarter in Karaka sale
- So You Think's threequarter brother is one of 61 High Chaparral yearlings offered at the two-day Premier Sale at Karaka.
- African Pulse on track for Lightning
- Mike Moroney says three-year-old African Pulse is an amazingly talented sprinter and wants to put him to the test in the Lightning Stakes and Newmarket.
- Wealthy international owner buys Linton
- Dual Group Two winner Linton will be trained by John Sadler after Lloyd Williams sold the gelding to a wealthy and anoymous international owner.
- Big Buck's makes it 15 straight
- Big Buck's is nearing the record of consecutive wins by a jumper after claiming his 15th consecutive victory at Cheltenham.
- Minor protest by chief steward upheld
- Chief steward Ray Murrihy lodged a successful protest for the connections of sixth placegetter Mangaroa Flyer against fifth-placed Bielski on Saturday.
- Say No More takes out Thorndon Mile
- Say No More's Thordon Mile win has given the pairing of trainer Paul Duncan and apprentice jockey Rosie Myers another Group One success at Trentham.
- Keane on wrong side of scales
- A week after weighing in light at Eagle Farm, apprentice Patrick Keane has been fined for not going to the correct scales after a race at Doomben.
- Guineas plan for Bombalatomba
- Lightly raced three-year-old Bombalatomba is on track for the Australian Guineas after landing a betting plunge at Sandown.
- Vipera Gold gives Tipper her biggest win
- Vipera Gold has shown superior wet track form to take out the Listed Nudgee Handicap at Doomben and give trainer Lyn Tipper her biggest win..
- Steps In Time shows class at Canterbury
- Steps In Time has started her new campaign in fine style with an all-the-way victory at Canterbury to set up further stakes success. .
- Adams Bell toughs it out for narrow win
- Tough gelding Adams Bell claimed a hard fought win in the City Of Greater Dandenong Cup at Sandown despite fears the Melbourne heat had drained him.
- Over Quota burns in Summer final
- Unfancied galloper Over Quota has lived up to his two heat wins and landed the Summer Championship Final at Sandown.
- Fontelina returns to form as a gelding
- Fontelina will return to stakes company in the near future after posting a narrow first-up win as a gelding at Canterbury on Saturday.
- Smith proudest man at Doomben
- Trainer Brian Smith has celebrated his engagement to Brisbane vet Emma Bishop with a win by Za Magic who broke a lengthy drought at Doomben.
- Jade Marauder to be targeted at Slipper
- The Chris Waller-trained Jade Marauder took another step towards Golden Slipper qualification with a first-up win at Canterbury on Saturday.
- Spirit singing a new tune at beach
- Thriving in new surroundings, Spirit Song has posted her third win in four starts for her Warrnambool trainer Aaron Purcell.
- Placement breaks through in town
- Perennial placegetter Placement, third in the 2010 Group One VRC Oaks, has broken through for her first metropolitan win at Sandown.
- Lady Colours stakes claim for winter
- Lady Colours has bounced back from a disappointing Magic Millions performance to win at Doomben and stake her claims for winter features.
- Nocturnelle Light Fingers bound
- Talented filly Nocturnelle overcame a slow start to score an impressive first-up win at Canterbury on Saturday ahead of an ambitious autumn campaign.
- Hurricane ready to fly at Leopardstown
- Hurricane Fly has just four rivals in the Irish Champion Hurdle as he begins his campaign aimed at the Cheltenham Festival again.
- Mon Mome fine after Haydock defeat
- Trainer Venetia Williams is looking to run 2009 Grand National winner Mon Mome next month to get his campaign back on track after Haydock defeat.
- Stewards give the all clear for Doomben
- Saturday's Doomben race meeting has been given the go-ahead on a heavy track with distance changes following a track inspection.
- Big crowd sees Black Caviar's 17th win
- Peter Moody is rejoicing over being part of the Black Caviar story as the great mare notches win number 17 and keeps her unbeaten record intact.
- Americain favourite for Australian Cup
- Former French stayer Americain has been installed favourite with TAB Sportsbet for the $1 million Australian Cup in March.
- Motorised revving up for Guineas
- John Sadler-trained Motorised can give his Australian Guineas prospects a boost when he chases his first city win at Sandown on Saturday.
- Hay List stars at barrier trial
- Hay List has showcased his talent with a brilliant barrier trial win at Randwick at his first public appearance since he was injured last May.
- Paprika decision as late as possible
- Trainer Liam Birchley will make a late call whether Paprika will line up in the Listed Channel Seven Nudgee Handicap at Doomben on Saturday.
- Howlett hoping Star will shine again
- Todd Howlett is hoping Star Of Octagonal can return to some of his best form this campaign but doesn't want to strike a heavy track on Saturday.
- Doomben inspection on Saturday morning
- Stewards have declared Doomben safe for racing but have held off making a final decision whether the meeting will go ahead until Saturday.
- Giresun running hot for Summer Final
- Giresun is a rejuvenated galloper since being gelded and is set to add the Summer Championship Final at Sandown to his recent success.
- Payne calls on Clipperton at Canterbury
- David Payne has called upon Sam Clipperton for two rides at Canterbury on Saturday in the absence of his stable apprentice Chad Schofield.
- Helmet keeps the lid on in jump-out
- Dubai-bound colt Helmet had a casual hit out in a jump-out on Friday and will officiall trial at Canbourne before resuming next month at Flemington.
- New Club Invites Young Professionals Beyond the Raceday Show
- Sydney’s young professionals with a passion for racing are invited to join a new Club offering special access to the backstage of the sport.
- Ryan taking Road To Summer to Canterbury
- A gelding operation has turned Road To Summer's bad behaviour around and trainer Gerald Ryan is looking forward to his return at Canterbury.
- Grands Crus to miss Gold Cup Trial
- Grands Crus will miss Saturday's Gold Cup Trial at Cheltenham with trainer David Pipe to save him for next month.
- Cup winner up to Speed for autumn
- Caulfield Cup winner Southern Speed has opened her autumn campaign in stunning fashion taking out the John Dillion Stakes at Caufield on Thursday.
- Price lands stakes double at Caulfield
- The Mick Price-trained Instinction is Australian Guineas-bound after scoring an upset win in the Listed Zeditave Stakes at Caulfield.
- Malasun races into Diamond contention
- Malasun has rocketed into Blue Diamond calculations with a stunning debut victory in the fillies Preview at Caulfield on Thursday.
- The Travelling Man launches Diamond claims
- Tainer Matt Laurie bought just one horse at the 2011 New Zealand Select Yearling Sale and on Thursday the colt won the Blue Diamond Preview.
- Wazn wins Australia Day Cup
- Premier trainer Chris Waller captured another Sydney staying feature when import Wazn won Thursday's Listed Australia Day Cup at Warwick Farm.
- Minimal training for Championship hopeful
- In career best-form despite doing minimal training, Agrippa will chase his third successive win in the Summer Championship Final at Sandown on Saturday.
- Wet track won't stop Skating On Ice
- Gold Coast trainer Les Kelly will give Skating On Ice one last shot at stakes company before the mare spells to prepare for the winter.
- Rare two-horse race at Farm
- Brenton Avdulla and Sam Clipperton battled it out in a rare two-horse race in Sydney on Thursday with Avdulla coming out on top aboard Nash Rambler.
- Ryan chasing more juvenile spoils
- Gerald Ryan will strive to continue his recent good run with two-year-olds when he saddles up Beune at Canterbury on Saturday.
- Rails draw no barrier to Caviar
- Black Caviar's inside draw isn't a concern for jockey Luke Nolen, at least not in Friday night's Australia Stakes at Moonee Valley.
- Doomben still in doubt
- The race meeting at Doomben on Saturday hangs in the balance despite a brief reprieve from this week's rain deluge in south-east Queensland.
- Conners' patience rewarded
- Wide barriers delayed Blue Ruby's return but the three-year-old filly made the most of a good draw on Thursday to score a first-up win at Warwick Farm.
- Patrick Keane suspended for one month
- Apprentice Patrick Keane has been handed a month-long suspension after weighing in light aboard the disqualified Gold Rating at Eagle Farm last Saturday.
- Richard Johnson excited by Sadler's Risk
- Emerging hurdler Sadler's Risk will take the next step towards the Triumph Hurdle at Cheltenham when he runs in Saturday's Trial at the track.
- Final race at Gosford washed out
- Rain forced the abandonment of the final race at Gosford but not before Agueda upstaged some well-related youngsters to score her first win.
- Huegill backed in Zeditave
- Peter Moody believes Huegill has made enough physical improvement during his break to be a serious Australian Guineas prospect.
- International flavour to Australia Day
- He might be a French import but Wazn will sport special Australia Day silks in the feature race at Warwick Farm on Thursday.
- Sweet Little Lies ready for Diamond test
- Promising filly Sweet Little Lies has taken improvement from her impressive debut win and is on track for Thursday's Blue Diamond Preview at Caulfield.
- Permit on road to Sydney Cup
- Imported stayer Permit will tackle Listed company for the first time at Warwick Farm on Thursday as he attempts to qualify for the Sydney Cup.
- Missile on the improve
- Top colt Smart Missile continues to recover well from a setback which derailed plans to run him in the major Melbourne sprints this autumn.
- Cassidy set for Doomben comeback
- Jockey Larry Cassidy will make a low-key comeback from injury when he partners Newcastle visitor Cheap Thrills at Doomben on Saturday.
- Australians draw wide in Karaka Million
- Australian visitors Sell In May and Ockham's Razor have drawn wide barriers in New Zealand's Karaka Million at Ellerslie.
- Punters take set against Southern Speed
- Punters have shunned Caulfield Cup heroine Southern Speed and rallied behind two out-of-form horses in Thursday's Listed John Dillon Stakes.
- Delagos to live up to his pedigree
- A superbly bred youngster and a new recruit from Perth spearhead trainer Anthony Cummings' team for Canterbury on Saturday.
- Black Caviar has world at her feet
- Peter Moody will meet with the owners of superstar sprinter Black Caviar next week to discuss plans to campaign her overseas.
- Queensland racing wash out
- The big wet in south-east Queensland is playing havoc with race meetings and has forced officials to abandon the Australia Day meeting at Doomben.
- Six rivals for Black Caviar
- Superstar Black Caviar will have six rivals when she chases her 17th victory in Friday night's Australia Stakes at Moonee Valley.
- Tatenen in frame for Grand National
- Tatenen's win at Ascot on Saturday has put him in line for a Grand National start but last year's runner-up Oscar Time has been ruled out.
- Mullins happy with Fly
- Defending titleholder Huricane Fly will be opposed by a small but select field in the Irish Champion Hurdle on Sunday.
- Hussonet colt stars on final day of Classic
- The 2012 Inglis Sydney Classic Yearling Sale came to a close at Newmarket today, with a colt by Hussonet stealing the show on a day when $3.9 million was added to the overall turnover of $12.8 million for the sale.
- Blue blood filly makes Gosford debut
- Adam Hyeronimus is hoping he can help add another name to Gai Waterhouse's list of juvenile winners when he partners The Broken Shore at Gosford.
- Rain to suit Wazn in Australia Day Cup
- Glyn Schofield says Wazn's Australia Day Cup chances will improve with the predicted rain in Sydney in the lead-up to Thursday's staying contest.
- Schofield happy with Hay List workout
- Glyn Schofield has given Hay List his seal of approval after partnering the comeback sprinter for the first time this preparation in a workout on Tuesday.
- Benfica kicks off in Zeditave
- The Peter Snowden stable has seven nominations for the Australian Guineas including T J Smith winner Benfica and Caulfield Guineas victor Helmet.
- Temple Of Boom off to Melbourne early
- Temple Of Boom is likely to head to Melbourne for the autumn earlier than planned after a crucual barrier trial was washed out at Doomben.
- Sniper's a late nomination for Canterbury
- Sniper's Bullet has been added as a late nomination for Saturday's Summer Sizzler at Canterbury, with trainer Tracey Bartley still weighing up his options.
- Andre Roo Hoo out for Blue Diamond glory
- Australia Day ambassador Tony Cavanagh won't be able to attend Caulfield on Thursday to see his Blue Diamond prospect Andre Roo Hoo resume.
- Patrick Keane faces inquiry on Thursday
- Apprentice Patrick Keane will know his fate on Thursday when stewards reconvene an inquiry into Gold Rating's disqualification at Eagle Farm on Saturday.
- Rain threat to Bufferings' campaign
- Persistent rain in Brisbane could force trainer Rob Heathcote to scrap an exhibition gallop for Buffering and Woorim at Doomben on Australia Day.
- Rachel Alexandra has first foal
- The eagerly anticipated birth of Rachel Alexandra's first foal, a colt by Curlin, has happened at Stonestreet Farm in Kentucky.
- Big Buck's looking for 15 straight
- Hurdle star Big Buck's will be aiming for his 15th straight victory when he runs at Cheltenham on Saturday against a possible 10 rivals.
- Smerdon hopes for Diamond Joy
- Melbourne Racing Club members are set for an exciting month with their horse, Member's Joy, ready to kick off her Blue Diamond Stakes campaign.
- Streama begins autumn preparation
- Streama and Doctor Doom, who gave trainer Guy Walter a Group One double in October, will step out in barrier trials at Randwick on Friday.
- Sell In May spot-on for Karaka Million
- Victiorian juvenile Sell In May and Ockham's Razor will have gallop at Ellerlie on Tuesday ahead of New Zealand's richest race the Karaka Million on Sunday.
- Hay List confirmed for Randwick trial
- A hastily arranged 1000 metre barrier trial has been added to Randwick on Friday to allow dual Group One winning sprinter Hay List to compete.
- Skateboard back at Canterbury on Saturday
- Skateboard will run at Canterbury on Saturday with trainer Guy Walter confident there will not be a repeat of his last start antics.
- Black Caviar draws unexpected challenge
- Black Caviar may defend her unbeaten record against one the biggest fields she has faced in her career in Friday night's Australia Stakes at Moonee Valley.
- Helmet to have jumpout on Friday
- Triple Group One winner Helmet will have a jumpout at Flemington on Friday ahead of his upcoming assignments in Melbourne and Dubai.
- Ascot to issue refunds over PR disaster
- Punters who were branded with orange stickers signifying sub-standard dress at Ascot on Saturday will be given refunds after the PR blunder.
- Solid start to Sydney Classic Sale
- The 2012 Inglis Sydney Classic Yearling Sale got off to a solid start at Newmarket today, with just under $3.5million traded on 110 lots sold.
- The Broken Shore to run on Wednesday
- The Broken Shore, a half sister to champion sire Redoute's Choice, is primed to make her raceday debut at Gosford on Wednesday.
- Gold Trail undergoes throat surgery
- Gary Portelli believes Gold Trail can come back better than ever after surgery on a previously undiagnosed throat problem.
- Hay List to run in Friday trial
- The prospect of a firm track concerns trainer John McNair ahead of Hay List's return in a barrier trial at Randwick on Friday.
- Applegate starts her Diamond assault
- Impressive debut winner Applegate will begin Darley's assault on this year's Blue Diamond series when she resumes in the fillies preview on Thursday.
- Ward seeking first Moruya Cup win
- Brendan Ward has chosen Coliseo as his mount in Monday's Moruya Cup and hopes he's picked the right one after getting three offers.
- Pinker Pinker aimed for The BMW
- Greg Eurell has mapped out a four-run autumn campaign for reigning Cox Plate winner Pinker Pinker which will include three runs in Sydney.
- Somersy shines at Ascot
- Somersby has made up for his narrow defeat in last year's Victor Chandler Chase with victory in the 2012 edition at Ascot.
- Veterans still have somethng to offer
- Stable stalwarts Rangirangdoo and Danleigh are nearing their returns for trainer Chris Waller with both showing him they still have plenty to offer.
- Cavalry Rose charges home in $250,000 Inglis Classic
- A large field of 14 lined up for the 2012 running of the $250,000 Inglis Classic at Rosehill today, and it took a very smart debutant in Cavalry Rose to charge home over the top of the speedy Diamond Earth to score in the Inglis Race Series event.
- Hyeronimus wins race but suspended
- Adam Hyeronimus survived a protest aboard Kinnersley at Rosehill on Saturday but copped an eight-meeting suspension for careless riding.
- Single bounces back with win
- Nathan Berry has marked his 21st birthday with victory aboard Single at Rosehill with the gelding making amends for his last start failure.
- Hall suspended at Flemington
- Nick Hall will consider appealing against a careless riding suspension which will cost him eight meetings including three metropolitan meetings next week.
- Newitt close to another century
- Craig Newitt moved to 98 winners so far this season when the Shea Eden-trained Flyingconi won The Flying Doctor Plate at Flemington.
- Cabernet gives Avdulla a double
- Brenton Avdulla took advantage of his best book of rides since the spring carnival to notch a winning double at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Guiseppina upsets Atomic Force
- A storming finish has carried Guiseppina past Australian favourite Atomic Force and on to victory in the Group One Telegraph Handicap at Trentham.
- First Command back on the winner's list
- Smart sprinter First Command will go on to the Rubiton Stakes and maybe the Oakleigh Plate after he won his first race for 12 months in the Kensington Stakes.
- Empress Me impressive at Eagle Farm
- Three-year-old filly Empress Me, having just her third start, showed she could be a winter carnival contender with a big win at Eagle farm.
- Magic Weekend makes it just that
- Lightly-raced six-year-old Magic Weekend was impressive when winning at Rosehill while the favourite Aeronautical flopped.
- War Charm takes next step at Rosehill
- Peter Robl put a narrow Inglis Classic defeat behind him to steer promising three-year-old War Charm to an impressive win at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Total Attraction for Australasian Oaks
- Leading trainer Peter Moody believes the Group One Australasian Oaks is within the grasp of Total Attraction who remained unbeaten with a win at Flemington.
- Ryan sends out the cavalry
- The Gerald Ryan-trained filly Cavalry Rose was wayward on debut at Rosehill on Saturday but still proved too good for her Inglis Classic rivals.
- Gold Rating disqualified
- Gold Rating has been disqualified as the winnner of a race at Eagle Farm on Saturday after apprentice Patrick Keane came back to scale underweight.
- No doubt about Doubtfilly
- A bunch of battlers from the bush upstaged the city slickers when Doubtfilly brought her country form to town to score at Eagle Farm on Saturday.
- Alberton Park wins first-up for O'Shea
- Alberton Park took little time to find the winners' circle for her new stable as she raced to a strong first-up victory at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Shamexpress a Derby prospect
- Danny O'Brien said the owners of Australian Derby winner Shamrocker that went into Shamexpress have a colt with a really bright future.
- Lebrechaun out to bounce back to form
- Matthew Dale has changed a few things around with Lebrechaun's gear and is hoping for an improved performance at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Atlantic Jewel favourite for Doncaster
- Superstar filly Atlantic Jewel has been installed favourite for this year's $2 million Doncaster ahead of fellow three-year-olds Manawanui and Streama.
- Flyingconi after back-to-back wins
- Trainer Shea Eden believes the best of Flyingconi is yet to be seen as he tries to make it back-to-back Flemington wins on Saturday.
- Robl after more success on Diamond
- Jockey Peter Robl is confident Diamond Earth can continue on her winning ways so long as she relaxes enough to run a strong 1200m in the Inglis Classic.
- Allen relishing city opportunities
- Teenage apprentice Anthony Allen is excited to be riding against Queensland's top jockeys at just his third metropolitan Saturday meeting at Eagle Farm.
- Reilly Blue trained to the minute
- Toowoomba trainer Norm Hilton reckons emerging sprinter Reilly Blue is trained to the minute for his assignment at Eagle Farm on Saturday.
- War Charm ready for Rosehill test
- Danny Williams will get a good guide on the potential of War Charm when he lines up against the likes of Hoylonny and Angel Of Mercy at Rosehill.
- First Command right for Kensington Stakes
- Honest sprinter First Command has had his share of problems but the Anthony Freedman stable believes he is as good as he can be for the Kensington Stakes.
- McEvoy decides against appeal
- Kerrin McEvoy has decided not to appeal an eight-meeting careless riding suspension incurred on Wednesday, with the ban to start after Australia Day.
- McCoull out of Tasmanian summer carnival
- Brendon McCoull will miss the AAMI Tasmanian Summer Racing Carnival after breaking his collarbone in a race fall at Launceston.
- Aeronautical to resume at Rosehill
- Exciting three-year-old Aeronautical still has to prove his mettle in the eyes of trainer Lionel Cohen, beginning at Rosehill on Saturday.
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- Black Caviar nominated for Dubai sprints
- Trainer Peter Moody has left his options open by nominating Black Caviar for two Group One races at the Dubai World Cup meeting held under lights on March 31.
- $250,000 Inglis Classic at Rosehill this Saturday
- The Inglis Race Series provides the feature race at this Saturday’s meeting at Rosehill with the running of the $250,000 Inglis Classic for two-year-olds over 1200m. Held on the eve of the Inglis Sydney Classic Yearling Sale, the race is restricted to two-year-olds nominated to the Inglis Race Series which were offered at last year’s Classic Sale.
- Hammersley on a roll
- Paul Hammersley is keen to continue on from his Magic Millions Guineas victory last week with a strong book of rides at Eagle Farm on Saturday.
- Allen wins appeal
- Jockey Matthew Allen has won an appeal against a 28-meeting suspension after the RAD Board ruled that he couldn't be held accountable for a race fall.
- Apprentice outed over use of diuretic
- Apprentice Adam McCabe has been suspenedd for a month after a urine sample he provided to stewards tested positive to a diuretic used to aid weight loss.
- Weekend Special faces toughest test
- Mark Kavanagh rates honest sprinter Weekend Special as a promising horse who has earned a crack at the Listed Kensington Stakes.
- Berry has high hopes for Single
- Jockey Nathan Berry is looking to lightly-raced Single to be his big carnival hope and believes the four-year-old can bounce back to form on Saturday.
- Acid test for Hoylonny
- Hoylonny can move a step closer to vindicating trainer Chris Waller's opinion of him when he lines up at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Berry twins aim for 21st birthday success
- Nathan and Tommy Berry hope to celebrate their 21st birthday on Saturday with success at Rosehill on Inglis Classic day.
- Shoot Out impresses in trial
- Two-time Group One winner Shoot Out made his first piblic appearance for new trainer Chris Waller in a Rosehill barrier trial on Thursday.
- Mr Unforgettable 50-50 to run
- Trainer Kevin Moses will have up to three runners at Rosehill on Saturday including juveniles Crusader King and Sinoque in the Inglis Classic.
- Australia's best are Brisbane bound
- The Brisbane Racing Club (BRC) today announced an initiative aimed at attracting Australasia’s best racehorses to Queensland for the 2012 Brisbane Racing Carnival.
- Classic wine for a Classic sale as Inglis partners with Yalumba
- Australia’s leading bloodstock auction house, Inglis, today announced a partnership with Yalumba, Australia’s oldest family-owned winery.
- McEvoy suspended but back for Sepoy
- Kerrin McEvoy copped an eight meeting suspension at Wyong on Wednesday but will be back in time to partner star colts Sepoy and Helmet.
- Boss pulls up well at Sandown
- Glen Boss said he felt great after finishing third aboard Josimar in his comeback ride four months after shattering his shoulder in a fall in a jumpout.
- Baldwin's patience pays off with Tapiki
- Trainer Barry Baldwin's patience and perseverance with promising mare Tapiki paid off at Doomben on Wednesday when she scored a narrow win.
- Rawiller confident after Telegraph draw
- Atomic Force's chances of claiming New Zealand's summer sprint double soared when the Darren Smith-trainer galloper drew well on Wednesday.
- Moor picks up ride on Obsidian Dragon
- Daniel Moor is back firing again and will be after his first feature win for some time when he rides Obsidian Dragon in the Listed Kensington Stakes.
- Major boost for Stradbroke
- The Group One Stradbroke Handicap will have an added twist from this year with the winners of selected races to be invited to compete.
- Classic race rich reward for owners
- Trainer David Payne will have two throws at the dice in Saturday's $250,000 Inglis Classic at Rosehill.
- Peppered Black facing unkindest cut of all
- Promising three-year-old Peppered Black faces a gelding operation after his comeback at Eagle Farm on Saturday, according to trainer Lawrie Mayfield-Smith.
- Hobart carnival on track says minister
- The Hobart Cup carnival will go ahead as planned with racing minister Bryan Green confident issues with the track will be ironed out.
- Bielski chasing another Wyong win
- Lightly-raced gelding Bielski will be chasing back-to-back Wyong wins when metropolitan racing heads to the NSW central coast track on Wednesday.
- Big nominations for Doncaster
- Almost 200 horses have been nominated for this year's $2 million Doncaster Mile in April, including 31 Group One winners.
- Ryan-trained fillies set for Rosehill
- Angel Of Mercy will be out to enhance her carnival prospects on Saturday while younger stablemate Cavalry Rose will make her debut in the Inglis Classic.
- Manawanui pleases Leemon in trial
- Group One winner Manawanui hasn't raced for 11 weeks but pleased his trainer Ron Leemon in a barrier trial at his home track of Warwick Farm on Tuesday.
- Classic Yearlings Arriving At Newmarket
- Yearlings have started arriving at Newmarket ahead of the 2012 Inglis Sydney Classic Yearling Sale , led by Emirates Park whose 16 strong draft are ready for inspection.
- Special Offer from Luxbet for the Australian Open
- In the spirit of punting and great things Australian, Luxbet are looking after their members with a great offer for those looking to bet on the Australian Open.
- Stackhouse fractures pelvis at trackwork
- Apprentice Daniel Stackhouse will be out of the saddle for six to eight weeks with a small fracture to his pelvis sustained in a trackwork mishap.
- Black Caviar pleases Moody in jumpout
- Peter Moody said the world's best sprinter Black Caviar was in "unbelievable order" for her upcoming campaign which kicks off in the Australia Stakes.
- Newitt out to make amends on Amber Grey
- West Gippsaland trainer Michael Templeton believes he has a nice stayer in the making in former Lloyd Williams-owned import Amber Grey.
- Cummings unearths a diamond
- Diamond Earth has experience on her side as she attempts a third win in a high prize money race in Saturday's Inglis Classic at Rosehill.
- Millions protest still under scrutiny
- Officials will view pre-protest television footage of Gai Waterhouse and stable jockeys Nash Rawiller and Tommy Berry at the Magic Millions.
- Obsidian Dragon after four straight
- In form speedster Obsidian Dragon will take on the likes of last year's winner Grand Duels and Group One placed First Command in the Kensington Stakes.
- New Buyer Forum This Sunday In Sydney
- Inglis will conduct an introductory forum for first time yearling buyers at Newmarket this coming Sunday 22 January, ahead of the 2012 Inglis Sydney Classic Yearling Sale .
- Southern Speed to return next week
- Caulfield Cup winner Southern Speed will run at Caulfield next week as she embarks on an ambitious autumn campaign in Melbourne and Sydney.
- Boss back with two rides at Sandown
- Glen Boss returns to race riding with a low key comeback this week following four months on the sidelines after shattering his shoulder in a fall.
- So You Think favourite for World Cup
- Former Australian horse So You Think is favourite for the World Cup in Dubai on March 31 with confirmation from Coolmore he will be entered.
- So You Think in World Cup frame
- After four races in four countries, Europe-based Australian galloper So You Think is expected to run in the Dubai World Cup in March.
- Money raised for Kristy Banks appeal
- Memorabilia from Saturday's Magic Millions days has raised $29,000 for injured jockey Kristy Banks who is a paraplegic after a New Year's Eve fall.
- Chad Schofield susended again
- Chad Schofield has hit a minor hurdle in his quest for the Sydney apprentices' premiership with his second suspension in recent weeks.
- Sales strong at Magic Millions
- Gai Waterhouse was the leading buyer over the four days of the premium section of the Magic Million Sale at the Gold Coast, spending more than $5 million.
- Mixed emotions for Millions winner Berry
- The aftermath of the Magic Millions is bittersweet for both the winners and the losers following the protest in which the positions were reveresed.
- Baster flies out a winner
- Stephen Baster flew out a winner on Sunday for Singapore where he will be a freelance club rider for the next six months.
- Sniper's Bullet staves off retitrement
- The Group Two Expressway Stakes is the next target for veteran Sniper's Bullet who has revived his career with a slashing third in the Canterbury Classic.
- Dream start for Ferguson continues
- Sheikh Mohammed's bloodstock advisor John Ferguson's second career as a National Hunt trainer could take him to Cheltenham with Cotton Mill.
- Kurtley to make debut at Gunnedah
- Leon Davies believes he has a winning prospect in two-year-old Kurtley who makes his debut at Gunnedah on Monday.
- Nash Rawiller suspended at Gold Coast
- Nash Rawiller had a Magic Millions day to forget, losing the $2 million feature on protest and copping a for his later ride on Kontiki Park
- Hyeronimus gets first winner for Gai
- Apprentice Adam Hyeronimus scored his first winner for new boss Gai Waterhouse with a frontrunning ride on Upon This Rock at Rosehill.
- Future looks bright for Spirit Of Boom
- Toowoomba trainer Tony Gollan looks set for an exciting time in Mwlbourne in the spring after Spirit Of Boom won again at the Gold Coast.
- Bowman bags four winners again
- Hugh Bowman notched his second four-win haul in the space of a month as he dominated the meeting at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Punch On gives trainer his biggest win
- Local trainer Peter Balzen was the toast of the Gold Coast on Saturday when his underrated filly Punch On claimed the $1 million Magic Millions Guineas.
- At The Heads wins Chester Manifold
- James Winks, back in favour with Danny O'Brien, combined with the trainer to pull off an upset win aboard At The Heads in the Chester Manifold Stakes.
- Driefontein wins MM Classic on protest
- There was drama at the Gold Coast after Gai Waterhouse grabbed the quinella in the $2 million Magic Millions Classic as Driefontein wins on protest.
- Robl bags Rosehill double
- In-form gelding Alma's Fury brought up a race-to-race double for Peter Robl at Rosehill on Saturday following an earlier win for the hoop on Upbeat.
- Schiffer back to her best
- Trainer Gerald Ryan was pleasantly surprised when Schiffer, having her first start since September, won the $200,000 MM Sprint on Saturday.
- Permit shows staying talent at Rosehill
- The Group One Sydney Cup is a likely autumn target for lightly-raced stayer Permit after the gelding scored an impressive win at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Bowman and Waterhouse win again
- Hugh Bowman brought up his third win from as many rides on Gai Waterhouse-trained two-year-olds this season with victory on De Shamehk at Rosehill.
- Number One outguns his Coast rivals
- Randwick trainer John O'Shea is confident lightly-raced gelding Number One Gun is a genuine stakes performwer after his win at the Gold Coast on Saturday.
- Formidable wins for lucky owners
- Barrie and Midge Griffiths could have another good horse on their hands in Formidable who gave them a 47th wedding anniversary present with a surprise win.
- Unanimously takes out Canterbury Classic
- Tommy Berry could have a big weekend in store and started it on the right note with victory aboard Unanimously in Friday night's Listed Canterbury Classic.
- 2012 Melbourne Select Racehorse Sale
- Inglis is pleased to announce the conduct of a major reduction sale of horses owned by Mr & Mrs L.J. Williams and N.C. Williams.
- Balfour after Mornington Cup with mare
- Last-start Ballarat Cup placegetter Sean Baile Mor will be on the Mornington and Adalaide Cups trail if she runs well in the Jezabeel Handicap.
- The owl could earn trip to Brisbane
- Three-year-old The Owl could be set for a Brisbane winter carnival campaign if he continues his winning form at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Yellow Jersey a Blue Diamond hopeful
- Three Blue Diamond second acceptors make their debuts at Flemington on Saturday including the Anthony Freedman-trained Yellow Jersey.
- Munce the master of juvenile races
- Champion jockey Chris Munce is out to enhance his already outstanding record in juvenile features on Sizzling in the Magic Millions Classic.
- There's Only One after six straight
- Luke Nolen believes his mount There's Only One is capable of making it six straight city wins in the Chester Manifold Stakes if the race is run to suit.
- Biggles to fly high in Guineas
- Eighteen-year-old apprentice Tim Bell will be chasing a big payday on Biggles in the $1 million Magic Millions Guineas at the Gold Coast.
- Veteran and youngster after Millions win
- Jim Cassidy is after a third Magic Millions success on Saturday in the same race young jockey Brenton Avdulla hopes to land his first Gold Coast victory.
- Italy's horse racing risks collapse
- Demonstrators have gathered in Rome to protest the subsidy cuts which threaten to spell the end of horse racing in Italy.
- Straight Albert claims Gosford Cup
- Straight Albert continued his summer winning streak with a convincing victory in Thursday's $125,000 Listed Gosford Gold Cup.
- Black Caviar back in work
- Jockey Luke Nolen has unshakable faith in unbeaten Black Caviar and believes there isn't a sprinter on the planet that can topple her.
- Shinn to ride Eight Bills in Classic
- Blake Shinn has been cleared to ride Eight Bills in Friday night's Canterbury Classic after a jockey mix up.
- Colt Rocks sale ring
- The Magic Millions sales cranked up a gear at Thursday's second session with a Fastnet Rock colt selling for almost $1 million.
- Bush trainer chasing city riches
- Grafton trainer Vanessa McLennan will saddle up her first Sydney runner when unbeaten juvenile Curley Mac goes around at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Brown hoping for third time lucky
- Top jockey Corey Brown will chase his first Magic Millions Classic success aboard Mrs Gray, declaring the filly a better chance than her odds suggest.
- Pfieffer out to maintain perfect record
- Magic Millions fancy Safusa will be out to maintain trainer David Pfieffer's perfect record at the Gold Coast track.
- Oliver out to be back with a bang
- Champion jockey Damien Oliver teams up with the Mark Kavanagh stable at his first Saturday back from hip surgery aboard Shadowfax in the Chester Manifold.
- Baker's hopes high for Princess
- Group performed mare Sharp Princess will be striving to give trainer Bjorn Baker his first metropolitan win since moving to Australia.
- Bowman chasing another Classic win
- Premiership leader Hugh Bowman and seven-year-old gelding News Alert will be out to combine for a second Canterbury Classic win in three years on Friday night.
- Jacob rules at Sandown
- Apprentice Jacob Rule has his career back on track and combined with his new master John Sadler for their first city win together with Deep Cove.
- Sound start for Millions sale
- Gai Waterhouse made her presence felt at the first session of the Magic Millions sale at the Gold Coast buying two high-priced colts.
- Catkins impressive on debut at Kembla
- Glyn Schofield says there is a lot to look forward to with two-year-old Catkins, who turned in an impressive display to win on debut at Kembla on Wednesday.
- Heathcote extends lead
- Premier trainer Robert Heathcote extnded his lead in the current premiership race when Defenceman scored narrowly at Eagle Farm.
- Kavanagh declares state of war
- Trainer Mark Kavanagh has ensured interstate rivalry is alive and well just days out from the $2 million Magic Millions Classic at the Gold Coast.
- Sepoy pride of Darley
- Sepoy has been ranked the world' best three-year-old sprinter but a chuffed Peter Snowden is even more excited about the colt's future.
- Wide draw the concern for Yulalona
- Peter Snowden hopes Yulalona can get luck in running from a wide draw as he chases a Gosford Cup victory to go with his Summer Cup triumph.
- Pied A Terre in stakes test
- The Peter Snowden stable believes the time is right for unbeaten three-year-old Pied A Terre to tackle open company in the Chester Manifold Stakes.
- Hickman latest fan of Schofield
- Trainer Greg Hickman is hoping gun apprentice Chad Schofield can deliver him a win aboard Palasport at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Classic test for Stratford
- Promising sprinter Stratford will face his toughest test when he tackles stakes company for the first time in Friday's Listed Canterbury Classic.
- Amorino out to outdo dad
- Trainer Gerald Ryan is confident unbeaten colt Amorino can go two better than his sire Snitzel and take out Saturday's Magic Millions Classic.
- Multi-million grant for Gold Coast
- The Gold Coast track will be significantly upgraded following a multi-million grant from the Queensland government.
- Black Caviar best mare in the world
- Black Caviar has been officially rated the best mare in the world, achieving the highest rating for her sex ever, beating Goldikova in 2009.
- Lockmar returns to city with renewed zest
- Former Sydney galloper Lockmar will return to his old stamping ground when he bids to extend a winning sequence at Rosehill.
- Gear change to spark Gazza Guru
- Trainer Stephen Farley has applied blinkers to Gazza Guru in an attempt to sharpen the seven-year-old up in Thursday's $125,000 Gosford Gold Cup.
- The Firehouse hot for Kembla Grange win
- Promising maiden The Firehouse will be out to confirm trainer Jason Coyle's high opinion when he steps out at Kembla Grange.
- Lady Rum Dum after four straight
- Jason Warren is looking forward to stable star Bel Sprinter resuming early next month but first Lady Rum Dum will try to make it four straight at Sandown.
- Aeronautical ready to resume under lights
- Promising three-year-old Aeronautical is almost certain to take on older horses for the first time as he starts an Australian Guineas campaign.
- Berry confident of more Millions success
- Tommy Berry knows what it takes to win the Magic Millions Classic and is just as confident as last year after Driefontein drew favourably in barrier three.
- Driefontein draws three for Magic Millions
- The Gai Waterhouse-trained Driefontein will start from barrier three in Saturday's $2 million Magic Millions Classic at the Gold Coast.
- New $2.4 million Inglis Triple Crown Bonus Launched
- In a major boost for buyers of yearlings, Inglis is delighted to launch the new $2.4 million Inglis Triple Crown Bonus for two and three-year-olds.
- Vassallo has broken ankle after fall
- Apprentice jockey Ben Vassallo is nursing a broken ankle following his spill from Skateboard at Warwick Farm on Saturday.
- Riley to front RAD again on bicarb charge
- The Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board will hold a further hearing into Mark Riley presenting a horse to race with an elevated bicarbonate reading.
- Straight Albert draws well in Gosford Cup
- In-form middle-distance galloper Straight Albert has drawn to continue on his winning way in the Listed Gosford Cup.
- Jest Crewsin' spot-on for Canterbury
- Trainer Jan Bowen is confident ahead of Jest Crewsin's Canterbury Classic bid following his second to Rain Affair in last week's Carrington Stakes.
- Williams in demand for Australian return
- Craig Williams will be out to carry on his impressive international form when he returns to Australia in time for the rich Magic Millions meeting.
- Tiger Tees to miss the autumn carnival
- Tiger Tees has been ruled out of the Sydney autumn carnival with upset trainer Joe Pride blaming the Warwick Farm track for the sprinter's absence.
- By The Way primed for Chester Manifold
- Talented but injury-prone galloper By The Way will have a re-match with Victoria's most improved racehorse Lets Be Happy in the Chester Manifold Stakes.
- Hilton puts Sydney plan into action
- Magic Millions hopes for Queensland galloper Grand Business are fading fast but trainer Norm Hilton is expected to try for a consolation win in Sydney.
- Waiting game for injured Millions hope
- Infection is now the biggest threat to promising galloper Pin 'em Down recovering from a serious injury he sustained in a Rosehill race last month.
- Gatehouse Helmets Subjected to Rigorous Testing
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- Mini Delago primed for sentimental win
- Gary Nielsen, one of country racing's real characters, has Mini Delago ready to win in a Prelude to a race named in honour of his late wife Iris.
- Williams taking it slowly with Mon Mome
- A decision on whether Mon Mome runs in the Cheltenham Gold Cup will not be rushed as the veteran prepares for a second Grand National.
- Alpha on Derby path for Godolphin
- Alpha has made a winning start to his campaign aimed at the Kentucky Derby, one of the few international races to elude his owner Shiekh Mohammed.
- Women prominent in racing
- The Magic Millions sales company has launced a $500,000 incentive to try to attract more women into racehorse ownership.
- Ryan heading to Gold Coast with confidence
- Trainer Gerald Ryan has faith in Amorino ahead of the $2 million Magic Millions on Saturday where he is the third favourite.
- Straight Albert on Gosford Cup mission
- Straight Albert has Thursday's Gosford Cup in his sights as he seeks to extend his winning record over a distance following his Tatt's Cup victory.
- Mike Moroney planning autumn assault
- Four stable stars, including recent stable addition Wall Street, are set to grab the headlines for trainer Mike Moroney this autumn.
- Gold Trail could race at Canterbury
- Group One winning sprinter Gold Trail could be seen in action in the Canterbury Classic on Friday night as trainer Gary Portelli weighs his options,
- Vassallo falls off Skateboard
- Ben Vassallo suffered an ankle injury when he was dislodged from favourite Skateboard shortly after the start in the last race at Warwick Farm on Saturday.
- Bowman rides Warwick Farm treble
- A winning treble at Warwick Farm on Saturday has extended Hugh Bowman's lead to five in the Sydney jockeys' premiership.
- O'Sullivan lands her biggest win
- Local trainer Sandra O'Sullivan landed her biggest win on Saturday when underrate sprinter Carry To Fortune won the Bat Out Of Hell at the Gold Coast.
- Total Attraction stays unbeaten
- Total Attraction continues to surprise the Peter Moody stable and the talented filly kept her unbeaten record intact with a strong win at Caulfield.
- Dystopia wins in course record time
- Dystopia broke the track record and turned the tables on odds-on favourite Tiger Tees in the Schweppes Handicap at Warwick Farm on Saturday.
- McCarthy's 'hands-on' approach with Chasm
- Caulfield trainer Brendan McCarthy has used his chiropractic knowledge to get Chasm back into the winner's circle after 2-1/2 years.
- Waymouth unearths a future star
- Norman Waymouth rode prolific winning two-year-old Rancher to many successes in the '80s and now trains a potential star in Mister Milton.
- Kelly's dilemma with Skating On Ice
- Quality mare Skating On Ice scored on a five-day back up at the Gold Coast on Saturday to give trainer Les Kelly a poser about what to do with her now.
- Shinn's comeback rolls on at Farm
- Blake Shinn continued his strong form in his comeback from disqualification with victory aboard the Gary Portelli-trained Miss Spoken at Warwick Farm.
- Bowman heaps praise on Raceway
- Gai Waterhouse produced a Golden Slipper prospect at Warwick Farm on Saturday with Raceway scoring a commanding debut victory.
- Lady Colours not a certain MM starter
- Hardy filly Lady Colours raced into contention for next week's $2 million Magic Millions Classic with a comprehensive win at the Gold Coast on Saturday.
- Symons rapt with Sweet Little Lies
- Jockey Chris Symons has compared runaway Caulfield debut winner Sweet Little Lies with the best juveniles he's ever ridden.
- Weld hoping for Champion pointer
- Dermot Weld expects to have a better idea of where to aim five-year-old mare Unaccompanied after she runs in the Irish Champion Hurdle.
- Williams wins jockey challenge in Dubai
- Craig Williams has earned another accolade with victory in the four-race Meydan Masters International Jockeys Challenge in Dubai.
- Ownership of Bag Of Nickels questioned
- Former harness racing steward Matthew Bentley has been fined for his conduct at Rosehill after a win by Back Of Nickels whose bona fides are in question.
- He's Remarkable hearing later this month
- Connections of He's Remarkable, who lost the Group One Railway Stakes in Perth on protest, will learn this month whether they can appeal the decision.
- Millions day hopefuls trial well
- Fundido, Top Drop and Magic Millions Guineas favourite Safusa all pleased in crucial barrier trial hitouts at Rosehill on Friday.
- Dispatch's prospects to become clearer
- Impressive debut winner Dispatch is described by Melbourne stable foreman Paul Snowden as a "tough nut" and will put that opinion on the line at Caulfield.
- Dear Demi out to book Millions berth
- Clarry Conners is hoping Dear Demi and Bright Heart can win their way into contention for Magic Millions features when they line up at Warwick Farm.
- Second Effort to be spelled after Doveton
- Second Effort is having just his second start this camapign on Saturday but will be splled after the Doveton Stakes to be set for the Wangoom in May.
- Ford hopes for big two weeks on Gold Coast
- Jay Ford will chase a feature race double at Saturday's Gold Coast meeting, before turning his attention to the Magic Millions riches the following weekend.
- Hanging Rock meeting moved to Kyneton
- Hanging Rock's Australia Day meeting has been moved to Kyneton after a remote controlled camera found the racing surface could be compromised.
- Trainer Theo Howe dead at 82
- One of Australia's most respected jumps trainers, Theo Howe, died in a Victorian nursing home on Thursday night aged 82.
- New Hendra Virus Case In Townsville Area
- A deceased horse on a property in the Townsville area has returned a positive test result for Hendra virus infection.
- Al's Magic Miss proven first-up
- A stronger Al's Magic Miss will step out at Warwick Farm on Saturday when she chases a third first-up victory from as many attempts.
- Mallyon to claim three kilos on Avionics
- The Robbie Griffiths-trained Avionics has had no luck this campaign and will have the services of three-kilogram claiming Katelyn Mallyon at Caulfield.
- Missen gets call up from McEvoy
- Former champion Victorian country apprentice Dale Missen has the opportunity of Magic Millions glory with the ride on Adelaide colt Little Critter.
- Moody double-handed in Summer heats
- Trainer Peter Moody is warming to the Summer Chamiponship series with stablemates Conquering Journey and Ben Zena who will run in heats at Caulfield.
- King Lionheart topweight for Gosford Cup
- The Gai Waterhouse-trained King Lionheart, a luckless fourth in the Listed Tattersall's Club Cup, has been given topweight in next week's Gosford Cup.
- McGauran joins Racing NSW in senior role
- Former federal minister Peter McGauran will become Racing NSW's Director of Strategy, Marketing and Public Affairs from next Monday.
- Portelli fears Tiger Tees in Farm sprint
- O'Crikey will be out to pass $500,000 in career prize money in Saturday's Schweppes Handicap but trainer Gary Portelli fears the talented Tiger Tees.
- Grove after consolation win
- Stirling Grove has recovered from a stomach complaint and will chase a consolation win at Caulfield on Saturday after missing Monday's Standish Handicap.
- Sydney Carnival Tickets Selling Fast
- Hospitality for Australia’s premier autumn racing event – the Sydney Carnival – has been selling fast since it was launched in early December.
- Five Minutes with Jason Abrahams - Champion Thoroughbreds
- With Group 1 success and over 17 horses on the Champion Thoroughbreds books, Jason Abrahams is one of the leading licensed thoroughbred syndicators in Australia.
- Kristy Banks remains in Brisbane hospital
- Kristy Banks remains in a Brisbane hospital after suffering spinal injuries and undergoing surgery after her fall at Toowoomba on Saturday.
- Glare leaves Doomben rivals in his wake
- Four-year-old Glare was unwanted as a yearling but proved his detractors wrong again with an all-the-way win at Doomben for success number four.
- Shinn rides a double at Canterbury
- Blake Shinn returned to Sydney racing in style on Wednesday, notching a winning double at Canterbury after his 12-month disqualification for betting.
- Price after another Thomas North Plate
- Trainer Mick Price will be chasing his second Thomas North Plate in a row with Poepillar and Rococco at his home track of Caulfield on Saturday.
- Cascabel backing up again
- Luckless sprinter Cascabel will contest his third feature summer sprint in less than two weeks in Saturday's Listed Doveton Stakes at Caulfield.
- Leapfrog set to jump into winner's stall
- Gold Coast trainer Bruce Hill is hoping stable veteran Leapfrog can go one better than last year in Saturday's Bat Out Of Hell Handicap on his home track.
- Tiger Tees ready to roar at Warwick Farm
- Trainer Joe Pride has no doubts ultra-consistent sprinter Tiger Tees will get over more ground and he'll have his first start beyond 1200m on Saturday.
- Pictures at Hanging Rock
- Racing Victoria has commissioned a remote control camera to inspect the Hanging Rock track's drainage system after a partial collapse on New Year's Day.
- Happy Hussy enters Magic Millions frame
- A late entry has been lodged for Sydney filly Happy Hussy to contest the Magic Millions Guineas after she maintained her winning ways at Rosehill.
- Digital Fortress shored up for return
- Guy Walter's talented Digital Fortress has been off the scene since the 2010 Victoria Derby but the trainer is hoping he will be a 2012 carnival player.
- Six of the best for Shinn's Sydney return
- Blake Shinn has taken six rides at Canterbury on Wednesday as his comeback from disqualifiaction and injury continues.
- Top Drop in crucial barrier trial
- Four-year-old Top Drop has to perform in a barrier trial on Friday to confirm a trip to the Gold Coast for Magic Millions day, otherwise he will be gelded.
- Pentasia fast-tracked to city success
- Pentasia, bred on stout staying lines, can improve her chances of contesting black-type sprint races when he tackles city midweek company at Canterbury.
- Ryan has plenty of options with Ironstein
- Trainer Gerald Ryan says stakeswinning stayer Ironstein looks "sensational" after a short break and is weighing up options for the talented six-year-old.
- Straight Albert wins Tatts Club Cup
- Straight Albert vindicated trainer Guy Walter's opinion he is a quality middle distance performer with victory in Monady's Listed Tattersalls Cup.
- Spirit Of Boom wins the Goldemarket
- Spirit Of Boom has scored an emotional Goldmarket Handicap win with trainer Tony Gollan paying tribute to injured jockey Kristy Banks.
- Rain Affair wins hard Carrington
- Trainer Joe Pride has let fly after Rain Affair's Carrington Stakes win saying he almost scratched him because of the rock hard track at Warwick Farm.
- Catapulted fires in Standish Handicap
- An explosive turn of foot by Standish Handicap winner Catapulted put him within half a second of the Flemington 1200m record on Monday.
- Kristy Banks suffers spinal injuries
- Jockey Kristy Banks has a tough road ahead after suffering serious spinal injuries in a fall at Toowoomba on Saturday night.
- Hoylonny earns shot at carnival features
- Chris Waller flags Hoylonny as an autumn Group One prospect after he begins his campaign in winning fashion at Warwick Farm.
- Unchain My Heart wins Bagot Handicap
- Unchain My Heart has won the Bagot Handicap at Flemington to put herself in line for a tilt at the Launceston Cup next month.
- Ravenous Lass eats up Flemington track
- Stepehn Baster happy to have stepped aside for claiming apprentice Jake Duffy after RAcenous Lass wins at Flemington.
- Weld hoping for smooth Passage
- Rite Of Passage, one time favourite for the 2010 Melbourne Cup, is in training with Dermot Weld eyeing another Ascot Gold Cup win.
- Return trip to Auckland for Rawiller
- Nash Rawiller has had a big day out in Auckland and hopes to return for the country's richest race later this month.
- Chicharita emerges as Oaks hopeful
- Chicharita boosted her chances of contesting the Australian Oaks during the Sydney autumn with victory in the Royal Stakes in Auckland.
- Waller has three runners in Tatts Cup
- Straight Albert and Wazn are equal favourites for the City Tattersall's Cup at Wariwck Farm with King Lionheart close on their heels.
- Atomic a Force in New Zealand
- Atomic Force has won his second Group One race on Sunday at Ellerslie, after a tardy start and four-wide run in transit.
- Heat forces time changes at Flemington
- Race times have been brought forward at Flemington on Monday due to a revised forecast of 40 degrees in Melbourne.
- James may have Silent Achiever in Sydney
- Silent Achiever emerged a clear-cut winner in the Group Two Championship Stakes, sprinting from a midfield spot to win at Ellerslie.
- Force ready to rock in Standish
- Consistent sprinter Rocking Force is set to bounce back to winning form in the Standish Handicap at Flemington after a tiring Adelaide trip.
- Top Drop on path to Millions
- Top Drop has solid credentials going into Monday's Carrington Stakes at Warwick Farm but trainer Gerald Ryan admits Rain Affair will be hard to beat.
- McCoy hoping for early return
- Champion British jumps jockey Tony McCoy hopes to defy predictions and be back riding soon after breaking ribs in a fall last week.
- Moonee Valley record for General Truce
- General Truce runs a Moonee Valley track record of 55.28 seconds over 955m to win the ninth heat of the 55-second Challenge.
- Zuma Roc wins feature at Moonee Valley
- From last to first, Zuma Roc wins the New Years Eve Classic Final at Moonee Valley to earn a start in the Tasmanian Derby.
- Repousser in frame for Blue Diamond start
- Two-year-old Repousser has scored a solid debut win at Moonee Valley to be in contention for the rich Blue Diamond Stakes in February.
- Punch On to chase MM Guineas
- Punch On's win at Doomben on Saturday gives trainer Peter Balzen hope he can claim his biggest success on his home track on Magic Millions day.
- New Day Rising wins for Schofield
- Father knows best as Glyn Schofield takes the reins from his son Chad and steers New Day Rising to a comfortable win at Rosehill.
- Heathcote blasts handicappers
- Trainer Rob Heathcote was far from happy with the handicappers after his mare Fillydelphia went down in a photo-finish to Kontiki Park at Doomben.
- Berry chasing back-to-back MMs
- Sydney jockey Tommy Berry looks a chance of getting a memorable 21st birthday present in the $2 million Magic Millions after Driefontein's win on Saturday.
- No race at Doomben after fall
- Tears flowed freely at Doomben on Saturday when old gelding Secrets Untold had to be put down and the race called off.
- Amorino on target for Magic Millions
- Trainer Gerald Ryan will attack the Magic Millions Classic with added confidence following the win of Amorino at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Two on the trot for Alma's Fury
- Trainer Paul Murray intends restricting Alma's Fury to shorter distances this campaign after he scored his second win on the trot at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Playaction in well-desrved win
- Sunshine Coast trainer David People is sweating on underrated gelding Playaction earning a start in the Magic Millions Stayers Cup after his Doomben win.
- Eurell's French connection at the Valley
- Cox Plate-winning trainer Greg Eurell will have the French connection at Moonee Valley on Saturday night with two runners in the New Year's Eve Classic.
- Aquatorial on track for MM Guineas
- While his sights are set firmly on the Magic Millions Guineas in two weeks time trainer Ron Macrae would be happy to see Aquatorial win at Doomben.
- McNair still keen on Mustard
- Gosford trainer John McNair will have years of experience with him at Rosehill on Saturday in the shape of Mustard, 14, and nine-year-old River Jordan.
- Hollowlea primed for Standish upset
- Co-trainer Terry O'Sullivan is hoping Hollowlea can continue the recent run of long-priced winners in the Standish Handicap at Flemington on Monday.
- Birchley upbeat about Snipzu
- Liam Birchley says Snipzu can bounce back into Magic Millions favour with a strong performance in Saturday's BJ McLachlan Stakes at Doomben.
- Pied A Terre after three from three
- The Peter Snowden-trained Pied A Terre will be out maintain his unbeaten record when he takes on older horses for the first time at Moonee Valley.
- Safusa new favourite for MM Guineas
- Combat Kitty has been ruled out of the Magic Millions Guineas due to injury with Safusa promoted to favouritism on Thursday.
- Griffiths wants a bit of luck for Cascabel
- Cascabel is the unluckiest horse in Robbie Griffiths' stable and the Cranbourne trainer is hoping that will change in Monday's Standish Handicap.
- Single chasing four wins from seven starts
- Trainer Craig Carmody is taking a kid-gloves approach with lightly-raced four-year-old Single and it could pay off again at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Mr Unforgettable to star for Moses
- Kevin Moses is looking to Saturday's Rosehill runner Mr Unforgettable to help him rebuild his stable which has been reduced by two-thirds.
- Trainers express concerns over trials
- A lack of city barrier trials for juveniles means the Peter Snowden-trained Persecution will make his debut at Moonee Valley without being seen in public.
- Bluey to go out a winner
- Trainer Norm Hilton is hoping he hasn't gone to the well once too often with Carry Me Bluey who will be spelled after Saturday's Bernborough Handicap.
- McMahon given free rein on Easy Running
- Trainer Desleigh Forster won't tie stand-in jockey Ric McMahon down with any set pre-race instructions on Easy Running in Saturday's Vo Rogue Plate.
- Eight Bills in tough Carrington test
- Gary Portelli and his Carrington Stakes contender Eight Bills are both showing confidence ahead of Monday's speed test at Warwick Farm.
- Confusion as Betfair suspend market
- Betfair has declared all bets cancelled after a technical error allowed odds of 28-1 to be traded in running on the favourite in a race at Leopardstown.
- Heathcote rapt in Tomboy
- Premier trainer Rob Heathcote is rapt in four-year-old mare Tomboy who will be chasing her seventh win at just her 12th start at Doomben on Saturday.
- Southern Skye to resume on Saturday
- Problem plagued stakeswinning gelding Southern Skye is set to make another racetrack return at Rosehill on Saturday after a year on the sidelines.
- Zedi Knight still a chance to back up
- Zedi Knight is likely to back up in the Standish Handicap at Flemington after pulling up so well from his Christmas Stakes win at Caulfield on Boxing Day.
- Officials confident Geelong will be right
- The Geelong Racing Club is confident it will hold its meeting next Wednesday after remedial work is carried out on its track following Boxing Day hiccup.
- Big, dumb Firestorm hits Eagle Farm
- Trainer Robert Heathcote describes Firestorm as a "big, dumb bugger" but the three-year-old showed he could gallop with his win at Eagle Farm.
- New Year's cheer for Boynton
- Bendigo trainer Peter Boynton is ready to party for the second year in a row with La Bella Roo whose last win was at Moonee Valley on New Year's Eve.
- Volksraad dies at Windsore Park
- Eight time champion New Zealand sire Volksraad has died from injuries sustained in a paddock accident at Windsor Park Stud.
- Step back for New Day Rising
- Trainer Gary Portelli has lowered the bar for New Day Rising who drops back to an open handicap at Rosehill after running in the Group Two Villiers Stakes.
- Ulundi wins Lord Stakes
- Western Australian apprentice Damian Lane's move to Victoria paid off at Mornington on Tuesday when he landed the Listed Lord Stakes on local Ulundi.
- Kontiki out to atone for Villiers defeat
- Gai Waterhouse's consistent galloper Kontiki Park will be given the chance to atone for his Villiers Stakes defeat in the Bernborough Handicap at Doomben.
- Kitty ready for MM combat
- Combat Kitty was runner-up to Karuta Queen in this year's Magic Millions 2YO Classic and is out to go one better in next month's Guineas on the Gold Coast.
- Ryan to stay at home with Amorino
- Trainer Gerald Ryan has elected to stay at home at Rosehill on Saturday instead of going to Brisbane with Magic Millions contender Amorino.
- Lamasery's career on hold
- Warwick Farm trainer David Vandyke has revealed Group One-placed stayer Lamasery has a career-threatening arthritic condition which requires a long spell.
- Waller out to revive Fundido's MM hopes
- Trainer Chris Waller hasn't given up on the Magic Millions chances of Fundido despite the boom colt's defeat as odds-on favourite on Boxing Day.
- Kauto Star wins record fifth King George
- Champion jumper Kauto Star has won a record fifth King George VI Stakes at the age of 11 to cement his claims as the best of the decade.
- Shez Sinsational takes out Zabeel Classic
- Shez Sinsational beat out the competition to win the Zabeel Classic at Ellerslie, and her trainer has the Melbourne Cup in his sights.
- Planet Rock wins Eight Carat Classic
- Planet Rock has taken out the Eight Carat Classic at Ellerslie, beating Xanadu and Dowager Queen in the Group Two feature for fillies.
- Yulalona wins Summer Cup for Snowden
- Yulalona has lived up to his early staying form with a decisive victory in the Listed Summer Cup over 2400 metres at Rosehill on Monday.
- Zedi Knight wins Christmas Stakes
- Speedster Zedi Knight has taken his earning past the half milllion dollar mark with a welcome return to form in the Christmas Stakes at Caulfield.
- Waller lauds Cassidy after winning double
- Premier trainer Chris Waller has extolled the talents of veteran Jim Cassidy after the pair combined for a winning double at Monday's Rosehill meeting.
- Viking Hero on Cup trial at Mornington
- A Tasmanian Cups campaign is on the radar for Viking Hero if he can return to form in Tuesday's Lord Stakes at Mornington.
- Duffy scores late Christmas present
- Apprentice Jake Duffy has claimed his first Melbourne metropolitan win after getting a call-up from trainer Clinton McDonald to ride Looklook.
- Zoomania wins for Moody and Nolen
- Peter Moody has put a tried and true method to the test with Zoomania, an easy winner at Caulfield on Monday over 2000 metres.
- Epaulette joins Darley autumn team
- Epaulette, a half brother to triple Group One winner Helmet, has made an impressive debut at Rosehill with trainer Peter Snowden looking to autumn riches.
- Biggles likely starter in Vo Rogue
- Queensland's leading Magic Millions Guineas hope, Biggles, is now a likely starter in the Group Three Vo Rogue Plate at Doomben on Saturday.
- Fundido to stake MM claims
- Chris Waller is hoping to have just his second Magic Millions runner in Fundido, who takes the next step towards that goal at Rosehill on Monday.
- Quinton sets Monton sights high
- Ron Quinton has his sights set high with Villiers Stakes winner Monton who will be aimed at the Doncaster Mile after a short break.
- Arnold to combine with Periduki
- Trainer Todd Balfour is delighted to have Steven Arnold aboard prolific winner Periduki who is topweight in the $100,000 Listed Chritmas Stakes.
- Moody to have Sydney base
- Peter Moody, the trainer of champion Black Caviar, will have a satellite stable in Sydney from January after being granted stables at Rosehill.
- Cassidy scouting for Summer loot
- Jockey Jim Cassidy will chase his fifth victory in the Group Three Summer Cup when he reunites with Scouting Wide at Rosehill on Monday.
- McCoy says Long Run can endure
- Champion jockey Tony McCoy will be watching the Kign George Chase from the sidelines and expects Long Run's younger legs to prevail over Kauto Star.
- My Destiny gives Ford a second Lough Neagh
- My Destiny claimed the first leg of a big Queensland double with a narrow win in Listed Lough Neagh Stakes at Doomben on Saturday.
- Soft Sand in soft win to stay unbeaten
- Trainer Colin Little believes he has a very smart filly on his hands in the unbeaten Soft Sand who will be aimed towards the Group Two Angus Armanasco Stakes.
- Tiger forces Pride into rethink
- Tiger Tees' gritty victory at Canterbury on Saturday has forced trainer Joe Pride to rethink his plans for the progressive sprinter.
- Scarf off to Dubai after Sandown win
- The Peter Snowden-trained Scarf, an impressive winner of the second summer championship heat, will race in suitable ratings events in Dubai early next year.
- Rosie does it again
- Consistent mare Rosie's reward made it two wins on the trot and took her record to seven successes from 15 starts at Canterbury on Saturday.
- Kavangh coy about Millions for Alezan
- Mark Kavanagh was guarded about a Magic Million Classic start for talented filly Alezan Thunder despite her easy Dash For Cash win at Sandown.
- Emotions flow from Laura Cheshire
- Gold Coast jockey Laura Cheshire makes most of rare city opportunity to win at Doomben after breaking her neck in a fall at Ipswich 12 months ago.
- Williams to fly the Australian flag again
- Craig Williams has been selected to represent Australia against the world's best in the Meydan Masters International Jockeys Challenge in Dubai.
- Happy after seventh win for the season
- Horsham trainer Mick Clark continues to enjoy the ride with Let's Be Happy, Victoria's most successful racehorse so far this season with six wins.
- Cascabel's hoof on the till
- Robbie Griffiths is happy with the condition of Cascabel and is optimistic he can make up for some near misses with a win in the Christmas Stakes.
- Nextanix out to atone in Summer Cup
- The consistent Kerry Parker-trained four-year-old Nextanix will be out to atone for his second in the Christmas Cup in Monday's Summer Cup at Rosehill.
- Statistics can mislead says Gollan
- Trainer Tony Gollan believes statistics don't always tell the tale as he looks to win the Listed Lough Neagh Stakes with Listen Son or Spirit Of Boom.
- Rod Craig on a roll this summer
- Warwick Farm trainer Rod Craig will have four representatives at Canterbury on Saturday as he attempts to keep his off-season momentum rolling.
- Oforawesome could be Tassie-bound
- Promising stayer Oforawesome is one of two or three horses trainer Mick Kent is looking at taking to Tasmania for the Hobart and Launceston Cups.
- Stamina test for Veyron in Zabeel Classic
- Cambridge galloper Veyron is the joint favourite for the weight-for-age Zabeel Classic (2000m) at Ellerslie in Auckland on Boxing Day.
- Freedman to test Sydney waters
- Anthony Freedman will have his first Sydney runners as a trainer when he saddles up two gallopers at Canterbury on Saturday.
- Heinrich after third Magic Millions runner
- Trainer Gillian Heinrich hoping Lord Lonhro or Pure Reality can claim her third Magic Millions Classic spot at Doomben on Saturday.
- Magic Millions continue to sponsor Wyong
- The continued success of the Wyong Magic Millions day has led to the thoroughbred sales company extending its relationship with the club for five years.
- Cellarmaster to shout Xmas drinks
- Cellarmaster, who beat NZ star Jimmy Choux three times as a two-year-old, is out to claim his second win in Australia in the Christmas Stakes.
- Upset win in Wyong Classic
- General Nediym debutante Hoss Amor has emerged as a leading contender for the $2 million Magic Millions on the Gold Coast after her lead-up win at Wyong.
- Full Peal on Summer Cup mission
- Emerging stayer Full Peal will be out to give the Victorians a clean sweep of Sydney's summer Cups when he heads to Rosehill on Boxing Day.
- Cassidy back in action at Canterbury
- Top jockey Jim Cassidy is hoping to hit the ground running when he returns from a five week suspension to ride at Canterbury.
- Natural Destiny's record safe
- Forster rules out an attempt to make a clean sweep of the summer series with Adebisi if the sprinter wins the Listed Lough Neagh Stakes at Doomben.
- Harpers bizarre behaviour
- The Peter Snowden stable is confident the antics of Exceed And Excel filly Harpers who bolted and was scratched at Flemington won't be repeated.
- Quinton to keep momentum rolling
- Trainer Ron Quinton is hoping stable apprentice Sam Clipperton can guide Liechtenstein to an overdue win at Canterbury on Saturday.
- Hall can't believe his good fortune
- Essington and Hussonator will start for trainer Troy Hall who is eyeing a Magic Millions Classic start with Love Laughing after Doomben on Saturday.
- Shinn rides a winner on first day back
- Blake Shinn has made a successful comeback to race riding after serving his time for a betting offence and recovering from a broken leg.
- Stewards will not appeal Rodder decision
- Victorian stewards will not appeal a decision to overturn a six-week suspension they issued to apprentice Talia Rodder on a handling charge.
- Hansen to go mining after losing appeal
- Trainer Darryl Hansen has lost his final appeal against a six-month disqualification and will look for work in the mining industry.
- Hayes' rebuilding continues apace
- David Hayes is in a rebuilding phase at his new property at Euroa in Victoria and believes his team will continue to pick up momentum this season.
- Youthful Jack breaks losing streak
- Multiple stakes winner Youthful Jack recaptured some of his old spark to land an overdue victory at Wyong on Wednesday.
- Ahrens' reputation grows at Eagle Farm
- Trainer Ben Ahrens reputation as a trainer of stayers continues to grow following Underthebonnet's win at Eagle Farm on Wednesday.
- Billing solid ahead of Summer Cup
- Trainer Craig Ritchie believes Solid Billing is ready to show his best in the Summer Cup even though he missed his major lead-up run.
- Key gear change for Onthelookout
- Dual stakes placegetter Onthelookout will have a key gear change to spark him into action for his first-up task at Canterbury on Saturday.
- Conners, Singleton to chase more Millions
- The trainer-owner combination of Clarry Conners and John Singleton will chase another Magic Millions victory with juvenile filly Dear Demi.
- Rezoning at Warwick Farm approved
- Improvements to Warwick Farm are a step closer after approval by Liverpool City Council for the rezoning of two areas of land at the precinct.
- One TCO2 charge against Riley dismissed
- A claim that toxins from mouldy corn may have affected an elevated TCO2 reading has led to one of two charges against trainer Mark Riley being dismissed.
- Firejet after city success
- Firejet has risen sharply in the ratings since winning the Traralgon Cup and Dean Binaissse now faces the challenge of winning a city race with him.
- Bowman booking a boost for Frozen Rope
- Promising galloper Frozen Rope will have the services of leading hoop Hugh Bowman when he steps out in city grade for the first time at Canterbury.
- Randwick redevelopment to begin
- The redevelopment of Randwick Racecourse as a multi purpose facility will begin in earnest following the appointment of a building contractor.
- Trainer after instant Sandown success
- Leading picnic jockey Adam Bodey believes the time is right for Gold Viper to come to town and try to win a city race at the trainer's first attempt.
- Mr Tipsy to brighten Baker's summer
- Bjorn Baker his looking to Group One placegetter Mr Tipsy to give his fledgling Sydney stable a lift with a winning performance in the Summer Cup.
- McEvoy back after Railway Stakes ban
- Kerrin McEvoy will return to race riding after suspension with a strong book at Wyong which includes a pick-up ride in the $200,000 feature race.
- Karakatsanis sweats on Lough Neagh ballot
- Sydney trainer Con Karakatsanis faces another anxious wait before promising sprinter My Destiny is a confirmed runner in the Lough Neagh Stakes.
- Wood ponders gear change for Sizzling
- Trainer Kelso Wood is toying with a gear change for Sizzling in the Group Three BJ McLachlan Stakes at Doomben on Saturday week.
- Sons Of God to be part of the MM cast
- Trainer Rob Heathcote won't have runners in the two Magic Mililons features next month but hopes Sons Of God will be part of his carnival team.
- Corporate bookmaker to sponsor Cox Plate
- Sportingbet Australia will be the naming rights sponsor of the Cox Plate for the next five years in a new multi-million dollar deal with the MVRC.
- So You Think siblings to be sold
- There will be two chances to purchase a relative of So You Think next year with a three-quarter brother offered in New Zealand and a brother in Sydney.
- Wayne Rooney buys racehorse
- Wayne Rooney has joined Manchester United teammate Michael Owen as a racehorse owner after buying a yearling to be trained by Tom Dascombe.
- Star Of Octagonal to return at Canterbury
- Star Of Octagonal has convinced Todd Howlett he is ready to resume at Canterbury on Saturday after contesting an important Newcastle barrier trial.
- New Year plans take shape for Pfieffer.
- Trainer David Pfieffer is hoping Safusa runs to expectations at Wyong to confirm he is on target for next month's Magic Millions carnival.
- Pressday to race on in the United States
- Pressday, once a high-profile member of Chris Waller's all-conquering team, has been sent to the United States in a bid to revive his racing career.
- Blood count to decide Grand Duels start
- Byron Cozamanis, fresh from his success with The Soldier, will try for back-to-back wins in the Christmas Stakes with stable star Grand Duels.
- Dunoola Lodge – A Place of Difference
- Dunoola Lodge is a “new” purpose built thoroughbred property situated on the Logan River on the outskirts of Beaudesert in Queensland specializing in Breaking, Pre Training, Spelling , Sale Preparation and Rehabilitation.
- Qld Derby winner set to debut for Pride
- Sydney trainer Joe Pride will use a modest midweek race as a starting point for new stable recruit, the 2009 Queensland Derby winner Court Ruler.
- Waller short on Summer Cup runners
- Despite his enviable record in Sydney's staying races, trainer Chris Waller could find himself without a runner in the Summer Cup.
- Frankel and Cecil light up the year
- Frankel stood head and shoulders above the rest in Europe in 2011 with his Group One feats a triumph for popular trainer Sir Henry Cecil.
- Williams wins Japanese Group One
- Australian jockey Craig Williams has won Japan's premier race for juveniles just a week after taking the Hong Kong Vase on Dunaden.
- Rawiller escapes serious injury in fall
- Brad Rawiller has been discharged from hospital after a fall at Ballarat on Sunday when he was catapulted high in the air by his bucking mount.
- Streama and Doctor Doom target the autumn
- Guy Walter-trained Group One winning stablemates Doctor Doom and Streama are well advanced in their preparation for autumn riches.
- Southern Speed to be set for Sydney
- Adelaide trainer Leon Macdonald will be out to further enhance his impressive Sydney autumn carnival record with star mare Southern Speed.
- Forster faces dilemma with Adebisi
- Trainer Desleigh Forster will be tempted to chase a clean sweep of the Doomben Summer series if Adebisi wins the Lough Neagh Stakes.
- Perth Cup on agenda for Elusive King
- Leading trainer Peter Moody is considering sending in-form four-year-old Elusive King west for the Group Two Perth Cup at Ascot on December 31.
- Here De Angels for Carrington
- Here De Angels has put his past behind him with trainer Wendy Roche looking forward to a problem free campaign for the talented sprinter.
- Buck's on the money at Ascot
- Big Buck's has won his 14th hurdle race in a row as he continues his mission to establish a National hunt record for the longest winning streak.
- Four winners to Bowman at Warwick Farm
- Hugh Bowman has celebrated a four timer at Warwick Farm including a feature double on the heels of a treble at Canterbury on Friday night.
- Melham outed over protest race
- Ben Melham has been suspended for 15 meetings after pleading guilty to careless riding on The Big Steel who lost the Comic Court Handicap on protest.
- The Soldier quick on grass too
- Northern Territory sprinter The Soldier chalked up win number 23 and his 20th at the 1000m trip when he was too speedy for his rivals in the Red Tempo Hcp.
- Clipperton happy for Quinton and Bowman
- Apprentice Sam Clipperton was replaced on Saturday's Villiers Stakes winner Monton but was still happy for Ron Quinton and Hugh Bowman.
- Biggles wins Listed Gold Edition
- Biggles burst into Magic Millions Guineas contention after claiming the Listed Gold Edition Plate at Eagle Farm on protest.
- Feature double to Bowman
- Hugh Bowman has claimed the two feature races on the Warwick Farm program including the Villiers Stakes for his old boss Ron Quinton.
- Dual Chamber ends drought in Just Now
- Dual Chamber ended a frustrating runs of losses to win the Listed Just Now Quality at Eagle Farm on Saturday.
- News Alert too sharp at the Farm
- Warwick Farm trainer Joe Pride's ability to rejuvenate tried horses was evident again at Warwick Farm on Saturday when News Alert won the Razor Sharp.
- Singapore-bound Baster to the fore
- Stephen Baster celebrated the news he has been contracted to the Singapore Turf Club for six months from mid-January with a narrow win aboard Shezaten.
- Permit breaks Australian duck
- Former French stayer Permit has broken through for his first Australian win at Warwick Farm and trainer Chris Waller will lift the bar higher.
- Magic Millions betting turned upside down
- The defeats of Sizzling and Snipzu at Eagle Farm has thrown markets into disarray for next month's $2 million Magic Millions Classic at the Gold Coast.
- Diamond Earth does it again
- Trainer Anthony Cummings looks to have a promising type in juvenile filly Diamond Earth who led all the way to win at Warwick Farm on Saturday.
- Albert in Villiers consolation win
- Straight Albert was only third reserve for Saturday's Villiers Stakes but scored a consolation win in a support race when he didn't make the feature.
- Daymo earns autumn mission
- Promising gelding Daymo was having just his sixth start when he moved closer to a place on trainer Chris Waller's autumn team with his win on Saturday.
- Price aims Samaready for Blue Diamond
- Mick Price believes Flemington debut winner Samaready is an ideal type for a crack at the Group One $1 million Blue Diamomd Stakes at Caulfield.
- Jugahlation at Flemington not the Farm
- Trainer David Brideoake intends to give specialist wet tracker Jugahlation a light preparation of only two runs before setting him for a winter campaign.
- Steel set to make it three from three
- Mornington trainer Matt Laurie is confident he has The Big Steel is in the right condition to maintain his unbeaten at Flemington.
- Stephen Baster to ride in Singapore
- Stephen Baster is the latest Australian jockey to take up a contract to ride in Singapore, following in the footsteps of premiership winner Noel Callow.
- Thompson declares hand for Magic Millions
- Patinack Farm trainer John Thompson has declared Sookie and Aronson as the stable's leading Magic Millions hopes to be unveiled at Eagle Farm.
- Adams gives Keepsake a Villiers chance
- Apprentice Josh Adams hopes to make it back-to-back wins for junior riders in Saturday's Group Two Villiers Stakes at Warwick Farm.
- Ollie Vollie coming home to the Farm
- Veteran sprinter Ollie Vollie returns to Warwick Farm for Saturday's Razor Sharp Handicap after a long absence from his former home track.
- Voigts in rare Melbourne foray
- The father and son training partnership of Neville and Christopher Voigt are hoping for a change of luck in Melbourne with De Dozen Stars at Flemington.
- Rocket To Glory warms up for MM Guineas
- Star north Queensland three-year-old Rocket To Glory is poised to give Mackay trainer John Manzelmann another big payday at Eagle Farm.
- Dual Chamber to answer critics in Just Now
- Trainer Rex Lipp believes cricitism of Dual Chamber being a non-winner is harsh and hopes the mare can shed the tag in the Just Now Quality at Eagle Farm.
- Inglis race Series At Moonee Valley & Warwick Farm
- The $2.6m Inglis Race Series headlines meetings at Moonee Valley and Warwick Farm this weekend offering lucrative prizemoney for both two-year-old and three-year-old nominated graduates of Inglis Yearlings Sales.
- Diablo Rosso decision set for Tuesday
- The RAD Board will on Tuesday hand down its decision over the Mark Riley-trained Diablo Rosso returning an elevated TCO2 reading in August.
- Shinn back at Sandown on Wednesday
- Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Blake Shinn says he's faced up to his gambling issues ahead of his comeback to race riding next week.
- Viva's unconventional road to Villiers
- Five-year-old mare Viva Las has taken an unusual path to Saturday's Villiers Stakes - via the Snake Gully Cup at Gundagai.
- Newcastle gets thumbs up
- A return to racing at Newcastle is a step closer after the refurbished course proper stood up to a series of track gallops on Thursday.
- Warwick Farm drying out
- Drying weather in Sydney has led to the unlikely possibility that Saturday's Group Two Villiers Stakes at Warwick Farm could be run on a firm track.
- Choice to chase better-class autumn events
- Alister Clark Stakes runner-up Coldens Choice will have a let-up after Saturday and trainer Greg Eurell is hopeful there is a good race him in the autumn.
- Little Critter shows big motor
- Group One winners Atomic Force and Gold Trail were forced to share the Warwick Farm barrier trial spotlight on Thursday with two-year-old Little Critter.
- Biggles to continue march to Millions
- Trainer Noel Doyle believes Biggles can continue his march towards Magic Millions Guineas glory in the Listed Gold Edition Plate at Eagle Farm on Saturday.
- Bush sprinter looks Sharp
- Country-trained Jest Crewsin' gets his chance to win over 1200m for the first time in six tries when he contests Saturday's $100,000 Razor Sharp Handicap.
- Birchley warns Snipzu is vulnerable
- Trainer Liam Birchley believes top Magic Millions hope Snipzu could be vulnerable when she returns in the Calaway Gal Stakes at Eagle Farm on Saturday.
- O'Shea after third Villiers
- The Group Two Villiers Stakes is a special race for trainer John O'Shea who will be trying to win it for a third time on Saturday with Lightinthenite.
- Shamekha's son to give Nursery a shake
- Gai Waterhouse has high hopes for well-bred colt De Shamekh who will have his first start in the Inglis Nursery at Warwick Farm on Saturday.
- 2012 Inglis Melbourne Premier Catalogue Online
- The catalogue for the next Inglis Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale , the source of undefeated Australian Horse of the Year Black Caviar and South African Horse of the Year Igugu, is now available online.
- John Messara to head Racing NSW board
- Breeding supremo John Messara will head the new seven person board of Racing NSW announced by racing minister George Souris on Wednesday.
- Lane one out of one for Kavanagh
- Apprentice Damian Lane, having his first ride for trainer Mark Kavanagh, made it a winning one aboard Caulfield specialist Cat's Pyjamas.
- Humble start for blueblood
- Gai Waterhouse will have a rare starter at Queanbeyan on Thursday when regally bred filly Lobster makes her debut.
- Westsouthwest for Tasmanian Derby
- Robert Smerdon intends to bide his time with Westsouthwest who will be aimed at the Tasmanian Derby after showing staying promise at Caulfield.
- Day of firsts for Toowoomba girls
- Toowoomba apprentice Brooke Richardson and trainer Deborah Handford celebrate first city winners at Doomben on Wednesday.
- Ortensia's NZ trip off
- Plans for Ortensia to tackle two Group One sprints in New Zealand have been shelved after a virus forced her to miss vital work.
- Crucial test for Newcastle track
- The first step towards the reopening of the Newcastle track will be taken on Thursday when several horses work on the refurbished course proper.
- Weather key to Stratana in sprint
- Progressive sprinter Stratana will be out to deliver trainer Paul Perry a third win in the Razor Sharp Handicap at Warwick Farm on Saturday.
- Periduki in first VIctoria start
- Trainer Todd Balfour says he is fortunate to have prolific winner Periduki as a new addition to his stable and is hoping the horse can win the Red Tempo Hcp.
- Kelly wants a dry track on Saturday
- Les Kelly wants a dry track ahead of Skating On Ice's bid to win her first black-type race in the Listed Just Now Quality at Eagle Farm on Saturday.
- Clipperton to ride Tindal in Villiers
- Apprentice Sam Clipperton combined with his master Ron Quinton for his first stakes win but the pair will be rivals in Saturday's Villiers Stakes.
- Rapid Redux makes it 21 on the trot
- Rapid Redux notched his 21st victory in a row at Laurel on Tuesday and in so doing equalled the mighty Citation's calendar year tally of 19 wins.
- Melbourne December Thoroughbred Sale this Friday
- Boosted by an additional 65 supplementary entries the 2011 Inglis Melbourne December Thoroughbred Sale will be held this Friday December 16.
- Kitty's MM campaign a minimum of fuss
- Warwick Farm trainer Matthew Smith will keep the Magic Millions Guineas preparation of the early favourite Combat Kitty to a minimum.
- Millions favourites to race on Saturday
- Queenslanders Sizzling and Snipzu have been rated one-two in opening markets on next month's Magic Millions Classic at the Gold Coast.
- Time running out for Sacred Kingdom
- Four-time Hong Kong Horse of the Year winner Sacred Kingdom looks to be getting closer to retirement after running the worst race of his career on Sunday.
- Cropp gets one-month suspended sentence
- Jockey Lisa Cropp has received a one-month suspended sentence after testing positive to the banned substance Zopiclone on Oaks day.
- Atomic Force to trial on Thursday
- Sydney's big wet has forced the postponement of Tuesday's Warwick Farm barrier trials until Thursday when New Zealand-bound Atomic Force will run.
- Manawanui to stay in Sydney
- Golden Rose winner Manawanui will stay in Sydney in the autumn and chase the Group One double of the Randwick Guineas and Doncaster.
- Cathy Hains joins TBV board
- Cathy Hains, who owns and runs the successful Burnewang North breeding property, has been elected to the Thoroughbred Breeders Victoria board.
- Walter sweating on Villiers run for Albert
- The switch of Saturday's Villiers Stakes from Randwick to Warwick Farm has local trainer Guy Walter concerned Straight Albert could miss a start.
- Sadler to have first city ride
- Apprentice Tom Sadler, son of top Flemington trainer John Sadler, will take his first city mount on Wednesday after riding 15 out-of-town winners.
- Buck's adds fizz to Long Walk Hurdle
- Champion jumper Big Buck's is among nine entries as he aims for his third successive Long Walk Hurdle victory at Ascot on Saturday.
- Dream swansong for The Tatling
- Fourteen-year-old The Tatling has ended his stellar career as a winner at Wolverhampton at his 176th start with the 2004 King's Stand his biggest success.
- Sell In May a possibility for NZ race.
- The John Sadler-trained Sell In May will either go to New Zealand for the Karaka Millions or stay at home for the Blue Diamond Preview for fillies.
- Lisa Cropp to face positive swab inquiry
- Lisa Cropp is hoping a doctor's letter prescibing medication for insomnia will clear her after she tested positive on VRC Oaks Day.
- Return to racing at Kilmore delayed
- Racing at Kilmore in country Victoria has been put on hold to allow the track time to consolidate after recent repair work.
- Trackwork to decide Patinack team
- A decision on how many Patinack Farm youngsters will line up at Eagle Farm will be made after trainer John Thompson assesses the merit of their trackwork.
- Solid Billing cleared for Villiers start
- Solid Billing will try to get his Summer Cup bid back on track when he runs in Saturday's Group Two Villiers Stakes at Warwick Farm.
- The Soldier right for Red Tempo
- Trainer Byron Cozamanis says prolific winner The Soldier has recovered from a recent setback and is ready for Saturday's Red Tempo Handicap.
- Sydney rain a boost for Melbourne mudlark
- Melbourne trainer Clinton McDonald wants more rain in Sydney in the lead-up to Villiers Stakes day as he plots a first-up win with Second Effort.
- Signor Socks in long-shot win
- Signor Socks gave Kilmore trainer Kate Goodrich a welcome change of luck when he won at Moonee Valley, his first victory in more than two years.
- Jimmy Choux unplaced in Hong Kong
- New Zealander Jimmy Choux, a winner on both sides of the Tasman, has finished out of the money in the rich Hong Kong Mile at Sha Tin.
- Farley's numbers have grown
- Being a Group One trainer has made life a lot busier for Steve Farley who is preparing youngsters as he awaits Sincero's return.
- Circle The Globe in all the way win
- Danny Nikolic believes former head case Circle The Globe is starting to live up to the promise she showed him earlier in her career.
- Chad Schofield to ride in Villiers
- Star apprentice Chad Schofield has retained the ride on New Day Rising in the Group Two VIlliers Stakes at Warwick Farm on Saturday.
- Dunaden adds HK triumph to Melbourne Cup
- Melbourne Cup winner Dunaden has won the Hong Kong International Vase at Sha Tin with Cup runner-up Red Cadeaux third.
- Millions bid delayed for Sunset Affair
- Sunset Affair will bypass Eagle Farm on Saturday and will bid to become trainer Gillian Heinrich's third Magic Millions runner in the B J McLachlan Stakes
- Aeronautical set to fly high
- Trainer Lionel Cohen is keen to give the up-and-coming Aeronautical a head start on his autumn rivals and has earmarked a return in January.
- Patrick Valenzuela announces retirement
- American jockey Patrick Valenzuela has announced his retirement after a 33 year career derailed at times by his problems with substance abuse.
- Hannon sets yet another record
- Champion British trainer Richard Hannon has set a new mark of 217 winners on the Flat for a calendar year after success at Wolverhampton.
- Forster scores biggest win
- Trainer Desleigh Forster scored the biggest win of her career when spring discovery Adebisi made it two from two this campaign in the George Moore Stakes.
- Adams rides a Saturday winner
- Apprentice Josh Adams has ridden his first Saturday city winner since returning from a five-month ban on drug-related charges.
- Sea Galleon wins Christmas Cup
- Emerging Victorian stayer Sea Galleon has lived up to his pre-race hype with a determined victory in the Christmas Cup at Rosehill.
- Translation wards off retirement
- Veteran sprinter Translastion has staved off retirement and earned a shot at the Standish Handicap with his win at Flemington on Saturday.
- Bennett lands first Brisbane winner
- Scone trainer Greg Bennett made a successful hit-and-run visit with Charm's Honour to win the Listed Mode Plate at Doomben on Saturday.
- New Day Rising wins for Portelli
- New Day Rising has done his Villiers Stakes chances no harm with victory at Rosehill just seven days before the Group Two summer feature.
- Werribee abandoned after storm
- Werribee's first race meeting in nine months lasted just two races before a severe thunderstorm forced its cancellation.
- Another import wins for Waller
- Premier Sydney trainer Chris Waller's success with European imports keeps on rolling on with Titbit a winner at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Clark a Happy man after mare wins again
- Let's Be Happy became the most prolific winner in Victoria this season when she landed her sixth success of the term at Flemington.
- Hall laughing all the way to Millions
- Trainer Troy Hall's decision not to sell Love Laughing paid off handsomely when the filly was successful at Doomben on Saturday.
- Shakalaka blooms ahead of Grand National
- After winning the Gold Cup with Long Run, trainer Nicky Henderson is now eyeing off the Grand National with impressive Cheltenham winner Shakalakaboomboom.
- Bello an early winner for Snowden
- Peter Snowden's day at Rosehill started with a win by Bello which helped ease the pain of boom filly Harpers' late scratching at Flemington.
- Proud Barber hails 'wonderful' Denman
- Denman's owner Paul Barber has hailed him as one of the greats after injury forced connections to retire the legendary staying 'chaser.
- Sell In May impressive on debut
- Starcraft filly Sell In May looks to have a bright future judging by her impressive debut win at Flemington on Saturday when she charged home to score.
- Olimpica primed for hat-trick
- Well-bred mare Olimpica, who was almost retired to stud in the spring, is set to complete a hat-trick of wins when she lines up at Moonee Valley.
- From Inspiration to Admiration in HK
- Australian trainer John Moore and jockey Darren Beadman have turned from Inspiration to Admiration on Hong Kong's biggest race day.
- Stablemates looking for double
- Warrnambool co-trainers Bill Wilde and his son Symon looking for a metropolitan double with the in-form Full Peal and Lord Wimble at Flemington.
- France looks strong in Hong Kong
- So You Think's conqueror Cirrus des Aigles represents France in the Hong Kong Cup while Melbourne Cup winner Dunaden is favourite for the Vase,
- Harpers could be a Diamond filly
- Trainer Peter Snowden will get a guide on well bred filly Harpers as a potential Blue Diamond Stakes prospect when she makes her debut at Flemington.
- Payne lured north by prizemoney
- Trainer David Payne will use the Group Three George Moore Stakes as an appetiser to next month's Magic Millions Trophy for Latin News,
- Improving track key to Gazza Guru
- A predicted improvement in the Rosehill track is music to trainer Steve Farley's ears regarding his Christmas Cup contender Gazza Guru.
- Robl reunited with Dealer Principal
- Peter Robl has been enlisted to try to revive the fortunes of Group One winner Dealer Principal who has been struggling for form under big weights.
- Jimmy rocks in Hong Kong
- Australasia's sole representative at Sunday's Hong Kong International meeting, Jimmy Choux, has been battling loneliness in the leadup to the Mile.
- Huxssen faces acid test at Flemington
- Trainer Peter Morgan has threatened to sack stakes winning sprinter Huxssen from his stable if he doesn't regain form at Flemington on Saturday
- Baldwin confident Saraji can bounce back
- Trainer Barry Baldwin is confident Saraji can bounce back from a race injury to win the Listed Mode Plate at Doomben on Saturday.
- City target for bush galloper Sebony
- It took 43 starts over six racing seasons for bush gelding Sebony to tackle city company and now he is coming back for more.
- Nicholls seeking milestone win
- Britain's champion jumps trainer Paul Nicholls is closing in on another milestone of 150 winners at the Cheltenham track, the home of National Hunt racing.
- $15 million boost to Victorian prize money
- An extra $15 million will be allocated to country and city races in Victoria next season with the possibility of further increases to come.
- Kingston Rule dies aged 25
- Kingston Rule, who still holds the track record he set in his 1990 Melbourne Cup victory, has died at Ealing Park northeast of Melbourne.
- Albert's Dubai trip off
- Trainer Chris Waller has abandoned plans to send Albert The Fat to Dubai and the Emirates Stakes winner will now be aimed at the Sydney autumn carnival.
- Cup winner in form for HK succcess
- Melbourne Cup winner Dunaden has pleased trainer Mikel Delzangles in his preparation for Sunday's Hong Kong Vase.
- Ellerton double-handed at Flemington
- Trainer Mat Ellerton says the weather will determine which of his sprint runners, Mr Griswold and That's Not It, has the best chance.
- Cassidy vows to return for Magic Millions
- Jockey Larry Cassidy will be sidelined for up to a month with rib injuries but has vowed to return in time for next month's Magic Millions at the Gold Coast.
- Aldersons' Cup mission after long absence
- Victorian trainers Colin and Cindy Alderson will be out to raid the Sydney prizemoney coffers with Christmas Cup favourite Sea Galleon.
- Rossa ripe for second Bagot Handicap
- Rentarossa, who broke down winning in this year's Bagot Handicap, is working towards landing the feature again in the New Year.
- Scouting Wide out of Christmas Cup
- Trainer Tim Martin has suffered two blows ahead of Saturday's Rosehill meeting with Scouting Wide out of the Christmas Cup and Cindarockinrella scratched.
- Saint to play lone hand in Perth
- The Patinack Farm-owned Saint Encosta will be the only eastern state-trained stayer in the $400,000 Perth Cup on New Year's Eve.
- Weighty issue for Jackpot Queen
- Trainer Matthew Dale is looking at a Victorian sprint program for Jackpot Queen who resumes at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Heinrich taking look and see approach
- Trainer Gillian Heinrich will closely monitor Miliitary Grace's performance on a heavy track before deciding on a Magic Millions Guineas start next month.
- Schofield treble reduces his city claim
- Chad Schofield earned high praise on Wednesday on the day he outrode his 3kg city claim with a treble at Warwick Farm.
- Sons Of God may head to Millions
- Wayne Sayers hopes his decision to send former Victorian Sons Of God to Queensland will culminate in a Magic Millions start at the Gold Coast next month.
- Delaney makes most of Sydney trip
- Taree-based trainer Jim Delaney made a rare trip to Sydney on Wednesday and came away a winner with honest gelding Floral Insight.
- Cropp stood down after drug irregularity
- Lisa Cropp has been stood down pending an inquiry into an irregularity in a urine sample to the prohibited substance Zopiclone.
- Motorised after breakthrough win
- The small field of 10 has convinced trainer John Sadler to give lightly-raced three-year-old Motorised the chance for his first career win on Saturday.
- Jukebox Jury on the mend
- International stayer Jukebox Jury, who suffered a severe leg injury in the Melbourne Cup, is on the road to recovery and could leave Australia next month.
- Let's Be Happy after four straight wins
- Horsham trainer Mick Clark says he and his owners are very proud of Let's Be Happy who goes for four straight city win on Saturday.
- Tremendous Performance by Lightinthenite in Festival Stakes
- Champion Thoroughbreds' very own Lightinthenite has proven himself as a top quality galloper having run a tremendous 2nd to Monton in the Listed Festival Stakes on Saturday.
- Rain a worry for George Moore pair
- Trainer Tony Gollan is concerned with a wet weather forecast ahead of Listen Son and Spirit of Boom's showdown in the George Moore Stakes at Doomben.
- More Awesome MM-bound
- Former Tasmanian More Awesome will make his debut for new trainer Brendan McCarthy at Rosehill on Saturday as he heads towards the Magic Millions.
- Count shaping up well for Cup
- Patinack Farm's Count Encosta will be out to end an 18-month break from the winner's circle in Saturday's Listed Christmas Cup at Rosehill.
- Changes made to NSW Benchmark system
- The Benchmark programming and handicapping system in NSW will have some changes from the start of next year.
- Trainer disqualified for six months
- Country trainer Colette Cooper has been disqualified for six months after Stella Blue returns elevated bicarbonate reading.
- Scans to decide Jewel's future
- Scans next month will decide whether unbeaten filly Atlantic Jewel races in the autumn.
- Extra journey to suit Nextanix
- Kembla-trained gelding Nextanix will step up in distance again on Saturday in search of a first stakes victory in the Listed Christmas Cup at Rosehill.
- Startsmeup in shock stable switch
- Startsmeup has figured in a shock stable switch to Gillian Heinrich ahead of his Group Three George Moore Stakes comeback at Doomben on Saturday.
- Famous Seamus after third straight win
- Promising three-year-old Famous Seamus is favourite to make it three wins from as many starts when he lines up at Warwick Farm on Wednesday.
- Noisy Ocean launches MM Guineas quest
- A low-key midweek meeting at Eagle Farm will be the launchpad for Noisy Ocean's Magic Millions Guineas quest at the Gold Coast.
- Hollowlea to resume on Saturday
- Hollowlea will have his first start since knee surgery earlier this year when he resumes at Flemington on Saturday.
- Patinack Farm duo upstages top MM pair
- Queensland's leading Magic Millions hopes Snipzu and Sizzling were upstaged by a pair of unraced Patinack Farm youngsters at the Doomben barrier trials.
- Reith excited to ride Ortensia in NZ
- Group One winner Ortensia has been confirmed for a trip to New Zealand with jockey Christian Reith booked to ride the mare in a race for the first time.
- Snow Fairy to race on next year
- Star mare Snow Fairy will continue to race after she recovers from an injury sustained while she was being prepared for Sunday's Hong Kong Vase.
- Turangga Reduction Saves Buyers the 'Sales Mark-Up'
- Turangga Farm presents a unique opportunity to invest in a select bunch of yearlings from the Scone-based stud with 11 colts and 14 fillies offered for sale on Bloodstock.com.au.
- Capitalise on Breeding Dynasty
- To be listed later on today on Bloodstock.com.au is a selection of eight horses from a breeder with a track record of carefully planned success.
- Bloodstock.com.au Five Minutes with Simon Marshall
- Simon Marshall was one of the pre-eminent jockeys of the early to mid-1990’s with 15 Group 1 race victories to his credit.
- Arsenic case decision by Christmas
- Racing Victoria will make an announcement before Christmas on whether it will proceed with Victoria's first arsenic case.
- Futurity mission for Rekindled Interest
- Rekindled Interest will be aimed at what is shaping as a star-studded Futurity Stakes with Black Caviar and Pinker Pinker also targeting the Group One.
- Family partnership chases Flemington win
- John Ledger believes Better Be Sure can help kick-start a new era for his stable after linking with son Chris in a training partnership.
- Qld target preferred for Charm's Honour
- Charm's Honour, the bush filly who stretched the neck of Group One winner Streama during the autumn, will chase a black type race breakthrough in Brisbane.
- Dunaden preparing for Hong Kong Vase
- Melbourne Cup winner Dunaden will work on the turf track at Sha Tin on Tuesday in preparation for his return clash with Red Cadeaux in the Hong Kong Vase.
- Sydney and Brisbane options for Saramenha
- Saramenha will have her first start as a three-year-old this weekend but whether it is in Sydney or Melbourne has not yet been decided.
- Englebrecht sticks to winning combination
- Steve Englebrecht couldn't be happier about engaging an apprentice jockey on a horse racing at stakes level for the first time in the Christmas Cup.
- Mixed fortunes for Australian jockeys
- Luke Nolen was winless in a jockeys' challenge in Japan won by Irishman Johnny Murtagh while Corey Brown helped his team to victory in Mauritius.
- Legal process over Railway Stakes to begin
- Legal proceedings over Railway Stakes protest could begin this week with WA tribunal to decide if owners of He's Remarkable can appeal decision.
- Scarf could be headed to Dubai
- The well performed Scarf is among the Darley horses being considered for transfer to Godolphin in Dubai next month.
- Pride looking forward with Rain Affair
- Trainer Joe Pride is looking to emerging sprinter Rain Affair to make the step up to Group One company in his upcoming preparation.
- Pinker Pinker being set for Futurity
- Cox Plate winner Pinker Pinker is to resume in the Futurity Stakes in February with trainer Greg Eurell confident she can improve her Group One record..
- Havatryst still a chance for Sydney
- Barry Baldwin hasn't ruled out a Sydney trip with Havatryst who could be in danger of missing a start in the Group Three George Moore Stakes at Doomben.
- Revised plans for Legsman
- John O'Shea has revised summer plans for talented stayer Legsman but rival trainer Tim Martin has committed Scouting Wide to the Christmas Cup.
- Siziing Europe dominates Tingle Creek
- Sizing Europe has shown why he is invincible in steeplechases over the minimum 3200 metres with victory in the Tingle Creek Chase.
- Playing God wins his second Kingston Town
- Local star Playing God defied his recent indifferent form to score his second consecutive win in the Group One Kingston Town Stakes in Perth.
- Mixed day at Caulfield for Jake Noonan
- Apprentice Jake Noonan had a mixed day at Caulfield with his elation over a winning double soured by suspension.
- Wonderful Lass surprises Patinack Farm
- Brett Killion from Patinack Farm admits he was surprised with Wonderful Lass' narrow win in the Listed Recognition Stakes at Eagle Farm on Saturday.
- Baster wins for old mate Brown
- Jockey Stephen Baster was thrilled to repay his old friend and mentor Stephen Brown with a win aboard Canali at Caulfield on Saturday.
- Apprentice Sam Clipperton wins Listed race
- Apprentice Sam Clipperton celebrated a career milestone with victory aboard Monton in the Listed Festival Stakes for his master Ron Quinton.
- Zero Rock serves notice to summer rivals
- Trainer Kelso Wood admitted Zero Rock gave him some cause for concern but he knew she wouldn't let him down in Listed Travel Associates Classic.
- Bigger races in store for Recorrido
- Trainer Joe Pride has stakes races in mind for improving mare Recorrido who won her fourth race since joining his stable when she scored at Rosehill.
- Mufhasa wins eighth Group One
- Toorak Handicap winner Mufhasa racked up Group One win number eight when he took out the Captain Cook Stakes at Trentham on Saturday.
- Serene Tanie leads all the way again
- Headline horse Serene Tanie has put on another front running display to win her second race since Talia Rodder's controversial ride.
- Single is number one with Carmody
- Jockey turned trainer Craig Carmody welcomed Single back to the winners' stall at Roseihll on Saturday with the four-year-old flying the stable flag.
- First city win for Her Diamond Rock
- Her Diamond Rock has rewarded her band of owners with a city win at Caulfield and provided consolation for the early retirement of her half brother.
- Another win to Dynamic Honour
- Dynamic Honour improved his record to three wins from five starts and gave trainer Chris Waller two wins from the first two races at Rosehill.
- Military Bride gives Henrich two runners
- Military Bride has given trainer Gillian Heinrich a second qualifier for the $2 million Magic Millions Classic next month with victory at Eagle Farm.
- Fundido Magic Millions bound after win
- Chris Waller unveiled a leading Magic Millions prospect in Fundido who overpowered the much hyped Lyric to win his debut at Rosehill.
- Ferment green but too good at Caulfield
- Ferment gave Jamie Mott a torrid time during his debut at Caulfield but still managed to score an impressive win for Patinack Farm.
- Bad Kitty purring under Marzol's care
- Former barrier rogue Bad Kitty has thrived in the care of south coast trainer John Marzol and will step out again at Goulburn on Sunday.
- Affetto to boost her stocks at Caulfield
- Gregh Eurell-trained Affetto gets her chance to deliver a city class win for her South African-based sire Seul Amour at Caulfield.
- Playing God back on song for Group One
- Trainer Neville Parnham has given Playing God a couple of weeks at the beach to freshen him up for his defence of the Kingston Town Stakes.
- Guy has winning recipe at Lismore
- Gold Coast trainer Bryan Guy will take Winning Recipe across the border to Lismore on Sunday in search of a BOBS bonus.
- Ford with strong book of Rosehill rides
- Jay Ford is well-placed to make his presence felt at Rosehill on Saturday with the rides on in-form gallopers Revolt, Mrs Onassis and My Destiny.
- Bar shoes experiment for Cariad
- Tony Gollan will experiment with bar shoes on Cariad for her clash with Zero Rock in the Listed Travel Associates Classic at Eagle Farm
- Miss Keepsake overdue for a win
- Miss Keepsake has not won for almost 18 months but trainer Joe Pride has no doubt she has another good race in her this season.
- Head Over to resume at Wagga
- Trainer Mark Schmetzer is hoping Head Over lives up to his opinion at Wagga which would put her on the path towards a start in Sydney.
- Recognition for Carry Me Bluey
- A successful open company debut in the Listed Recognition Stakes could be the start of bigger things for Toowoomba sprinter Carry Me Bluey.
- McNair hoping for luck of the Irish
- John McNair has carved a niche as a trainer of injury-plagued horses and a former Irish and Hong Kong galloper is his latest project.
- Kauto Stone needs rain to run in Tingle
- Trainer Paul Nicholls has warned punters Kauto Stone will only run in the Tingle Creek Chase if rain comes to soften the ground.
- Snowden on song for debut
- Peter Snowden expects debutant Lyric to run well on Saturday but is surprised at the hype surrounding the odds-on favourite.
- Bowman uninjured in fall
- Top jockey Hugh Bowman was lucky to avoid injury following a race fall at Hawkesbury on Thursday.
- Zero Rock ready to roll at Eagle Farm
- Trainer Kelso Wood says Zero Rock has recovered from a foot infection and is ready to roll in the Listed Travel Associates Classic at Eagle Farm.
- King Lionheart warms up for Villiers
- King Lionheart will take another step towards the Villiers Stakes when he lines up in Saturday's Festival Stakes at Rosehill.
- McNair happy Hay List is home
- Trainer John McNair has welcomed home top sprinter Hay List this week and he is looking forward to a globe trotting campaign.
- Heathcote suffers another injury blow
- Trainer Rob Heathcote has suffered his fifth injury blow with rising star Simmering expected to be sidelined for 12 months with a bowed tendon.
- Recorrido on trial for autumn
- Trainer Joe Pride is hoping Saturday's Rosehill hopeful Recorrido can make the transition to stakes company in the autumn.
- Rodder wins appeal against six week ban
- Victorian apprentice Talia Rodder's successful appeal against a six week ban for her handling of Serene Tanie has been hailed as a win for all jockeys.
- Snowden supports McEvoy for Dubai
- Trainer Peter Snowden will recommend Kerrin McEvoy as the rider for Sepoy and Helmet when they run on World Cup night in Dubai.
- Schmidt out for 4 mths after 4 horse fall
- Apprentice Priscilla Schmidt is expected to be sidelined for up to four months while Larry Cassidy hopes to ride at Eagle Farm after four-horse fall.
- Duxagain to go to head of class at Coffs
- Duxagain will make his debut for new Paul Smith at Coffs Harbour on Friday with the trainer hoping the seven-year-old measures up.
- Rare Bob to give Hughes another Becher win
- Irish trainer Dessie Hughes is aiming for his third win in the Becher Chase in four years with Rare Bob to represent the stable on Saturday.
- Barbican impresses at Kempton
- Emerging stayer Barbican has the Melbourne Cup among his goals for 2012 after rounding out his 2011 campaign with a Listed win at Kempton.
- Schmidt, Cassidy hurt in four horse fall
- Priscilla Schmidt and Larry Cassidy will be sidelined indefinitely after being injured in a four-horse fall at Doomben on Wednesday.
- Hansen loses appeal
- Trainer Darryl Hansen has lost his appeal against a six month disqualification following a positive drug test returned by one of his gallopers.
- Waller new trainer for Shoot Out
- Premier trainer Chris Waller has added two-time Group One winner Shoot Out to his team for the Sydney autumn carnival.
- Fat Al has big things in store
- Premier jockey Nash Rawiller believes three-year-old Fat Al has better wins in store after posting a dominant victory in midweek company at Canterbury.
- Robl gets first city win after ban
- Peter Robl reached another milestone in his comeback from a 12-month ban with a city victory at Canterbury on Wednesday aboard Dreamworker.
- Prize money boost for Albury
- Extra prize money and bonuses have boosted the Albury Cup carnival to a $750,000 event from next year.
- Extra gear added to By The Way
- Wholesale gear changes have Ballarat sprinter By The Way primed for an upset at Caulfield on Saturday with trainer Mark Lewis excited by his prospects.
- Single to resume at Rosehill
- A hit-and-run raid on the Queensland Derby didn't come off but trainer Craig Carmody hopes it will hold Single in good stead for the future.
- Ryan Moore to ride Red Cadeaux in Vase
- Ryan Moore has been confirmed as the rider for Melbourne Cup runner-up Red Cadeaux in Sunday week's Hong Kong Vase.
- Luckygray draws outside in Group One
- Luckygray will have to overcome the outside barrier if he is to add Saturday's Kingston Town Classic in Perth to his Group One resume.
- Overseas options beckon for Ortensia
- Options abound for connections of bonny mare Ortensia following her breakthrough Group One triumph in Perth.
- Smart Missile getting ready to fire
- Anthony Cummings has mapped out an ambitious autumn program for Smart Missile who is being prepared for a sprinting campaign.
- Henia on trial for Magic Millions
- David Hayes is looking to Henia to prove himself a leading contender for the Magic Millions when he makes his debut at Caulfield on Saturday.
- Birchley hopes Zero Rock is vulnerable
- Trainer Liam Birchley hopes Zero Rock will be vulnerable in her comeback in the Listed Travel Associates Handicap at Eagle Farm on Saturday.
- Monton to go the journey in Festival
- Group winning sprinter Monton will be out to prove he is more than just a short course galloper in the Listed Festival Stakes at Rosehill.
- Nolen looking forward to Asian challenge
- Luke Nolen is looking forward to competing in two international riders' challenges in the next week in Japan and Hong Kong.
- Long Run favourite for King George
- Long Run's preparation for the King George Chase will be stepped up next week in preparation for another clash with Kauto Star.
- Sepoy, Helmet set for early departure
- Sepoy and Helmet are set to leave Australian shores earlier than first planned. The glamour Darley colts are set to race in Dubai in March.
- Figures in Dale's favour for Festival card
- Canberra trainer Matthew Dale has high hopes for a city double with Lebrechaun and Unanimously at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Lees to rely on Singa Songa for Canterbury
- Well-bred filly Singa Songa will be trying to maintain an unbeaten record when she steps out in city grade at Canterbury on Wednesday.
- Dubai's Golden Shaheen earns Global status
- The 2012 Global Sprint Challenge has been boosted by the inclusion of the Golden Shaheen, a Group One sprint run on Dubai World Cup night.
- X-rays to reveal Jukebox Jury progress
- X-rays next week will help decide the immediate future of Melbourne Cup casualty Jukebox Jury as the UK stayer recovers from a leg injury.
- Nuptse set to deliver on stakes potential
- Brian Wakefield hopes Nuptse can fulfil her black type promise in the Listed Travel Associates Classic at Eagle Farm.
- Jimmy Choux primed for Hong Kong riches
- Three weeks in country Victoria has New Zealand galloper Jimmy Choux in top order ahead of next month's Hong Kong Mile.
- Rawiller chasing Kingston Town hat-trick
- Melbourne jockey Brad Rawiller will be chasing his third Kingston Town Classic victory at Ascot on Saturday when he rides Avienus.
- Nolan tips bright future for Richardson
- Trainer Michael Nolan concedes the task looks daunting but hopes apprentice Brooke Richardson can snare her first city winner at Doomben.
- Kauto Stone entered for Tingle Creek
- Paul Nicholls has entered Kauto Stone in the Tingle Creek steeplechase as he aims for his ninth win in the feature.
- Snow Fairy to miss Hong Kong Vase
- Outstanding mare Snow Fairy will miss the Hong Kong Vase after being injured in the lead-up with Ed Dunlop to rely on Melbourne Cup runner-up Red Cadeaux.
- Nolen in demand for Asian jockeys' titles
- Black Caviar's jockey Luke Nolen will compete in a jockeys' challenge in Japan this weekend before taking his place in a Hong Kong series.
- Schofield hungry for Kingston Town success
- Sydney-based jockey Glyn Schofield believes WA Guineas winner King Saul is ideally suited to a step up in distance in the Group One Kingston Town Stakes.
- Grand Duels in Caulfield gear switch
- Blinkers will be removed from Grand Duels in a bid to help the veteran sprinter recapture his best form at Caulfield on Saturday.
- Waller waits on handicapper for Dystopia
- The handicapper will hold the key to how many NSW mares make the trip north to take on Stradbroke placegetter Zero Rock at Eagle Farm on Saturday.
- Bowman, Rawiller still on Orange wishlist
- Racing officials haven't given up trying to lure champion jockeys Hugh Bowman and Nash Rawiller to ride at an Orange TAB meeting.
- Americain pleases new trainer David Hayes
- The 2010 Melbourne Cup winner Americain has settled in well to his new home at trainer David Hayes's property in rural Victoria.
- Circle Of Power ready for Festival test
- Christian Reith will have his first ride on Circle Of Power at Rosehill on Saturday as the galloper tries to prove his Villier Stakes credentials.
- Overturn has Champion date
- Star hurdler Overturn will be set for the Champion Hurdle at the Cheltenham festival in March after winning at Newcastle on Saturday.
- Excelebration to miss Hong Kong
- Classy miler Excelebration will miss the Hong Kong International meeting due to infection and will be transferred to Aidan O'Brien to race next season.
- Williams second in Japan Cup
- Australian jockey Craig Williams ran second on Tosen Jordan in Sunday's Japan Cup won by Buena Vista with Arc winner Danedream unplaced.
- Peter Robl back in winners' circle
- Peter Robl has ridden a winner at Canberra on his second day back from serving a 12 month disqualification for betting offences.
- Gerald Ryan looking to Magic Millions
- Trainer Gerald Ryan is ruing the loss of Ahdashim from his summer team but is looking forward to the Magic Millions with Amorino.
- Waller trio headed for Festival Stakes
- Premier trainer Chris Waller will have three runners in Saturday's Festival Stakes including stayer Alexander Of Hales who is on the comeback trail.
- Toorak Toff to contest sprints
- Toorak Toff will be in search of more Group One success when he is set for the $1 million Newmarket Handicap in the autumn.
- Wet a plus for Lionhearted Girl
- Lionhearted Girl gets conditions to suit when she lines up at Muswellbrook on Monday with Belinda Hodder aboard.
- O'Shea beefing up 2012 team
- Group One runner-up Foxwedge will be given the chance to go one better in the major Melbourne sprints early next year.
- Wood and Sizzling a tough pair
- If Sizzling is half as tough as his trainer Kelso Wood, he will prove hard to run down in the $2 million Magic Millions Classic in January.
- Brilliant Buck's cashes in again
- Champion hurdler Big Buck's registered his 13th consecutive win when he took out the Long Distance Hurdle at Newbury for the third time.
- Hennessy glory for Carruthers
- Carruthers has given trainer Mark Bradstock his biggest win so far by taking out the famous Hennessy Gold Cup at Newbury.
- Guymer keeps winning momentum going
- Apprentice Shaun Guymer brought up a city winner for the fifth consecutive time at a Saturday meeting when he was victorious on Gaze In Awe at Canterbury.
- Listen Son stakes Summer Series claims
- Toowoomba sprinter Listen Son defied his spring form and lived up to his bulldog tag with an all the way win in the Listed Keith Noud Quality.
- Adam Hyeronimus lands Listed win
- Apprentice Adam Hyeronimus celebrated a career highlight at Canterbury on Saturday with victory on Zara Dancer in the Listed Frank Underwood Cup.
- Sea Galleon could be Sydney bound
- Trainer Cindy Alderson is keen to see Sea Galleon race in the Sydney direction and is looking at running him in the Christmas Cup at Rosehill.
- Dunn to raise the bar with Hidden Jewel
- Unde-rated filly Hidden Jewel may have earned a Group One Queensland Oaks campaign next winter following another easy Eagle Farm win.
- Full Peal wins in Sandown wet
- Full Peal racked up his fourth successive win when he ploughed through the wet track at Sandown to win over 1800 metres.
- Atomic Force heading to New Zealand
- Atomic Force showed his class at Canterbury on Saturday with a last-stride win ahead of a Group One mission in New Zealand for the Railway Stakes.
- Don't Blink denies Robl comeback win
- Two-year-old Don't Blink raced up to her short-priced quote on debut to deny comeback jockey Peter Robl a victory on his return to the races.
- Members Joy lives up to name at Sandown
- Members Joy, raced by the members of the Melbourne Racing Club, made an impressive winning debut at Sandown for her 10,000 owners.
- Dansonate ineligible for Magic Millions
- Eagle Farm winner Dansonate is not paid up for the Magic Millions Classic but trainer Peter Balzen has no regrets and the colt is likely to be spelled.
- Grand mare Sarafina retired
- Triple Group One winner Sarafina has been retired after finishing out of the placings in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe and the Breeders' Cup.
- Williams to ride Dunaden in Hong Kong
- Craig Williams will be reunited with Melbourne Cup winner Dunaden in the Hong Kong Vase at the International meeting at Sha Tin in December.
- Distill upsets favourites in Levin Classic
- Unwanted $36.50 chance Distill produced an outstanding late surge to beat Randall and favourite Antonio Lombardo in the group one Levin Classic.
- Chad Schofield to be a Force at Canterbury
- Talented apprentice Chad Schofield can't wait to get his first chance on a Group One-winning horse at Canterbury on Saturday.
- Canterbury track rated heavy
- The Canterbury track remained in the heavy range on Friday but officials said they were confident Saturday's Frank Underwood Stakes meeting would go ahead.
- Talia Rodder appeal next week
- Talia Rodder will continue to ride on a stay of proceedings pending next week's appeal over her six week suspension on a running and handling charge.
- McDonald planning Pacino's summer
- Trainer Clinton McDonald is confident Pacino can have a lucrative summer and says the veteran is ready to show that at Sandown on Saturday.
- Wood raises concerns with Belltone
- Trainer Kelso Wood has reservations whether Belltone is ready to win first-up in the Listed Keith Noud Quality at Eagle Farm.
- Freereturn is a money spinner
- Freereturn is aiming to end his spring campaign on a winning note at Sandown after making his way through the grades with style.
- Ritchie sticks solid with Billing
- Solid Billing, winner of the 2009 Summer Cup, will take another step towards this year's renewal when he lines up in Saturday's Frank Underwood Cup.
- Club members hoping for Sandown joy
- Members Joy, raced by the members of the Melbourne Racing Club, is favoured to make a winning debut at Sandown.
- Austin hopes Munce's luck continues
- Austin hopes Chris Munce hasn't used up all his luck after landing five winners on Wednesday ahead of his Eagle Farm assignment on Playtime.
- Trainer fined over race day treatrment
- Victorian country trainer Frank Doderico has been fined $1000 on a charge relating to raceday treatment of the mare Speedy Emma prior to her winning.
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- Grands Crus wins again
- Former top hurdler Grands Crus has recorded his second win in his new career as a steeplechaser at Newbury.
- First winner for Serenade Rose
- Impressive filly Outdoor kept the flame burning for her ill-fated dam Serenade Rose with a classy victory on debut at Bendigo.
- Danedream favourite for Japan Cup
- Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe winner Danedream is favourite for Sunday's Japan Cup with Australian Craig Williams to ride third elect Tosen Jordan.
- Apprentice Rodder outed for six weeks
- A six week suspension handed out to apprentice Talia Rodder on a handling charge has been likened to "killing Bambi" by jockeys chief.
- Police arrests over trots scandal
- Three men have been arrested and charged following a police investigation into allegations of corruption in harness racing.
- Orange races postponed until Monday
- Wet weather has forced Friday's Orange race meeting to be transferred to Monday.
- Conners believes in Robl's fitness
- Trainer Clarry Conners is a believer in jockey Peter Robl's ability to pick up where he left off after serving a year-long ban for betting.
- Sandown suits Snitza on Saturday
- Rick Hore-Lacy is hopeful Snitza will turn into a good horse eventually but just wants to see him win on Saturday.
- Brown to strike back at Canterbury
- Corey Brown is keen to strike winning form at Canterbury on Saturday with a good book of rides including Yulalona in the Listed Frank Underwood Cup.
- Shattered Heathcote turns to Excellantes
- Rob Heatjhcote is gutted after losing Work The Room with injury but is hopeful Excellantes can lift the stables fortunes in Keith Noud Quality.
- Legsman heads O'Shea's assault
- In-form trainer John O'Shea will be striving to keep his winning momentum rolling when he saddles up three runners at Canterbury.
- Shezaten to step up in class at Sandown
- John Sadler hopes progressive stayer Shezaten, who is running at Sandown on Saturday, can measure up stakes class staying races in the autumn.
- Colless sore but fit to ride
- Jockey Glen Colless is feeling a little battered and bruised but is fit to continue riding after an incident at Doomben on Wednesday.
- Weather key to Lass
- Trainer Wayne Carroll will keep a close watch on the weather before deciding whether to start Lycra Lass at Canterbury on Saturday.
- Norbert ready for Wagga outing
- Trainer Rick Freyer is looking forward to the debut of new stable acquisition Norbert at Wagga on Friday.
- Tataniano To Take Tingle Test
- Champion trainer Paul Nicholls will be striving to add to his outstanding record in the Tingle Creek Chase at Sandown on Saturday week.
- Vase target for Dunlop duo
- Melbourne Cup runner-up Red Cadeaux leaves Australia on Saturday for Hong Kong where he will renew rivalries with French horse Dunaden.
- Munce dominates at Doomben
- Chris Munce joined an illustrious group of jockeys when he booted home a personal best five winners at Doomben.
- Jones celebrates first city win
- Moe trainer Ian Jones is keen to try to win his home town Cup with the in form Our Skeeta who gave him his first city win at Sandown on Wednesday.
- Colless' nightmare returns to haunt him
- Top jockey Glen Colless was lucky to escape serious injury following a nasty incident in the opening race at Doomben on Wednesday.
- Atomic Force misses out on HK
- Group One-winning sprinter Atomic Force has been overlooked for an invitation to compete in the Hong Kong International Sprint in December.
- Brown to ride in Mauritius challenge
- Corey Brown will ride in an international jockeys' challenge in Mauritius on Saturday week alongisde Frankie Dettori and Christophe Soumillon..
- Canterbury return for Keen Commander
- Jarrod Austin will saddle up Keen Commander for the first time as a trainer when the gelding returns from injury at Canterbury on Saturday.
- Racing officials on weather watch
- Racing officials are optimistic Thursday's Wyong meeting will go ahead despite the wet weather which forced Hawkesbury races to be called off.
- Lakedro out to break winning drought
- Lakedro, preoared by Cox Plate winning trainer Greg Eurell, will attempt to break a 19-month win drought on Saturday.
- The stats tell the story
- Blue Sky's Stallion Fund added another Group performer to its purchase record with Saturday's 2nd placing by prolific city winner Dempsey in the Group 3 Carbine Club Stakes at Ascot.
- Spirit Of Boom on trial for NZ
- Spirit Of Boom will be given the chance to book his passage to New Zealand for a shot at two Group One sprints in January.
- Remarkable connections consider appeal
- Trainer Roger James confirmed connections of He's Remarkable are considering an appeal against his demotion from first place in the Railway Stakes.
- Wet track suits Bartley
- Trainer Tracey Bartley has no concerns over a rain-affected track at Canterbury on Saturday with both his runners proven in wet ground.
- Wet conditions to suit Letchworth
- Wet tracker Letchworth is still expected to get conditions to suit on Saturday despite missing out when Wednesday's Hawkesbury program was called off.
- 4th Winner for US Freshman Stallion El Nino
- 8YO freshman stallion El Nino (Storm Cat-Bay Harbor, by Forty Niner) recorded his 4th US 1st-crop winner when 2YO colt Good Harbour
- 2012 Inglis Sydney Classic Catalogue Online
- The 2012 edition of Inglis Sydney Classic Yearling Sale , the source of recent Group One winners Manawanui, Secret Admirer and Hurtle Myrtle, will be held at Newmarket next January 22 to 24, with the 572-strong catalogue now online.
- Buck's tops Newbury seven
- Outstanding jumper Big Buck's will have a maximum of six rivals in his attempt to extend his unbeaten run over hurdles to 13 at Newbury.
- David Hayes to train Americain
- David Hayes will train 2010 Melbourne Cup winnner Americain for an autumn campaign with French handler Stephanie Nigge to remain with the horse.
- Pride to rely on News Alert at Canterbury
- Joe Pride has two nominations for an 1100m race at Canterbury on Saturday but it might be left to stable newcomer News Alert to deliver a winning result.
- O'Sullivan out to maintain winning run
- Take The Faith has been part of a revival of fortunes for trainer Dan O'Sullivan with the three-year-old after a city breakthrough win on Wednesday.
- Havatryst on track for summer series
- Havatryst has suffered an injury, ruling the Barry Baldwin-trained sprinter out of the Listed Keith Noud Quality on Saturday.
- White confident of home track success
- A rare home track advantage for a metropolitan meeting has Hawkesbury trainer Garry White confident of success on Wednesday with Underthetuscansun.
- Jumps racing receives massive boost
- Racing Victoria has announced a raft of initiatives designed to rebuild confidence in jumps racing.
- Atomic Force team leaves options open
- A New Zealand trip will become a reality for Atomic Force if the top sprinter misses out on an invitation to race in Hong Kong next month.
- Pattillo keen to lift metropolitan profile
- Tony Pattillo is hoping two rides at Doomben on Wednesday can pave the way for more city opportunities.
- Racing to resume at Werribee
- Werribee will resume racing on Saturday, December 10 after the departure of the international horses here for the spring carnival.
- Villiers a prime target for Ginga Dude
- Handicaps will decide Ginga Dude's next start with trainer Graeme Boyd favouring the Villiers Stakes as a preferred target for the New Zealand galloper.
- Payne uncertain where Latin News runs
- Talented sprinter Latin News has been entered for races in two states on Saturday with trainer David Payne to decide where he goes later in the week.
- Craig Williams wins again
- Victorian Racing Personality Of The Year Award winner Craig Williams has been engaged to ride leading contender Tosen Jordan in the Japan Cup.
- Clark causes upset on Destined For Glory
- Destined For Glory and Tim Clark were to the fore on a day of upsets during Sha Tin's leadup races to next month's International meeting.
- Trainers seek audience over drug testing
- The NSW Trainers Association wants a meeting with racing officials over moves to introduce drug and alcohol testing for trainers and stablehands.
- Nicholls Team mull King George plan
- Trainer Paul Nicholls believes veteran Kauto Star has earned the right for a tilt at a remarkable fifth King George victory on Boxing Day.
- Domesky wins Ballarat Cup
- Trainer-jockey combination Mick Kent and Brad Rawiller have collected a second consecutive Ballarat Cup after Domesky defeated Rothera.
- McEvoy outed for 28 days over Railway ride
- Kerrin McEvoy will begin a 28 day ban after Wednesday's racing which will put a dent in his Sydney premiership ambitions.
- Katelyn Mallyon looks a winner
- Katelyn Mallyon achieved one of her ambitions when she landed her first city winning double at Moonee Valley.
- Gold Trail to run at Magic Millions
- Much travelled sprinter will return to his original home in January to race at the Gold Coast for the first time in more than five years.
- Peter Robl looking forward to return
- Jockey Peter Robl is looking forward to his return to racing on Saturday after completing a 12 month disqualification for betting activities.
- Hansen hopeful with appeals and Essington
- Darryl Hansen is training on a stay of proceedings and looking to Essington to win his comeback on Saturday ahead of appeals decisions.
- Harness racing tracks to be reopened
- Six Victorian harness racing tracks will be reopened from January 2012.
- Veteran Kauto's Star wins again
- Legendary steeplechaser Kauto Star has put talk of retirement on hold with an immaculate jumping performance to win the Betfair Chase.
- McEvoy comes off second best at Ascot
- Kerrin McEvoy and He's Remarkable lost the Group One Railway Stakes on protest with the jockey also second in the Group One Winterbottom in Perth.
- Damian Browne suspended
- Queensland jockey Damian Browne has been suspended at Doomben and will miss two Saturday meetings.
- Fillydelphia for Winter Stakes: Heathcote
- Rob Heathcote says next year's Group One Winter Stakes will be the ideal race for Fillydelphia following her easy win in the Listed Brisbane Handicap.
- Kontiki Park resumes a winner at Farm
- Tommy Berry followed the advice of trainer Gai Waterhouse to score an upset win aboard the Villiers-bound Kontiki Park at Warwick Farm on Saturday.
- Talia Rodder facing handling charge
- Apprentice Talia Rodder is facing a handling charge after Serene Tanie ran second last to her Robbie Laing trained stablemate Maquina at Moonee Valley.
- Sea Galleon posts his first city win
- Sea Galleon, who placed in the Group One SA Derby as a three-year-old, landed his first city win on a deteriorating track at Moonee Valley on Saturday.
- Quinella for Vasil stablemates at Valley
- Trainer Tony Vasil admitted to mixed feelings after stablemates Veewap and The Wingman ran one-two at Moonee Valley.
- In-form Assertive Billy wins again
- Two wins from his past two starts have put the Steve Englebrecht-trained Assertive Billy in contention for the Listed Christmas Cup next month.
- Pride trains home track quinella
- Joe Pride prepared a rare city quinella on Saturday when Flying Empress downed her more-fancied stablemate Trilione by the barest of margins.
- Draw Forward rewards trainer with win
- Adelaide filly Draw Forward overcame a soft track, an outside barrier and a distance query to make David Jolly's trip to Melbourne worthwhile.
- Hendricus wins Inglis Bonus Mile at Farm
- Punters got it right in the Inglis Bonus Mile at Warwick Farm on Saturday with the heavily backed John O'Shea-trained Hendricus rushing home late to win.
- Maquina gets conditions to suit
- Trainer Robbie Laing says Saturday's Moonee Valley winner Maquina would have a much better record but for a paddock accident as a yearling.
- Purdy dreaming of Cups campaign
- Trainer Kelly Purdy is daring to dream about next year's Melbourne Cup following another commanding win from Rundle at Doomben on Saturday.
- Wins costs Payne a suspension
- Michelle Payne's celebrations for her win on Jumpin Jack Flash at Moonee Valley on Saturday were soured by a careless riding suspension.
- Optionality wins, Write Cheek disappoints
- Optionality proves her ability with a win at Doomben where the hard track put Write Cheek out of contention for the Magic Millions next month.
- No Looking Back Magic Millions bound
- Gai Waterhouse will give No Looking Back her chance in the Magic Millions Classic in January, six years after the filly's mother Mirror Mirror won.
- Jake Noonan celebrates city winner
- Leading apprentice Jake Noonan celebrated his first city winner since suffering severe concussion in a race fall when he won at Moonee Valley..
- Floral Insight to bloom at Taree
- The consistent Floral Insight is supplementing hobby trainer Jim Delaney's aged pension and is expected to boost his bank balance at Taree on Sunday.
- Pipe targets Newbury with Grand Crus
- Emerging steeplechase star Grand Crus is likely to run at Newbury on Thursday following his brilliant debut over the fences a week ago.
- Maquina set for win on anniversary
- Maquina, who comes off a similar formline as last year, can boost her broodmare value with a second metropolitan win at Moonee Valley.
- Guy Walter wins fourth Goulburn Cup
- Straight Albert has scored a last stride win in the Goulburn Cup to give trainer Guy Walter his fourth victory in the race.
- Sale trainer facing charges over swabs
- Sale trainer Frank Doderico faces charges relating to a positive swab and raceday medication administered to the mare Speedy Emma.
- Guymer after more city success
- Apprentice Shaun Guymer is confident of snaring a winner for the fourth consecutive Saturday with a handy book of seven rides at Warwick Farm
- Rothera needs it wet at Ballarat
- Jockey Luke Nolen says a wet track is needed for Rothera to win the Ballarat Cup on Sunday after he staged a form reversal at Sandown.
- Hyeronimus keen on Title opportunity
- Adam Hyeronimus hopes to grab the opportunity on Title with both hands when he rides the stakeswinner for the first time at Warwick Farm on Saturday.
- Humma a threat to Fillydelphia
- Trainer Rob Heathcote believes the signs are positive with Fillydelphia but warns stablemate Humma is a threat in Brisbane Handicap.
- Avionics on trial for stakes race
- Trainer Robbie Griffiths says Avionics could be aimed towards the Christmas Stakes if she performs well at Moonee Valley on Saturday.
- Conners chasing first two-year-old win
- Four time Golden Slipper winning trainer Clarry Conners is chasing his first two-year-old win for the season at Warwick Farm on Saturday.
- Eagle Farm track repairs limit fields
- Ongoing track repais at Eagle Farm means field sizes in 1000 metre races will be limited to 12 for the next two weeks.
- Peter Robl gearing up for return
- Peter Robl is well prepared for his return to race riding next week at the completion of a year-long ban for betting activities.
- Tasmanian Oaks campaign for Betty
- Cranbourne-trained filly Boulevard Betty could be aimed at the Tasmanian Oaks in Februray after she resumes at Moonee Valley on Saturday.
- Parnham rapt with Playing God
- Weight aside, trainer Neville Parnham is confident Playing God is going well enough to give Saturday's Group One Railway Stakes at Ascot a shake.
- Nolan buoyed by Munce's decision
- Trainer Michael Nolan's confidence is high with Chris Munce's commitment to Top Of The Rock who has her first metropolitan start at Doomben on Saturday.
- Messara looks East and West
- Trainer Paul Messara will spread his team far and wide on Saturday with three runners in Sydney and Winterbottom Stakes fancy Ortensia in Perth.
- Brett Thompson's strong hand at Wellington
- Trainer Brett Thompson holds the key to Saturday's two-year-old race at Wellington with five of the seven runners.
- Melbourne December Thoroughbred Sale catalogue now online
- The catalogue for next month’s Inglis Melbourne December Thoroughbred Sale is now online.
- Danedream arrives safely in Japan
- Arc winner Danedream has arrived in Japan along with French contenders Shareta and Sarah Lynx to prepare for the Japan Cup on Sunday week.
- Kent chasing second Ballarat Cup
- Trainer Mick Kent, who won the Ballarat Cup a year ago with My Bentley, is trying to win it again with Domesky and Red Buttons.
- Bet On Faith to make city debut
- Trainer Jason Warren says he couldn't be happier with speedy customer Bet On Faith who makes his city debut on Saturday.
- Villers target for Fibrillation
- Trainer Tim Martin has reason to believe Fibrillation can be a force in next month's Group Two Villiers Stakes given her past form against Pinker Pinker,
- Rocking Force to be set for the Goodwood
- Moonee Valley runner Rocking Force is being set for Adelaide's premier sprint, the Group One Goodwood, in May next year.
- Reith excited about bigger, stronger Scarf
- Christian Reith can't wait to jump back aboard favoured runners Scarf and Colorado Claire at Warwick Farm on Saturday.
- Moody set for Sydney base
- Leading Melbourne trainer Peter Moody is favoured to be granted 10 boxes at Rosehill vacated by Tim Martin. who has downsized his stable.
- Pholi warns of Royal Reign's fitness
- Ballina trainer Bill Pholi is concerned with Royal Reign's fitness ahead of her Brisbane Handicap assignment but believes there are wins in store.
- McEvoy chasing Perth G1 double
- Kerrin McEvoy is hoping to make the most of a rare trip to Perth with live chances in the two Group Ones at Ascot on Saturday.
- Altonio's manners no barrier for Davies
- Bush trainer Leon Davies has high aspirations for Altonio if he can prove himself in Saturday metropolitan company at Warwick Farm.
- Wallace sets hopes High for Guineas
- High On Believing has a long way to go to earn a start in the Magic Millions Guineas but that's the hope of trainer John Wallace.
- Nolen to ride in Hong Kong
- Premier jockey Luke Nolen will represent Australia in the annual International jockeys' championship at Happy Valley in December.
- Tempo key for Nextanix
- Trainer Kerry Parker is hoping Friday's Goulburn Cup will be run at a strong tempo to allow Nextanix to unleash his trademark big finish.
- Prize money boost for British racing
- British racing will receive a STG4.2 million boost in prize money in 2012 after the Levy Board announced an overall expenditure increase of STG5 million.
- Frankel named Horse Of The Year
- The world's highest ranked racehorse, Frankel, has predictably been named Europe's Horse of the Year at the Cartier Awards in London.
- Ruby Walsh expects Kauto to shine
- Jockey Ruby Walsh expects an improved performance from veteran Kauto Star who is vying for his fourth victory in the Betfair Chase on Saturday.
- Blue blood colt wins at Canterbury
- Barbados made a winning start to his second racing campaign with an all-the-way victory at Canterbury on Wednesday
- New frontier for Messara
- Trainer Paul Messara will chase his first victory in Perth when he starts favourite Ortensia in Saturday's Group One Winterbottom Stakes.
- Hard Liquor on road to the Villiers
- Last start winner Hard Liquor still has a lot to learn on the racetrack but will put his Villiers Stakes credentials to the test at Warwick Farm on Saturday.
- Magic Millions hopes for Star
- Gillian Heinrich is eyeing the Magic Millions Guineas with Confident Star after he staked his claim with a decisive win at Doomben on Wednesday.
- Moonee Valley springboard for Fashion
- Fashion resumes at Moonee Valley after connectuions deferred her stud career in favour of a crack at next year's Sydney autumn carnival.
- Back On Top to rise to the occasion
- It's been a lean few years for trainer Mario Caltabiano but he hasn't lost his enthusiasm with Back On Top to fly the stable flag on Saturday.
- Silver Falls in class rise at the Valley
- A strong country race may hold the key to the chances of Silver Falls winning his first city race at Moonee Valley on Saturday.
- Bonuses for Victorian bred thoroughbreds
- Multi-million dollar bonus scheme announced aimed at boosting prizemoney for Victorian-bred racehorses.
- Secrets Untold aims up in Listed feature
- Nine-year-old Secrets Untold will be the oldest runner when he lines up in the Brisbane Handicap but trainer Phillip Cox is confident he can go close.
- Maluckyday ruled out until spring
- Connections of top stayer Maluckyday hope a patient approach will help him return to his best next spring.
- Ortensia draws two in Winterbottom
- Ortensia has maintained her place at the top of Winterbottom Stakes betting after drawing well in barrier two for Saturday's Group One event.
- Frankel lands European Horse of Year award
- The undefeated Frankel has been crowned Cartier Horse Of The Year, beating the likes of So You Think to win the prestigious award.
- Henry Cecil salutes retiring Midday
- Sir Henry Cecil has announced the retirement of outstanding mare Midday but is looking forward to the return of the unbeaten Frankel next summer.
- Ginger McCain celebrated at memorial
- The life of four-time Grand National winning trainer Ginger McCain who died in September was celebrated in a service at Liverpool on Tuesday.
- Godolphin closes United States stable
- Godolphin has announced the closure of its United States stable under Saeed bin Suroor but will continue to race horses in America.
- Henry Cecil knighted at royal ceremony
- Popular British trainer Henry Cecil has received his knighthood from the Queen in a ceremony at Buckingham Palace.
- Kavanagh plans Jewel's return to training
- Atlantic Jewel, one of the stars of the Melbourne spring carnival, is a fortnight away from being put back into training after missing the VRC Oaks.
- Tubman has Oaks hopes for Mick's Mantle
- Mick's Mantle will be out to prove her trainer Mick Tubman is no one-horse wonder as she takes another step towards a possible Oaks campaign.
- Sydney title a major focus for Rawiller
- Premier jockey Nash Rawiller makes his first Sydney appearance in more than six weeks at Canterbury on Wednesday and hopes to return a winner.
- Finiguerra ready to fulfil promise
- Darryl Dodson says the best is yet to come from Finiguerra, the country-trained galloper who has been nominated for two races at Moonee Valley.
- Sydney start an option for Havatryst
- Talented galloper Havatryst could have a Sydney start included in a campaign aimed at some of Brisbane's biggest summer races.
- Wakefield after winning farewell to Sydney
- Brian Wakefield will saddle up Nuptse and Pretty Composed at Warwick Farm on Saturday with hopes of a winning double as they end their Sydney campaigns.
- Heathcote makes right call with Funded
- Trainer Robert Heathcote has high hopes for Funded, a horse once owned by Lloyd Williams who steps out for new owners at Doomben on Wednesday.
- Saved from the Gallows!
- It pays to have a sense of humour in the racing game and prominent owner Brett Gall certainly has that as evidenced by the naming of Manton three-year-old The Gallows.
- Avienus gallop boosts Railway chances
- Victorian mare Avienus has overcome a difficult flight to Perth to put herself in contention for Saturday's Railway Stakes at Ascot.
- Workforce retired to Shadai Farm in Japan
- Last year's English Derby and Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe winner Workforce has been retired to stud and will stand at Shadai Farm in Japan.
- Derby and Arc winner Workforce to stud
- Workforce, the colt who won the English Derby and Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in 2010, retires to stud after winning $5 million in a little over two years.
- Racing Victoria seeks change to appeals
- Racing Victoria will look to other sports as it seeks to change the appeals procedures which it says is flawed.
- Bonus aspirations on line at Warwick Farm
- Upstacker will be out to give Joan Pracey the inside running in the race for a lucrative bonus when he lines up at Warwick Farm on Saturday.
- Turnbull Stakes turnover a disaster
- Racing Victoria says holding the Turnbull Stakes meeting early on the Sunday, the day after the AFL grand final, was a disaster and won't happen again.
- New Day Rising to lift on Saturday
- Gary Portelli is hoping New Day Rising can get his Villiers campaign back on track after a temperature ruled him out of Rosehill on Saturday.
- Bumper entries for Goulburn Cup day
- Trainer Guy Walter has entered Cyber Crime and Straight Alert in pursuit of his fourth Goulburn Cup on Friday.
- Down Under Boy to continue winning ways
- Trainer John Symons says shock first-up winner Down Under Boy is racing at the right time of year and will chase a black type win later this preparation.
- Peter Snowden fined over positive swab
- Trainer Peter Snowden has been fined $4000 over a positive swab to therapeutic substances returned by Moravany in September.
- Jockey dies after fall in outback Qld
- Queensland jockey Corey Gilbey has died from injuries he suffered in a fall at Julia Creek in outback Queensland on Saturday.
- Hungarian champion Overdose wins in Italy
- Overdose has improved his chances of racing in Hong Kong next month with a gritty Group Three win in Italy.
- Crus a contender for Haydock Grade One
- Grands Crus could take on Long Run and Kauto Star at Haydock after making a successful transition to steeplechase racing.
- Fairy wins second QEII Cup in Japan
- Trainer Ed Dunlop gained compensation for Red Cadueax's Melbourne Cup defeat when Snow Fairy claimed her second QEII Cup in Japan.
- Melbourne a learning curve for Sincero
- Stephen Farley believes Sincero can run a strong 2000 metres despite his indifferent carnival form in Melbourne where he failed to adapt to conditions.
- Americain calls Australia home
- Americain's French handler Stephanie Nigge will remain in Australia with the horse as he is prepared for an autumn campaign.
- Tony McEvoy builds up two-year-olds
- Trainer Tony McEvoy is building an impressive team of two-year-olds to take on the major juvenile races over the coming months.
- No industrial action by jockeys for now
- Industrial action by jockeys has been averted for the time being as the riders continue to lobby for funds to help injured colleagues.
- Spechenka to be rested until winter
- Queensland stayer Spechenka will be aimed at next year's Brisbane Cup after a disappointing Melbourne campaign.
- Williams looking to Perth Group Ones
- Craig Williams is hoping to end his Australian year on a winning note with rides in two Group One races in Perth before he leaves for a stint in Japan.
- David Pipe wins with Great Endeavour
- David Pipe has taken out the first major race of the British jumps season with Great Endeavour winning the Paddy Power Cup at Cheltenham.
- Mandaean wins for Godolphin
- Sheikh Mohammed's Godolphin stable has claimed the final Group One race of the European Flat season with Mandaean.
- Destiny could be Villiers-bound
- Con Karakatsanis is considering the Group Two Villiers for My Destiny after the gelding made it back-to-back wins this preparation at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Williams on fire at Sandown
- Craig Williams, who won't ride again in Victoria until next year, had a day out at Sandown riding four winners.
- Cassidy's big day soured by whip ban
- Jim Cassidy came crashing back to earth with a five-week suspension for whip offences after dominating the day at Rosehill with four winners.
- Heathcote stakes summer series claim
- Trainer Rob Heathcote staked a serious claim to win all three legs of the Doomben summer series after Work The Room's upset win at Eagle Farm on Saturday.
- Moody reviewing Rothera plans
- Premier trainer Peter Moody is reviewing plans to send to former Queenslander Rothera back home after a form reversal to win at Sandown on Saturday.
- Father and son in best training win
- Warrnambool father and son co-trainers Bill and Symon Wilde landed their biggest win when So Swift won the Sandown Guineas.
- Sacred Pins shows his class at Rosehill
- Chris Waller predicted a big future for three-year-old Sacred Pins after the gelding maintained his unbeaten record with victory at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Americain back to his winning ways
- Champion French stayer Americain has redeemed himself after his Melbourne Cup defeat with an emphatic win in the Group Two Zipping Classic at Sandown.
- Stradbroke target for Eiffel
- Tony Vasil has his sights set on the Stradbroke with Under The Eiffel following his win in The Alannah and Madeline Foundation Stakes.
- Cassidy gets early Rosehill treble
- Jim Cassidy's rib injury was not enough to keep him competing for long, and the champion jockey brought up an early treble at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Zahra reunites with Soul-mate at Sandown
- Jockey Mark Zahra reunited with an old favourite when Soul wound up his spring campaign on a high by taking out the Listed Kevin Heffernan Stakes.
- Munce chasing another Magic Millions
- Jockey Chris Munce was talking up his prospects of claiming a fourth Magic Millions Classic at the Gold Coast in January after Sizzling's win.
- Liaison's win a boost for co-trainers
- Promising filly Secret Liaison has provided a belated boost for trainers Mathew Ellerton and Simon Zahra with a stunning last-to-first win at Sandown.
- Faustus impresses in Rosehill debut
- John O'Shea unveiled a potential Golden Slipper prospect in Faustus at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Wood praises Stradbroke winning rider
- Kelso Wood paid tribute to Jason Taylor after the Gold Coast rider completed a hat-trick olf wins aboard Seek And Find at Eagle Farm.
- McEvoy does it again
- Maximus Moonard gave trainer Tony McEvoy his third juvenile winner for the season in the Written Tycoon Champion Sire Stakes.
- Long Run thrives in workout
- Gold Cup winner Long Run is progressing well a trainer Nicky Hednerson's stable ahead of his return in next weekend's Betfair Chase at Haydock.
- O'Shea rates juvenile race 'best so far'
- John O'Shea will unveil autumn prospect Faustus at Rosehill on Saturday in what he believes could be the strongest two-year-old race of the season so far.
- Boost for drug testing in Victoria
- Racing integrity in Victoria has received a major boost with the announcement of $4 million for drug testing.
- Doyle stumped by Dancer's flop
- Noel Doyle is still searching for answers behind Celtic Dancer's uncharacteristic last-start failure and hopes blinkers will be the answer.
- Symons on live Guineas chance
- Chris Symons will make a timely return from suspension to ride Red Rain in the Sandown Guineas after James Winks jumped off the colt.
- Lamasery in Sandown test
- David Vandyke has taken up the challenge of running Lamasery against Americain in the Zipping Classic.
- Nine Tales set to win same race again
- Mick Price will try to pull off wins two years apart with Nine Tales in Saturday's The Alannah and Madeline Foundation Stakes.
- Streets Away after travel expenses
- A pain-free Streets Away came to Sydney as a travel companion but could return home with an extra $42,000 for his connections after Rosehill on Saturday.
- Richardson looks for first city win
- Apprentice Brooke Richardson will have the handicapper to thank if she can break through for her first metropolitan win aboard Playtime at Eagle Farm.
- Stratana chasing another Rosehill win
- Lightly-raced Stratana is favoured to build on his impressive record when he shoots for a fifth career win in his eighth start at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Makybe Diva's first foal breaks through
- Makybe Diva's first foal Rockstardom has broken through for his first win at his eighth race start in a Bendigo maiden.
- Tommy Berry's juvenile wins to continue
- Tommy Berry is confident his winning run on Gai Waterhouse-trained two-year-olds can continue at Rosehill with unraced filly Kuchinskaya.
- Rejuvenated veteran makes Aspros proud
- Trainer Leanne Aspros is proud of the turnaround Theophorus had made, both on and off the track.
- Folding Gear after spring spoils
- Exciting four-year-old Folding Gear will be chasing some tail-end spring spoils in the Eclipse Stakes at Sandown.
- Heathcote laucnhes summer series quest
- Trainer Rob Heathcote begins his assault on the Doomben summer series when Excellantes and Work The Room clash in their comebacks at Eagle Farm.
- Adaptable American looks good for Classic
- Americain's adaptability is expected to hold him in good stead when he contests the Zipping Classic at Sandown.
- Webster mare Villiers-bound
- Talented mare I Walk The Line is headed towards the Group Two Villiers Stakes.
- Galah's chance of spring glory
- Galah has lived in the shadows of Sepoy and Helmet over the spring but it could be his turn for glory in the Sandown Guineas.
- Rosagaze shapes up for winter attempt
- Trainer Lawrie Mayfield-Smith hopes to shape a winter carnival campaign next year with former buckjumper Rosagaze following her Eagle Farm assignment.
- Snowden filly returns positive drug test
- The Peter Snowden-trained Moravany has returned a positive swab to two banned substances following her victory at Hawkesbury in September.
- Huxssen out to break his drought
- Trainer Peter Morgan will be looking to prove the naysayers wrong when Huxssen attempts to win his first race in nearly two years at Sandown.
- Didntcostalot makes it three from three
- Promising sprinter Didntcostalot will be put aside for the autumn carnival after maintaining his unbeaten record at Warwick Farm on Wednesday.
- Adams back with a winner
- For troubled apprentice Josh Adams, a comeback victory at Warwick Farm on Wednesday was every bit as sweet as riding his first winner.
- Cup rematch in Hong Kong
- Melbourne Cup winner Dunaden will have a rematch with runner-up Red Cadeaux and last year's Cup winner Americain in the Hong Kong Vase.
- Aquatorial win warns Magic Millions rivals
- Talented three-year-old Aquatorial has served notice to his Magic Millions Guineas rivals in January with a sizzling victory at Eagle Farm.
- Sindarin chasing two from two
- Darley's main focus might be on the Sandown Guineas meeting in Melbourne on Saturday but the team also has high hopes for lightly-raced filly Sindarin.
- Morgan wants patient ride for Rock
- Peter Morgan believes a patient ride with cover is the key to the prospects of Amah Rock in the Sandown Guineas.
- Williamson takes easier option
- Andrew Williamson has taken the safer option and will start Ready To Rip in the Height 4 Hire Handicap at Eagle Farm on Saturday.
- Mourayan right for Zipping Classic
- Owner Lloyd Williams says Mourayan is right to run in Saturday's Zipping Classic at Sandown after overcoming a foot injury.
- Guru to star for Farley this summer
- Stable star Sincero is in the spelling paddock but trainer Stephen Farley is still hopeful of pillaging some stakes races over the summer with Gazza Guru.
- Dane team dreaming of Japan glory
- Arc winner Danedream remains on course for a start in the Japan Cup later this month.
- Dunlop eyeing Cadeaux consolation
- Ed Dunlop is hoping for better luck in Hong Kong with Red Cadeaux when the horse bids to go one better than his agonising defeat in the Melbourne Cup.
- Price duo primed for Sandown Guineas
- Instinction and Saint Etienne will give trainer Mick Price a strong hand in the Group Two Sandown Guineas on Saturday.
- Riva De Lago puts Ford back in spotlight
- Riva De Lago has been identified as a Group One horse with his jockey excited about the sprinter's prospects beyond a race at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Carnival beckons for Conners' bargain colt
- Autumn plans for unbeaten Didntcostalot will become clearer after he races at Warwick Farm on Wednesday.
- Manighar work keeps Cumani camp happy
- Manighar will start in the Zipping Classic after what Luca Cumani's travelling foreman described as a "career-best" run in the Melbourne Cup.
- Jockeys agree to ride at picnic meeting
- Racing officials are confident an iconic NSW picnic race meeting will go ahead despite threats of industrial action from jockeys.
- Albert The Fat in frame for Dubai carnival
- Trainer Chris Waller has declared a Dubai campaign for Emirates Stakes winner Albert The Fat back on the sprinter-miler's agenda.
- Red Cadeaux trainer after Japan Group One
- The trainer whose horse figured on the wrong side of the closest photo finish to a Melbourne Cup is looking to Asia this week to avenge the agonising loss.
- Heathcote plotting Melbourne autumn raid
- Rob Heathcote has already begun shaping 2012 plans for stable stars Woorim and Buffering.
- Aquatorial in surprise Brisbane return
- Trainer Ron Macrae's ban on cushion tracks will see under-rated three-year-old Aquatorial make a surprise return to midweek racing at Eagle Farm.
- Taylor makes early call on Barakey
- Trainer Jim Taylor has decided to pull the pin on a Winterbottom Stakes start for Barakey and he will send the unbeaten sprinter for a spell.
- Whip rule talks ongoing
- British Racing authorities insist the new whip rules are still the subject of constant monitoring after Tony McCoy became the latest jockey suspended.
- Future bright for Kauto Stone
- Options for Kauto Stone are open with the King George VI Chase on Boxing Day among the possible targets for Kauto Star's half brother.
- Albert The Fat, Wall Street top WA weights
- Emirates Stakes winner Albert The Fat and New Zealand star Wall Street head weights for the Group One Railway Stakes.
- Hayes keen on Reprisal on Sandown Cup
- Trainer David Hayes says the Sandown Cup has come around at the right time for his emerging stayer Reprisal.
- Villiers-bound Al Dhafra tipped to improve
- Al Dhafra will take another step towards his main summer target with trainer Guy Walter expecting an improved run at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Smerdon targets Macau feature with Eclair
- Eclair Mystic will represent Australia in a Macau feature race which has also attracted runners from the United Kingdom, Hong Kong and Singapore.
- Americain leads overseas charge to Sandown
- Americain heads a list of international horses seeking a consolation prize for their unplaced Melbourne Cup runs when they line up at Sandown.
- Cassidy hoping to be back by Thursday
- Leading jockey Jim Cassidy could be back in the saddle sooner than expected after suffering a chest injury on Saturday.
- Smith weighs up Sandown options for Kitty
- A decision on whether Combat Kitty is given a distance test in the Sandown Guineas will be made after trackwork on Tuesday.
- Williams on Ortensia in Winterbottom
- Craig Williams will link with one of his favourite horses when he rides Ortensia in the Winterbottom Stakes. Ortensia is second favourite for the sprint.
- McCoy banned for whip rule breach
- Tony McCoy has become the latest jockey to be suspended for breaking British racing's new whip laws.
- Kauto Stone to miss Cheltenham assignment
- Kauto Stone will skip an important race at Cheltenham despite making a winning debut for champion trainer Paul Nicholls.
- Black Caviar out of Winterbottom Stakes
- Champion sprinter Black Caviar has run her last race for the year with trainer Peter Moody deciding against a trip to Perth for the Winterbottom Stakes.
- Mourayan confirmed for Sandown start
- Mourayan will be owner Lloyd Williams' sole representative in Saturday's Group Two Zipping Classic at Sandown.
- Bauer retired after Queen Elizabeth Stakes
- The 2008 Melbourne Cup runner-up Bauer has run his last race but plans are in place to make sure he won't be lost to the racetrack.
- Group One plans for Facile Tigre
- Queensland sprinter Facile Tigre could step up to next year's Stradbroke Handicap after winning two races during the Melbourne spring carnival.
- Atomic Force after Hong Kong invite
- Connections of Atomic Force are hopeful the talented sprinter receives an invitation to race on the international stage.
- Black Caviar firming for Perth start
- Black Caviar's chances of racing in Perth this month are looking bright after stable reports say she has taken no harm from her latest win.
- Hanagan crowned champion jockey
- Paul Hanagan paid full tribute to runner-up Silvestre de Sousa after retaining his English Flat jockeys' championship title.
- Goldikova bows out with Mile placing
- Freddie Head spoke of his pride in Goldikova after she ended her career with third place in the Breeders' Cup Mile.
- So You Think unplaced in Breeders' Cup
- So You Think's racing career could be restricted to shorter distances in the wake of his unplaced run in the Breeders' Cup Classic.
- Drosselmeyer claims Breeders' Cup Classic
- Drosselmeyer has produced a spirited finish to take out the Breeders' Cup Classic, leaving dual Cox Plate winner So You Think in his wake.
- Mount wins the last at 'old' Randwick
- The final race at Randwick on Saturday wasn't kind to punters but was a great thrill for jockey Jeff Penza who scored on outsider Mount Verde.
- Randwick in shutdown mode
- Long-time jockey room supervisor Bob Rowles says the "new" Randwick racecourse will take some getting used to.
- Ryan's long-range plan pays off
- A long-range plan to win the Queen Elizabeth Stakes with Ironstein came off at Flemington on Saturday, but not without a hiccup along the way.
- Cassidy misses winners through injury
- Champion jockey Jim Cassidy rode yet another winner at Randwick on Saturday but missed out on two more through injury.
- Baldwin credits Olsen after Havatryst win
- It was a day of mixed emotions for trainer Barry Baldwin after Havatryst produced a bulldog-like finish to win at Doomben.
- Vintedge gives Waller running double
- Chris Waller completed a race-to-race double with Vintedge who overcame the outside barrier to win the Matriarch Stakes.
- Pick-up ride gives Zahra a Group One
- Mark Zahra was excited to land his first Melbourne Group One winner on lucky pick-up ride Albert The Fat in the Emirates Stakes.
- Kardashian concedes the day to Caviar
- Pacegoers at Flemington on Saturday only had eyes for Black Caviar.
- Kardashian makes way for Caviar
- Kim Kardashian couldn't make it to Flemington on Saturday, perhaps out of fear of being upstaged by a horse.
- Berry after another Magic Millions win
- Tommy Berry knows what it takes to win the $2 million Magic Millions Classic at the Gold Coast and wants to ride Driefontein in the feature.
- Black Caviar cruises to 16th win
- Champion sprinter Black Caviar has easily won her 16th race from 16 starts.
- Caviar cruises to 16th win
- How are they going to beat Black Caviar?
- Albert ends Waller's frustration
- A frustrating Melbourne Spring ended on the highest note possible for premier Sydney trainer Chris Waller when Albert The Fat won the Emirates Stakes.
- Guymer makes the most of Darley ride
- Apprentice Shaun Guymer made the most of his first opportunity for the powerful Darley team with a well-judged ride to win on Haut Normandie at Randwick.
- Dunn ends 'tough week' with Flemington win
- A win on Musical Hit gave Dwayne Dunn a boost on the final day of the Melbourne Cup carnival at Flemington.
- Perth sweating on Black Caviar
- Perth racing officials are sweating on the arrival of unbeaten mare Black Caviar for the Winterbottom Stakes in two weeks after another Group One win.
- He's Remarkable in consolation win
- New Zealand galloper He's Remarkable left his connections pondering what might have been after winning the Visit Victoria Handicap at Flemington.
- Henrich unveils Magic Millions hope
- Trainer Gillian Heinrich may have unearthed her second Magic Millions Classic winner following the brilliant debut win from Pure Whisper at Doomben.
- Cassidy stood down at Randwick
- Jim Cassidy was stood down from the remainder of his rides at Randwick on Saturday as soon as he returned to scale after winning the first race.
- Patinack Farm breaks the ice at Flemington
- Nathan Tinkler's Patinack Farm and trainer John Thompson broke the ice in Melbourne Cup week with Real Stolle.
- Ben Melham to continue riding
- Ben Melham will ride at Flemington on Saturday after winning his appeal while Damien Oliver and Corey Brown will be sidelined.
- Caviar at short odds for Winterbottom
- Champion Black Caviar is expected to notch win number 16 on Saturday and has been posted as the $1.10 favourite to make it 17 in Perth later this month.
- Shootoff in line for Hong Kong trip
- Queensland Derby winner Shootoff will be on trial for a trip to Hong Kong in Saturday's Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Flemington.
- Walter's lucrative spring could continue
- It has been a lucrative spring so far for trainer Guy Walter with Skyerush to represent the stable at Flemington on Saturday.
- Outstandingly after second Randwick win
- Outstandingly, a horse who has raced at numerous tracks from Strathalbyn to Birdsville, will be out to claim a second career win at Randwick.
- Secret Admirer to take on the world
- Trainer Grahame Begg would like to take on the world with his middle distance star Secret Admirer.
- Nolen and Moody to break Cup week drought
- Luke Nolen has had an ordinary Melbourne Cup week but he is excited about riding Black Caviar in the Patinack Farm Classic.
- Driefontein set for winning debut
- Strong trial form and a good attitude are reasons jockey Tommy Berry is confident of a debut win by two-year-old Driefontein at Randwick on Saturday.
- Fans urged to send off 'old' Randwick
- Sydneysiders have been urged to head to Randwick on Saturday as the curtain comes down on the "old" racecourse before a major transformation.
- Baldwins fears summer series strength
- Trainer Barry Baldwin won't rule out dodging next month's summer series in favour of a trip to Sydney with talented sprinter Havatryst.
- Price right for One Way Ticket
- Trainer Robert Price is renowned for his ability to rehabilitate and manage horses with problems and One Way Ticket is certainly in that category.
- Schofield to keep winning run rolling
- Chad Schofield's climb up the Sydney apprentices' ladder continues at Randwick where he has his first ride for premier trainer Chris Waller.
- Heathcote says Fillydelphia 'vulnerable'
- Trainer Rob Heathcote is keen for Fillydelphia to add to her black-type record over the summer but fears she may be vulnerable at Doomben on Saturday.
- So You Think O'Brien is happy? He is
- Irish trainer Aidan O'Brien liked the look of So You Think, his 5-1 challenger in Saturday's $US5 million Breeders' Cup Classic.
- Rocking a force to be reckoned with
- Seven-year-old Rocking Force has rewarded the faith of his trainer Mandy Shillito with a career highlight on Oaks Day at Flemington.
- Lonhro's little sister to the fore
- Lonhro's little sister Shannara claimed the Darley team's third straight win in the Ladies Day Cup at Hawkesbury on Thursday.
- Flemington win after years of hard work
- On Oaks Day, the fashion stakes are almost as competitive as the action on the famed Flemington track.
- Price excited about unbeaten Proliferate
- Unbeaten three-year-old Proliferate has trainer Mick Price excited about a tilt at next year's AJC Derby after scoring an empathic win at Flemington.
- Ellerton chasing second with Response
- Trainer Mat Ellerton says he's running for second when Response takes on Black Caviar in the Patinack Farm Classic.
- Filly, Shane, Liz, and SJP star at Oaks
- A filly who nearly didn't race, Shane and Liz, fashions and Sarah Jessica Parker made for a memorable Oaks Day.
- Somepin Anypin to chase bigger prizes
- Gary Portelli hopes to target next year's Doncaster Mile with stable star Somepin Anypin who scored a convincing win in Thursday's Hawkesbury Gold Cup.
- Corstens not surprised by Mosheen's win
- The one person not surprised by Mosheen's brilliant display to win the VRC Oaks was her former trainer Leon Corstens.
- Nikolic back with a bang
- Danny Nikolic has had his ups and downs off the track but he is back in the limelight as the rider of versatile filly Mosheen.
- Carry Me Bluey to plant seed for autumn
- Trainer Norm Hilton believes emerging talent Carry Me Bluey can plant the seed for a long-range Sydney autumn campaign at Doomben on Saturday.
- Cassidy giving Adams a big hand
- Champion jockey Jim Cassidy has been apprentice Josh Adams' mentor on his long and bumpy road to redemption.
- Heathcote confident with Woorim
- Queensland trainer Robert Heathcote is backing Woorim to match the finishing sprint of the heavyweights in the Group One Emirates Stakes at Flemington.
- Dash For Viz wins all-greys race
- A long-range plan has come off for the connections of consistent galloper Dash for Viz who landed the annual race for grey horses at Flemington.
- Flemington crowd in awe of Mosheen
- A nine-length demolition by Mosheen in the VRC Oaks had the Flemington crowd in awe and answered all the questions about her getting 2500 metres.
- Emmalene to be set for Brisbane winter
- Liam Birchley has his sights set on the Brisbane winter carnival with Emmalene following her victory in the Gucci Stakes.
- Experience to help Diamond Player
- The experience of one start on the Flemington straight course should help Diamond Player when she backs up in Saturday's Maribyrnong Plate.
- Queensland mare after third Sydney win
- Queensland-based mare Nuptse will aim to continue her strong Sydney form at Randwick on Saturday.
- Ortensia wins first start for Messara
- The decision to defer Ortensia's stud career proved lucrative when she won the Listed GH Mumm Stakes at Flemington at her first start for Paul Messara.
- Perth raid looms for Ego's Dare
- Gerald Ryan will turn the clock back more than 15 years and target one of Perth's biggest races with the underrated Ego's Dare.
- Morgan dreams of Oaks with Oasis
- Country trainer Peter Morgan has unearthed a filly he hopes is Oaks-class with Oasis Bloom taking a quantum leap from a bush maiden to score at Flemington.
- Publican a real fighter
- A horse feared drowned after being washed away during the January floods in southeast Queensland will continue his courageous fightback at Doomben.
- Fawkner gives Williams' team consolation
- Fawkner provided something of a consolation for the Lloyd Williams team when he easily won the La Vie En Rose Vase.
- Change of pace for Bennett
- Renowned for breaking in three-time Melbourne Cup winner Makybe Diva, Greg Bennett is hoping to make his name as a trainer.
- Joan Collins adds glamour to Oaks Day
- Actress Joan Collins has advised women at Flemington's Oaks Day how to look glamorous, but admits she's not really into horse racing.
- Americain for Zipping Classic
- Last year's Melbourne Cup winner Americain is to remain in Australia and will run in the Zipping Classic and then go to Hong Kong in December.
- Bauer chasing big bonus
- International raider Bauer can land a $100,000 bonus for his connections if he can win the Group Three Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Flemington.
- Dux Bellorum boosts his stud value
- Promising sprinter Dux Bellorum will be given every chance to boost his value as a stallion at stud following his all the way win at Doomben.
- Bart after 10th VRC Oaks
- Darren Beadman fears nerves could get the better of promising filly Gliding and deny Bart Cummings a 10th VRC Oaks at Flemington.
- Rogie rapt in Savabeel's progeny
- Trainer Graeme Rogerson hopes an Oaks win by Dowager Queen could turn her sire Savabeel into a colonial attack on future Melbourne Cups.
- Dunn looking forward to Now You Know ride
- A support race on Thursday's Oaks program holds more expectation for jockey Dwayne Dunn than the feature event.
- Somepin Anypin faces biggest test
- Gary Portelli wants to see Somepin Anypin pass his biggest test in Thursday's Hawkesbury Gold Cup before he decides on any future targets.
- Nugent lowers sights with Poor Judge
- Hobby trainer Wayne Nugent has been forced to lower the bar with Poor Judge who will be a starter at Doomben instead of Flemington on Saturday.
- Parker's luck Nextanix
- Trainer Kerry Parker is hoping his bad luck with progressive gelding Nextanix has finally turned.
- Jukebox lame after Cup
- The well-performed English horse Jukebox Jury is to have a scan in an attempt to determine the extent of a leg injury he suffered in Tuesday's Melbourne Cup.
- Delzangles only Dunaden man in town
- The internationalisation of racing was evident less than 24 hours after the Melbourne Cup when French trainer Mikel Delzangles was the only one left.
- So You Think third pick for Classic
- Former Australian superstar So You Think has been installed the 5-1 third favourite for Saturday's Breeders' Cup Classic at Churchill Downs.
- Jimmy Choux headlines Emirates Stakes
- Cox Plate runner-up Jimmy Choux headlines Saturday's Group One Emirates Stakes and has come up with barrier 13 in the capacity field.
- Heathcote concedes Patinack Farm to Caviar
- Trainer Robert Heathcote concedes Buffering is running for second place behind unbeaten champion Black Caviar in the Patinack Farm Classic.
- Three jockeys suspended at Flemington
- Damien Oliver, Corey Brown and Chris Symons will all be missing from the jockeys' room on the final day on the Melbourne Cup Carnival.
- Cup winning jockey Larry Olsen's wife dies
- Maureen Olsen, wife of former top jockey Larry Olsen, has died aged 61 on the anniversary of her husband's Melbourne Cup victory on Kensei in 1987.
- First time lucky for Cup owner
- Qatar's Sheikh Fahad al Thani is suitably humble when reminded other middle-eastern royal families have been trying to win the Melbourne Cup for years.
- Cup trainer avenges rugby World Cup loss
- Melbourne Cup winning trainer Mikel Delzangles says his victory in the Melbourne Cup makes up for France just losing the Rugby world Cup final.
- Williams looks on the bright side
- Suspended jockey Craig Williams has missed out on a place in racing record books but he is already looking ahead to next year's Melbourne Cup.
- Aussies plunge more than $100m on Cup
- Australians plunged more than $100m on the Cup on Tuesday when French-trained Dunaden got home by the barest of margins over Red Cadeaux.
- Whirlwind trip pays off for French jockey
- Christophe Lemaire has ridden Group One winners all over the world but perhaps none in such unusual circumstances as his Melbourne Cup win on Dunaden.
- Cup draws big crowd to Randwick
- Sydney's biggest race crowd of the year rolled up at Randwick to be a part of Melbourne Cup day under clear skies on Tuesday.
- New anthem needed for Australia's own Cup
- The French showed last year it was possible to bring a horse to Flemington and win the Cup. Just to prove a point they did it again on Tuesday with Dunaden.
- Dunaden makes a French double in the Cup
- Dunaden's win lands a second straight Melbourne Cup for France, and proves the race is a truly international event.
- Sydney powers down for Melbourne Cup
- Electricity use across Sydney dropped dramatically as the city powered down to watch the Melbourne Cup.
- Mixed performances from German imports
- Trainers Anthony Freedman and Bart Cummings are looking towards next year's Melbourne Cup after mixed performances from their imported German stayers.
- What the jockeys said after the Cup
- What the jockeys said after the running of the Group One Melbourne Cup on Tuesday.
- Another Geelong Cup winner takes big prize
- The Geelong Cup has become one of the best pointers to predicting the Melbourne Cup winner.
- Tasmanians punt $3m on Melbourne Cup
- Tasmanians punted more than $3 million on this year's Melbourne Cup, according to betting agency TOTE.
- Photo verdict wrong result for bookies
- Randwick bookmakers were praying for the Melbourne Cup photo finish to go the other way with French-trained winner Dunaden a losing result.
- Cup betting in NZ down 10 per cent
- The lack of New Zealand interest in the Melbourne Cup is believed to be a major reason why betting was down nearly 10 per cent.
- French claim second Melbourne Cup
- The tightest Melbourne Cup finish in history ended in victory for Dunaden, giving France a second consecutive triumph in the race Australians call their own.
- Dunaden wins Melbourne Cup
- First across the line in the Melbourne Cup
- Matthew Smith to the fore again
- Matthew Smith, fresh from his first Group One win with Hurtle Myrtle on Derby Day, struck again with Combat Kitty on Cup Day.
- Roller-coaster ride for Bowman
- The swings and roundabouts of racing turned for and against jockey Hugh Bowman on Tuesday.
- African Pulse upsets Karuta Queen
- A recent near drowning has left no lasting effects on African Pulse who upset an out-of-sorts Karuta Queen at Flemington.
- Hinton does it again on Cup day
- Five-year-old mare Sophie's Spirit has followed a family tradition and given trainer Max Hinton his third winner on a Melbourne Cup Day. Sophie's Spirit
- Veteran trainer gets Fklemington win
- Tasmanian trainer Walter McShane achieved a long-held ambition when he won a race at Flemington with Norsqui.
- Wide draw to suit Lucky Dubai
- A wide draw will work in favour of Queensland mare Lucky Dubai as trainer Kim Craft tries to continue a family affinity with the Hawkesbury Gold Cup.
- Americain scare before Cup
- Melbourne Cup favourite Americain has thrown a scare into the camp after casting a shoe at the Werribee quarantine station hours before the race.
- Sydney shares the Melbourne Cup spirit
- Sydney's city centre had a carnival atmosphere as punters gathered outside to witness the closest Melbourne Cup in history on outdoor screens.
- Schofield gets Cup day Randwick treble
- There wasn't a Melbourne Cup fairytale for the Schofield family but no-one was smiling more at Randwick than apprentice Chad Schofield who rode a treble.
- Consolation win for Bowman
- Hugh Bowman's disappointment at losing his Melbourne Cup ride Mourayan was eased slightly with a hard-fought victory aboard Foxstar at Flemington.
- Applegate could be Diamond-bound
- Trainer Peter Snowden has hopes that impressive Flemington debut winner Applegate can develop into a contender for next year's Blue Diamond Stakes.
- Mourayan out of Melbourne Cup
- The Lloyd Williams-owned Mourayan has been scratched from the Melbourne Cup with soreness in a toe due to corrective shoeing.
- Celebs couldn't upstage horses on Cup day
- A parade of celebrities joined the crowd at Flemington for the Melbourne Cup, but there was no upstaging the real stars of the show.
- Gai Waterhouse says Cup an open affair
- Gai Waterhouse says this year's Melbourne Cup is an open affair and anyone could win.
- Yendall savouring Cup moment
- Normally Dean Yendall would have been riding at Hamilton on Monday but this time he has more pressing things on his mind.
- Brad Rawiller to ride in Cup
- Brad Rawiller has been confirmed as the replacement rider for his brother Nash aboard Unusual Suspect in Tuesday's Melbourne Cup.
- Cup longshots attract betting support
- Bookmakers have declared the Melbourne Cup a race of many chances after support for long-priced runners during Monday's Call of the Card.
- Sailor to give stablemate wide Cup berth
- Jockey Dwayne Dunn says he wants to avoid Drunken Sailor socialising with stablemate Manighar in the Melbourne Cup.
- Niwot backed to win Cup as Williams loses
- Melbourne Cup punters started rallying for an Australian victory but the nation's greatest race is already a lost cause for jockey Craig Williams.
- Videos make Cup picture clearer for Callan
- English jockey Neil Callan has spent the last three weeks studying videos to learn how to win the Melbourne Cup on international raider Jukebox Jury.
- Americain ready for Melbourne Cup defence
- French-trained galloper Americain is on track to become only the fifth horse to win back-to-back Melbourne Cups.
- Williams loses Melbourne Cup ride bid
- Craig Williams' dreams of completing a unique spring carnival treble are over with the jockey out of the Melbourne Cup.
- Brown has high hopes for second Cup
- Jockey Corey Brown is going into Melbourne Cup on Lucas Cranach more confident than he was two years ago when he won on Shocking.
- Smith targets Randwick and Flemington
- Randwick will hold just as much attention as Flemington on Melbourne Cup day for Myer Stakes-winning trainer Matthew Smith.
- Cup success to be Sheikh's finest moment
- A racing stable that challenged conventional wisdom and revolutionised the racing world is still searching for a prize that has eluded it a dozen times.
- Randwick ready for Cup day party
- Partygoers and corporate types will be out in force with regular punters as Randwick prepares to host one of its biggest crowds of the year.
- Harmonium deserves Cup chance: Moroney
- A chance at Cox Plate glory was over before the race started but Glass Harmonium has another shot at a spring major in the Melbourne Cup.
- Cumani missing Bauer in the Cup
- With Bauer missing from the Melbourne Cup, Luca Cumani is far from confident about relying on Drunken Sailor or Manighar to do the job for him.
- Nephrite bursts into Guineas contention
- Nephrite upset the odds-on Born To Sea with a decisive win over Sea The Stars' brother in the JRA Killavullan Stakes at Leopardstown.
- Cups king almost a parade scratching
- Melbourne's brisk weather almost kept Cups king Bart Cummings away from this year's Melbourne Cup parade.
- Europeans dominate Aussie Cup
- European trained horses might dominate the betting for Tuesday's Melbourne Cup but the Australian challenge is alive and well.
- Cup a national celebration
- It is said the Melbourne Cup stops the nation. That's definitely the case in the small town of Wentworth on the NSW-Victorian border.
- Geelong Cup holds international key
- The European discovery of the Geelong Cup has given the international raiders a clear shot at Australia's most famous race.
- Godolphin on a Cup mission
- Trainer Saeed Bin Suroor says Godolphin will keep coming to Australia for the Melbourne Cup until they win it.
- Guide to picking the Cup winner
- Symbols and omens as well as form point to the Cup winner for the once a year punter.
- Trainer Johnston has cautious approach
- Trainer Mark Johnston has learned the hard way how to approach the Melbourne Cup and is approaching Tuesday's race with caution.
- Americain gives Cup a French profile
- French-trained Melbourne Cup favourite Americain has alerted French trainers to Australia's most famous race - and to the prizemoney it offers.
- Cummings looking for a baker's dozen
- At almost 84, Bart Cummings is still striving to win the Melbourne Cup even though his name is inscribed on 12 trophies.
- French race could be the form race for Cup
- The Prix Kergorlay could be the race to look at when trying to find the winner of Australia's most famous race.
- Waterhouse aims to emulate Cummings
- Bart Cummings did it three years ago and now Gai Waterhouse hopes to follow suit with Tullamore in Tuesday's Melbourne Cup at Flemington.
- Americain draws 15 in Melbourne Cup
- Favourite Americain has drawn barrier 15 for his tilt at back-to-back wins in Tuesday's $A6 million Melbourne Cup.
- Sangster plans work perfectly
- An ambitious plan formulated at a minor New Zealand horse sale a year ago had its crowning moment when Sangster won the Victoria Derby.
- Title rivals handed whip bans
- Defending champion Paul Hanagan edged further ahead of Silvestre de Sousa as the jockeys' title rivals both picked up bans under the new whip rules.
- Atlantic Jewel out of Oaks
- Raging favourite Atlantic Jewel has been ruled out of Thursday's Victorian Oaks with a pulled hamstring.
- King wins coin toss for Cup ride
- The toss of a coin has cost Nick Hall the Melbourne Cup ride on At First Sight who'll be ridden by Steven King.
- Mixed bag of emotions for Karakatsanis
- Con Karakatsanis was thrilled to see Riva De Lago win impressively at Rosehill on Saturday but his emotions were far different a few hours earlier.
- Bauer misses out on Cup start
- Bauer won't get the chance to avenge his second placing in the 2008 Melbourne Cup after failing to make the final field for Tuesday's renewal.
- Woorim earns Group One shot
- Queenslander Woorim has earned himself a start in the Group One Emirates Stakes with a return to form at Flemington.
- Atlantic Jewel steals the day
- Atlantic Jewel didn't just steal the show at Flemington on Derby Day, she pinched the entire spring carnival - Black Caviar and all.
- Oliver celebrates Derby Day treble
- Champion jockey Damien Oliver capped a memorable day when he completed a treble aboard Sister Madly.
- Ahdashim makes winning return
- Honest sprinter Ahdashim returned from seven months on the sidelines with a gutsy win at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Kiwis key to Bowman's back-to-back Derbys
- Hugh Bowman quipped he might have to take up New Zealand residency after guiding Sangster to victory in the Victoria Derby.
- Protesters target Victoria Derby
- The Coalition for the Protection of Racehorses has staged a low-key protest on Derby Day, calling for the Victoria Derby race to be shortened.
- Doughty to re-evaluate Morning Captain
- Trainer Kelly Doughty may be forced to re-evaluate promising sprinter Morning Captain after the heavily backed three-year-old was successful at Doomben.
- Schofield bounces back
- Apprentice Chad Schofield bounced back from a heavy fall on Friday night to win at Rosehill on Saturday aboard Star Mystery.
- Myrtle delivers Smith's first Group One
- Trainer Matthew Smith celebrated his first Group One win when Hurtle Myrtle stormed to victory in the Myer Classic at Flemington.
- Cummings leaning to Illo in Cup
- Bart Cummings is leaning towards German import Illo as the pick of his pair of runners in Tuesday's Melbourne Cup.
- Collett makes most of Sydney visit
- Apprentice Jason Collett made his short trip to Sydney worthwhile with victory on the Chris Waller-trained Savannah's Choice at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Americain perfect for Cup defence
- The Melbourne Cup favourite Americain is in "perfect" order for a repeat performance of his 2010 victory.
- Glass Harmonium earns Cup start
- Imported galloper Glass Harmonium made up for his Cox Plate debacle when he won his first Group One race in the Mackinnon Stakes.
- Jewel looks to have Oaks at her mercy
- Unbeaten filly Atlantic Jewel has produced a cracker of a trial for the VRC Oaks with a trackwork-like gallop in the Group Two Wakeful Stakes.
- Top Rada scores dominant debut win
- Jockey Damian Browne predicted a bright future for promising youngster Top Rada following his dominant win at Doomben.
- Niwot into Melboune Cup with Lexus win
- Niwot forces way into Melbourne Cuo field with impressive Lexus Stakes victory at Flemington on Saturday.
- Sepoy does it again
- It wasn't too pretty but star colt Sepoy maintained his unbeaten spring record with a hard-fought victory over Foxwedge in the Coolmore Stud Stakes.
- Magic Millions target for Pure Hustle
- The Gai Waterhouse-trained Pure Hustle could be Magic Millions-bound after producing an impressive win on debut at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Galah makes a bird of the first
- Darley trainer Peter Snowden won his second Group Three Carbine Club Stakes but the odds-on favourite Galah threatened to make a mug out of punters when he
- Born To Sea to run at Leopardstown
- John Oxx's Born To Sea faces six rivals as he bids to keep his unbeaten record intact at Leopardstown on Sunday and live up to the family name.
- Walsh back in business in Ireland
- Ruby Walsh reaffirmed his opposition to the new whip rules after making a winning return to British race riding at Wetherby.
- No strike by jockeys - yet
- Australian jockeys have resolved not to take industrial action over the Melbourne Cup carnival but rolling action will take place from November 16.
- Godolphin sets sights on Melbourne Cup win
- United Arab Emirates stable Godolphin will keep sending challengers to the Melbourne Cup until it finds victory, head trainer tells media.
- Green Moon vying for Melbourne Cup spot
- Caulfield Cup runner-up Green Moon is in a last-ditch attempt to secure a Melbourne Cup berth when he runs in Saturday's Lexus Stakes.
- Prebble happy to take on Sepoy
- Brett Prebble says talented colt Bear Hero is a serious Group One horse who could test local star Sepoy in the Coolmore Stud Stakes.
- Tullamore out of Lexus
- Gai Waterhouse has scratched Tullamore from Saturday's Lexus Stakes after the gelding moved to 23rd in the Melbourne Cup order of entry.
- Bowman returns for Derby repeat
- Hugh Bowman is looking for a slice of history when he returns to Flemington on Saturday.
- French pair dominate Cup betting
- The people behind the dual French challenge for the Melbourne Cup have great respect for each other's chances in next Tuesday's $6 million race.
- Conlan says it's all clear for Interest
- Trainer Jim Conlan says he has no reason to think Rekindled Interest won't cope with a seven-day back up in the Mackinnon Stakes.
- Ryan's got options for Ahdashim
- Group-winning sprinter Ahdashim resumes at Rosehill on Saturday and could earn a trip south for a stakes race at Sandown two weeks later.
- Schofield changes opinion of Manawanui
- Glyn Schofield didn't like the appearance of Manawanui when he first laid eyes on him as a young horse.
- Half-sisters give Begg chance of double
- Fallen One takes on Atlantic Jewel in Saturday's Wakeful Stakes, but Grahame Begg is holding out more hope of a win with her half-sister in Sydney.
- Lady looking to bow out a millionaire
- Consistent stakes-class mare Lady Lynette will be looking to round out her racing career a millionaire in the Myer Classic at Flemington.
- Doughty hopes Munce can change her luck
- Trainer Kelly Doughty is hopeful Chris Munce can bring about a change of stable fortune aboard Morning Captain at Doomben.
- Holey Gadoley not definite for Millions
- The prizemoney of the Magic Millions Classic may prove too tempting but trainer Pat Duff won't be rushing Holey Gadoley into the Gold Coast feature.
- Dancing All the Way to the Cup
- A group of friends brought together by syndicator Darren Dance last week is now abuzz after purchasing 40% of Emirates Melbourne Cup hopeful Unusual Suspect through Bloodstock.com.au.
- Galizani to do a Maluckyday
- The John Thompson-trained Galizani will be out to emulate Maluckyday by winning the Lexus Stakes at Flemington.
- Cordelia set to improve at Rosehill
- Gerald Ryan has noticed improvement in two-year-old Cordelia since her debut and hopes that translates into a better showing at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Pride taking long-term view with Neeson
- Trainer Joe Pride will be taking a long-term view when Neeson lines up in the Group Two Salinger Stakes at Flemington.
- Villiers target for Circle Of Power
- Trainer Rod Craig is confident Circle Of Power can produce a performance this weekend that will put him on track for the Villiers.
- Skyerush heads Walter's Melbourne team
- Last-start stakeswinner Skyerush will spearhead Guy Walter's Melbourne Cup week assault when she lines up in Saturday's Group One Myer Classic.
- Jewel 'amazes' Kav ahead of Wakeful
- Atlantic Jewel continues to amaze trainer Mark Kavanagh who believes the unbeaten filly may have even improved from her Thousand Guineas victory.
- McEvoy happy with Cup trial
- Jockey Kerrin McEvoy came away full of hope after partenring his Melbourne Cup ride Modun for the first time at Werribee on Thursday
- Waller's live chances in Mackinnon
- Chris Waller still doesn't know how good Foreteller is but he's seen enough to predict he won't be out of place in Saturday's Mackinnon Stakes.
- Smith out in Force at Rosehill
- Group One winner Atomic Force has thrived since returning from Melbourne and will race at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Response out to turn the tables on Joyous
- Mat Ellerton is not sure that Response can turn the tables on star Sydney mare More Joyous in the Myer Classic.
- Fogarty calls up Colless for Last Gift
- Hobby trainer Jim Fogarty has reached into his bag of tricks, calling on experienced jockey Glen Colless and winkers for north Queensland star Last Gift.
- Mayfield Thoroughbreds A Boutique Stud
- Mayfield Thoroughbreds is one of those rare properties you stumble over only occasionally, on the banks of a Goulburn River tributary near Seymour, just far enough away from the busy highways where peace and tranquillity prevail.
- Manawanui's trainer earns Schofield praise
- Glyn Schofield has praised the job Ron Leemon has done with Manawanui and hopes to end a memorable spring with victory in Saturday's Victoria Derby.
- Moroney gaining confidence ahead of Derby
- Mike Moroney's confidence in Sabrage giving him his third Victoria Derby is growing every day.
- SJP has Cup style, Kim raises stakes
- Sarah Jessica Parker is the biggest name celebrity set to attend the Melbourne Cup carnival, while Kim Kardashian is set to shake things up.
- Conners hoping the Shoes fit in Coolmore
- Clarry Conners, trainer of Coolmore Stud Stakes contender Satin Shoes, isn't buying into talk Sepoy might be being vulnerable on Saturday.
- Derby Day kicks off Cup week
- Victoria Derby day heralds the beginning of the four-day Melbourne Cup carnival at Flemington, the biggest few days of racing in Australia.
- Evans, Pearson to carry the Cup
- Tour de France champion Cadel Evans and world champion hurdler Sally Pearson will deliver the Melbourne Cup to the mounting yard.
- Galloway links with Patinack Farm
- Scott Galloway could get the break he's been wanting to end a frustrating run of bad luck with four rides for the powerful Patinack Farm stable at Doomben.
- Tanby penalised a kilogram for Cup
- Tanby has received a one-kilogram Melbourne Cup penalty for his win in the Bendigo Cup, but it mightn't be enough to put him into the field.
- Dead rating likely for Derby, Cup
- Flemington racecourse manager Mick Goodie says a dead rating is expected for the Victoria Derby and Melbourne Cup.
- Williams' Cup ride hinges on Friday appeal
- Craig Williams' appeal against a careless riding suspension which threatens his Melbourne Cup dream will be heard on Friday.
- Williams and Rawiller to miss Cup
- Top jockeys Craig Williams and Nash Rawiller will miss their Melbourne Cup rides after being suspended at Bendigo.
- King after another group One
- Steven King is happy to take his opportunities when they come and another one has arisen on Efficient in the Mackinnon Stakes.
- Tanby could still miss Melbourne Cup
- Tanby's easy Bendigo Cup victory over stablemate At First Sight might not be enough to get him into the Melbourne Cup.
- Birthday "boys" in Farm win
- Four years to the day after being born, lightly-raced gelding Rolling Pin marked the occasion with a first city victory at Warwick Farm on Wednesday.
- Group One placegetter looking to go better
- Mike Moroney is hopeful talented mare Born To Rock can deliver on her winter promise in the Myer Classic at Flemington.
- French challenge getting stronger
- The French challenge for a second successive Melbourne Cup is well and truly on course.
- Killen in comeback number two
- Jockey Glen Killen made "another" successful riding comeback by landing his first city winner since January last year at Eagle Farm.
- Partelle in Quest for change of luck
- Bad luck derailed the spring campaign of Torio's Quest but he can put it back on track with a victory at Flemington on Saturday.
- Maiden out to test Sepoy
- Sale trainer Frankie Stockdale is confident maiden Unique Quality will give Sepoy a race in Saturday's Coolmore Stud Stakes at Flemington.
- Al Dhafra to make comeback at Rosehill
- It has been a long wait but Guy Walter is excited to finally welcome back the talented Al Dhafra at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Mossriver decision to be vindicated
- Trainer David Murphy is hoping a decision not to head to Melbourne with promising mare Mossriver will be vindicated at Doomben on Saturday.
- Karakatsanis looking to the future
- A pair of promising gallopers will be the building blocks for the future for trainer Con Karakatsanis following the loss of two stable stars.
- Manawanui to be just off Derby pace
- Trainer Ron Leemon says the classy Manawanui will be able to take advantage of a middle draw and race just off the pace in the Victoria Derby.
- El Nino in Queensland
- STORM CAT son, El Nino (USA), standing his first Australian season, is launching his stud career in style in North America
- First Stakeswinner for Nothing To Lose
- Nothing To Lose had his first stakeswinner in New Zealand last weekend
- So You Think confirmed for Breeders' Cup
- Ballydoyle has confirmed former Australian superstar So You Think was being aimed the Breeders' Cup Classic on Saturday week. s Classic the target
- Clark, Cassidy get Cup rides
- Former Sydney jockey Tim Clark might be plying his trade in Hong Kong but he hasn't been far from the thoughts of Hall of Fame trainer Gai Waterhouse.
- Noonan in demand at Rosehill
- Gerald Ryan is one of four Sydney trainers to have secured the services of comeback apprentice Jake Noonan for Saturday's Rosehill meeting.
- Gai jumps on European bandwagon
- Gai Waterhouse has blamed officialdom for the demise of the Australian thoroughbred stayer ahead of next week's Melbourne Cup.
- Xuereb fined over caffeine swabs
- Trainer Len Xuereb was fined $2000 after pleading guilty to two charges of Scenic Find returning a positive swab to caffeine.
- Sepoy on track for another Group One
- Sepoy pleased jockey Kerrin McEvoy when he warmed up for the Coolmore Stud Stakes with a jumpout against Dysphonia.
- Collett back in Sydney for the week
- Apprentice Jason Collett will make his first Sydney appearance of the season on Wednesday at Warwick Farm.
- Tongue tie for Amber's Crown
- After ruling out a Melbourne trip with Amber's Crown, trainer Steve O'Dea is hoping a gear change can help the filly rediscover her best form.
- McEvoy hoping to break Derby drought
- Kerrin McEvoy is hoping impressive Geelong Classic winner Induna is the horse to break his frustrating run of five Victoria Derby placings.
- Cumani could have four Cup runners
- As Australia ponders its lack of representation in next week's Melbourne Cup, English trainer Luca Cumani is angling to have four runners in the race.
- Williams believes Tanby needs Cup penalty
- Lloyd Williams says Tanby would have to be a very convincing Bendigo Cup winner to have any chance of making the Melbourne Cup field.
- Back problem forcing change for Buffering
- A minor back ailment has prompted trainer Rob Heathcote to change course in Melbourne with Buffering who is now set to clash with wonder mare Black Caviar.
- Williams rates Green Moon best Cup hope
- Leviathan owner Lloyd Williams rates Green Moon the best chance of the six horses he still has in the Melbourne Cup.
- Jockey Whiteman outed
- A Sydney-based jockey has been suspended for testing positive to banned drugs, a Racing NSW report says.
- Zamorar ready for clash with Sepoy
- Seymour trainer David Bourne insists Zamorar has nothing to lose taking on crack colt Sepoy in the Group One Coolmore Stud Stakes.
- Rodd rates Jewel the brightest
- Jockey Michael Rodd believes he will be on one of the best horses to be seen in Melbourne this spring when he partners Atlantic Jewel on Saturday.
- Atomic Force confirmed for Rosehill
- Group One Galaxy winner Atomic Force has returned to NSW after a Melbourne campaign and has an 1100m sprint at Rosehill on Saturday in his sights.
- Southern Speed leads Macdonald charge
- Leon Macdonald believes he will saddle up three genuine chances in as many Group One races at the Victoria Derby meeting, headed by Southern Speed.
- Strong hand for Moody in Salinger
- Peter Moody-trained mares Curtana, Mid Summer Music and Panipique will all line up Group Two Salinger Stakes at Flemington.
- Lamasery back in business for Cup
- Sydney stayer Lamasery will try to force his way into the Melbourne Cup field when he takes his place in the Bendigo Cup on Wednesday.
- Macedonian puts Cup start on the line
- Premier trainer Peter Moody says Macedonian will be competitive in the Melbourne Cup if he forces his way into the field.
- Rodd bids for his piece of the Cup
- International runners dominate this year's Melbourne Cup, but local rider Michael Rodd is doing his best to hold on to a share of the action.
- Charity Boxing Challenge
- Charity White Collar Boxing at Newmarket on the 5th November with all proceeds going to Sydney's Children Hospital and Network Kokoda
- Five Minutes with Brett Howard
- Brett Howard started Randwick Bloodstock Agency in 1987 at the age of 23 and was subsequently joined by his now wife, Rachael in 1996.
- Thirteen internationals left in Cup
- There were 13 international horses left in the Melbourne Cup from the 47 declared at Monday's payment stage.
- Johnston says welfare always comes first
- Leading English trainer and veterinarian Mark Johnston believes the horse welfare issue regarding whip use should be left to racing experts.
- Breeders' decision close for So You Think
- A decision on whether So You Think bids for Breeders' Cup glory, and in which race, is expected by the end of the week.
- Pinnacles wins the Sale Cup
- Grand campaigner Pinnacles has become racing's latest millionaire with victory in Sunday's Sale Cup for trainer Rick Hore-Lacy.
- Boxes ticked for Manawanui in Derby
- Victoria Derby favourite Manawanui is is fine shape following his win at Moonee Valley on Saturday, seven days before the Classic.
- French dominate Cup betting
- French horses American and Dunaden are the punters picks 10 days out from the Melbourne Cup with Europeans to dominate the field.
- Pride plans double attack on Flemington
- Joe Pride was cheering in the rain on Derby Day last year and this time around hopes to double the celebrations with his two stable stars in action.
- Americain has the best of preparations
- Melbourne Cup favourite Americain thriving once again on Australian soil in the presence of his handler Stephanie Nigge.
- Falino recovers from eye injury
- Hobby trainer Jeff Caught is hoping his first venture onto a Melbourne racetrack will be successful with his talented sprinter Falino.
- Jumps rider Ruby Walsh banned for whip
- Former Grand National-winning jockey Ruby Walsh has threatened to stop riding in Britain after being handed a five-day ban for breaching new whip rules.
- Camelot wins Trophy for O'Brien
- Camelot is as short as 3-1 for next year's English Derby after giving trainer Aidan O'Brien his sixth win in the Racing Post Trophy at Doncaster.
- Dettori to miss day two of Breeders' Cup
- Frankie Dettori will miss the showpiece Breeders Cup Classic meeting at Churchill Downs on Saturday through suspension.
- Lion Tamer euthanased after Cox Plate
- The Cox Plate has ended in tragedy for New Zealand trainer Murray Baker with Lion Tamer euthanased after breaking a leg.
- Cox Plate day becomes Black Caviar day
- The Cox Plate turned into Black Caviar day, and the champion mare wasn't even in the big race.
- The guest star steals the show
- Black Caviar was supposed to be the guest star but she stole the limelight on Cox Plate day at Moonee Valley.
- Cox Plate is a family affair
- A lifetime passion turned to exhilaration for hobby owners David Kirby and his wife Carol when Pinker Pinker stormed to victory in the Cox Plate.
- Americain favourite for Melbourne Cup
- Americain is now $4.80 Melbourne Cup favourite after the Cox Plate failed to produce a satisfactory Cup trial.
- Pinker Pinker fulfils a dream
- Trainer Greg Eurell realised a second lifetime dream after Pinker Pinker ran down New Zealand champion Jimmy Choux to win the Cox Plate.
- Victorian horse returns arsenic positive
- A horse has returned an irregularity to the prohibited substance Arsenic in a urine sample taken from a horse following a Victorian race.
- Nugent defies critics with Poor Judge
- Toowoomba trainer Wayne Nugent proved his critics wrong when Poor Judge ended a run of outs at Eagle Farm.
- Somepin Anypin sets track record
- The Gary Portell-trained emerging star Somepin Anypin has set a 1400m track record at Rosehill with another front running display.
- Testa my Patience scores biggest win
- Testa My Patience earned the chance to step up to Group One company with victory in the Crystal Mile at Moonee Valley on Saturday.
- Americain on target for back to back Cups
- Americain showed he was on target to make it back-to-back Melbourne Cups with his dominant Moonee Valley Cup victory.
- Mental proves himself at Rosehill
- Josh Parr had a feeling progressive three-year-old Mental would relish a dogfight and the gelding proved him right with a narrow victory at Rosehill.
- Manawanui tightens Derby grip
- Trainer Ron Leemon and jockey Glyn Schofield have no doubt that Vase winner Manawanui will handle the Victoria Derby trip.
- No Black Caviar, no problem for Karuta
- Flying fillly Karuta Queen showed no ill effects from being beaten by Black Caviar last time out when she won at Moonee Valley on Saturday.
- Wonder mare Caviar does it again
- Black Caviar's unbeaten run has continued, with the wonder mare romping to her 15th victory in the Group Two Schweppes Stakes at Moonee Valley.
- Darley produces another promising type
- The powerful Darley team produced its second talented juvenile in as many Rosehill meetings when smart filly Meidung raced to a dominant debut win on Saturday.
- Reef in Rosehill upset
- A well-judged frontrunning ride from Kathy O'Hara has helped Merensky Reef upset the favourite Miss Keepsake at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Torah bright as a button at the Valley
- Torah may have done her job for the spring following her maiden win in the Listed Essendon Jeep Stakes at Moonee Valley.
- Sydney a possibility for Streets Away
- A trip to Sydney could be on the agenda for rejuvenated five-year-old Streets Away following the gelding's commanding Eagle Farm victory.
- Blinkers get Earth home at the Valley
- An old-fashioned ploy of using blinkers worked in favour of pony-sized Choisir filly Diamond Earth who led all the way to win at Moonee Valley.
- Richard Hughes back with a winner
- Richard Hughes has bounced back from a self-imposed ban in protest over the new British whip rules to ride a winner at Newbury.
- PJA urges jockeys not to strike over whip
- British jockeys have been urged by their own association not to take strike action as the row over new whip rules continues.
- Jockeys threaten industrial action
- Jockeys could take industrial action during the Melbourne Cup carnival over the lack of funding for the National Jockeys Trust which helps injured riders.
- British racing eases whip laws
- The British Horseracing Authority eases whip rules with jockeys now allowed to use limited whipping anytime in a race.
- Darley pays late Derby fee for Induna
- Geelong Classic winner Induna has been paid up as a late entry for the $1.5 million Victoria Derby.
- Sepoy's star on the rise
- Star colt Sepoy has moved to 15th in the latest World Thoroughbred Rankings while Black Caviar is equal second on the list behind Frankel.
- Manawanui to be ridden quietly in Vase
- Trainer Ron Leemon wants odds-on favourite Manawanui ridden quietly early if circumstances permit in Saturday's Mitchelton Wines Vase at Moonee Valley.
- Berry looking for Walter's run to continue
- Nathan Berry is hoping to play his part in continuing trainer Guy Walter's run of success when he partners Exceed And Exalt at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Shewan after a slice of history
- Herbert Power Stakes winner Shewan needs to overcome a 43-year drought to prove himself a Melbourne Cup contender and land the Moonee Valley Cup.
- Bridge looking to Larrikin at Rosehill
- Les Bridge is hoping to salvage something out of the spring with recent stable acquisition Leica Larrikin, starting at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Craft to follow Dad's wins in Hawks Cup
- Kim Craft came to Queensland in unfortunate circumstances around four years ago but will head back interstate if Lucky Dubai wins at Eagle Farm.
- Newcastle meetings spread around
- Saturday week's scheduled Newcastle race meeting will be staged at Wyong with five other meetings also moved away following the track's temporary closure.
- Avdulla out to cap meteoric rise
- Brenton Avdulla is soaking up Cox Plate week and believes his favourite horse Secret Admirer can give him another career highlight at Moonee Valley.
- Barrier move ensures Caviar start
- Black Caviar may have been scratched from the Group Two Schweppes Stakes at Moonee Valley had stewards not altered the barrier draw.
- Rekindled Interest works hard, runs well
- A sparkling gallop at Moonee Valley on Tuesday has put Rekindled Interest firmly into the picture in Saturday's Cox Plate.
- Riddell excited about Cox Plate prospects
- Jonathan Riddell has had a tough grounding for his first ride in the Cox Plate aboard the well fancied Jimmy Choux.
- Baldwins has hopes with Havatryst
- Trainer Barry Baldwin is hopeful Havatryst can bounce back from a lacklustre winter carnival campaign in his comeback at Eagle Farm.
- Bonus for Angels followers
- Barrier rogue Here De Angels only has to get within five lengths of Black Caviar for his supporters to get their money back in the Schweppes Stakes.
- Inglis Race Series heads to Sale this Sunday
- The lucrative Inglis Race Series ventures to the picturesque Sale Turf Club this Sunday for the running of the $100,000 Turnbull Toyota Inglis Trophy , which will be preceded by the auctioning of an unbroken two-year-old colt by Swettenham Stud stallion Host.
- Newcastle closed for racing
- Newcastle's Broadmeadow track has been temporarily closed for racing due to concerns over the safety of the surface.
- Hill outed for hurting horse
- Apprentice Jack Hill has been suspended for a month and fined $1000 for causing an eye injury to his mount Lanky with his whip.
- Ryan confident of more Snitzel wins
- Trainer Gerald Ryan will look to continue his run of wins with Snitzel-sired runners when first-starter Dances On Stars tackles Rosehill this weekend.
- Moody happy with King's Rose
- Peter Moody says King's Rose is a high-quality mare and believes her lead-up form will hold up in Saturday's Cox Plate.
- Stewards move Here De Angels' barrier
- Stewards reallocated the starting gate of noted barrier rogue Here De Angels which will protect Black Caviar from potential harm at Moonee Valley.
- Waller changes tack with Surfer Girl
- The expected strength of Saturday week's Group One Myer Classic field has prompted trainer Chris Waller to change tack with in-form Little Surfer Girl.
- Lynds says Booming is blooming
- New Zealand trainer Jeff Lynds says Booming has improved for the Moonee Valley Cup which will bring him on again for the next month's Melbourne Cup.
- Dunaden cops Cup penalty
- French stayer Dunaden has been penalised a half-kilogram for the Melbourne Cup after his emphatic Geelong Cup victory.
- Nash's pain could be Brad's gain
- Nash Rawiller's Cox Plate pain could prove his brother's gain in Saturday's $3 million weight-for-age showpiece.
- Ritchie relives 'Crusher's Cox Plate
- As trainer Frank Ritchie takes part in this week's 25th anniversary celebrations of the 1986 Cox Plate, the star of the show is relaxing in a paddock.
- A trainer's life isn't all Caviar
- It's closer to midnight than midday when Peter Moody begins the daily ritual of the racehorse trainer.
- McEvoy after grand slam
- Kerrin McEvoy will become the eighth jockey to complete Australian racing's grand slam if he wins the Cox Plate on Helmet.
- Waller's big plans for Subarc
- Chris Waller has a $1 million summer target for the progressive Subarc but an impressive win at Rosehill on Saturday could still force a slight rethink.
- Galloway hungry for success
- Noel Doyle is hoping jockey Scott Galloway will be "hungry" to end a frustrating run of injuries with his first winner in four months aboard Celtic Dancer.
- Hayes filly could be Oaks-bound
- David Hayes is looking to make a late run for next month's VRC Oaks with lightly raced filly Flame of Lanka.
- Blinkers off Townsville star in Brisbane
- Farrier and hobby trainer Jim Fogarty could be in for an extended stay in Brisbane if north Queensland star Last Gift is successful at Eagle Farm.
- Bluebird back from retirement
- Coniston Bluebird will have his second run back at Rosehill on Saturday after coming out of retirement.
- Descarado out of Cox Plate
- Descarado is out of Saturday's $3 million Cox Plate, paving the way for emergency Avienus to gain a start.
- French raider claims Geelong Cup
- French stayer Dunaden has emphasised the dominance of international raiders in the Geelong Cup with a decisive win ahead of the Melbourne Cup.
- Karakatsanis produces promising one
- Con Karakatsanis no longer has Black Piranha in his care but in the past week has produced two promising horses with hopes of filling that void.
- Helmet a Cox Plate Anchor
- Helmet has the form to become the first Caulfield Guineas winner since Red Anchor to claim the Cox Plate.
- Dato Tan goes home empty-handed
- Prominent owner Dato Tan Chin Nam made a rare racetrack appearance at the low-key Randwick midweek meeting on Wednesday but left winless.
- Hocking on top of world after city winner
- The excitement fell well short of the dizzy heights of former Group One winner Goleen but trainer Neil Hocking was on top of the world after first city win.
- Inglis Banner draws excellent field
- Cox Plate Day at Moonee Valley this Saturday will kick off with the fourth running of the $250,000 Microflite Helicopters Inglis Banner (1000m), which has drawn an excellent field of 14 runners.
- Dunaden wins Geelong Cup
- French claim second successive Geelong Cup win.
- Black Caviar scares off Valley rivals
- Black Caviar will face only four rivals when she goes for her 15th straight win in the Group Two Schweppes Stakes.
- Induna a worthy Derby contender
- Elusive Quality gelding Induna has shown he is worthy of a late entry into the Victoria Derby after scoring a dashing win in the Geelong Classic.
- Oliver keen on Harmonium
- Champion jockey Damien Oliver believes his mount, imported galloper Glass Harmonium, is the right kind of horse to give him his third Cox Plate.
- Skating On Ice to determine own future
- Gold Coast trainer Les Kelly will let talented mare Skating On Ice determine her own future after she makes her comeback at Eagle Farm on Saturday.
- Juvenile race a family affair
- Two sets of father and son trainers will have rival runners in the juvenile race at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Villiers target for Somepin Anypin
- Saturday's Rosehill contender Somepin Anypin could be aimed at the Villiers Stakes over the summer.
- Alcopop out of the spring
- Alcopop has been found to have a slab fracture of the near-fore knee which will sideline him for several months.
- Americain within five kilos of second Cup
- With two weeks remaining only five kilograms and the assessment of his jockey stands between the French stayer Americain and a second Melbourne Cup.
- Lofty summer goals for Legsman
- Legsman will continue his march towards the summer Cups at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Inglis Australian Racehorse Sale Catalogue Now Online
- The catalogue for next week’s Inglis Australian Racehorse Sale in Melbourne is now online.
- Jockey Melham free to resume riding
- Suspended jockey Ben Melham is free to resume riding pending an appeal before the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal.
- Bart has high hopes for Illo
- A German galloper who joined the Bart Cummings stable only two weeks ago is shaping as his top Melbourne Cup prospect.
- Moody escapes penalty for positive swab
- RAD Board finds contaminated feed was responsible for Peter Moody-trained Lethal Arrow testing positive to prohibited substance.
- Princess chasing two from two
- Impressive debut winner Princess Layla will be out to continue the unbeaten start to her career when she races in town for the first time on Wednesday.
- Bary dismisses Jimmy's track defeat
- New Zealand trainer John Bary dismissed a track gallop in which Jimmy Choux was soundly beaten by Cox Plate rival Rekindled Interest.
- Geelong a Cup stepping stone for Showcause
- Showcause is far from the classiest horse Frank Ritchie has trained but he has other attributes that can make him a force in the Melbourne Cup.
- Arctic and Onarohl to make Smith's day
- Impeccably-bred stablemates Artic and Onarohl will be striving to live up to their rich pedigrees and give trainer Brian Smith a double at Eagle Farm.
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- Manawanui impresses in Valley gallop
- Brilliant three-year-old Manawanui upstaged a number of Cox Plate hopefuls with a sparkling track gallop at Moonee Valley on Tuesday.
- Floral Dynamite sets cracking pace!
- When Hayley Rose stormed home to win at Ashburton in New Zealand on Sunday, her second win in three starts this preparation, it continued an amazing run of success for Danehill stallion Floral Dynamite this season.
- Schmidt rides for first time at Rosehill
- Birthday girl Priscilla Schmidt will ride for the first time in Sydney on a Saturday when she partners stablemates Pepperwood and Seqsational.
- Eagle in command for Geelong
- Doubts over the strength of the form from an eye-catching placing have forced a change in plans for Victoria Derby aspirant Eagle Command.
- Rekindled Interest backed in Cox Plate
- Rekindled Interest has been heavily backed to win the Cox Plate following an impressive track gallop at Moonee Valley.
- Descarado doubt for Cox Plate
- Gai Waterhouse is battling to have Descarado fit for Saturday's Cox Plate with the Caulfield Stakes winner missing trackwork on Tuesday.
- Jockeys wait over whip rules
- Jockeys must wait until the end of the week to find out whether the British Horseracing Authority will make any adjustments to the new whip rules.
- Lamasery back on track with trial win
- A Cranbourne barrier trial win has put Sydney stayer Lamasery back in the frame for Melbourne spring riches.
- Grills on weather watch for Redhandedjill
- Sue Grills will be keeping an eye on weather forecasts for Sydney and Brisbane before deciding on a weekend start for talented mare Redhandedjill.
- Bauer to put heart and soul into Cup bid
- Bauer will try a defy his age and forge a path to the Melbourne Cup when he contests the Geelong Cup on Wednesday.
- Godolphin Cup runners arrive in Melbourne
- Two runners from the Dubai-based Godolphin stable have arrived in Melbourne to complete a record international challenge in Australia's greatest race.
- Macdonald's luck runs out in Classic draw
- Perfect Punch, prepared by Caulfield Cup-winning trainer Leon Macdonald, will have to overcome a difficult barrier draw in the Geelong Classic.
- Soumillon strikes in Canadian feature
- A day after he became embroiled in Britain's whip controversy, Christophe Soumillon produced a masterly ride to win the Canadian International.
- Clark strikes paydirt in Hong Kong
- Tim Clark helped lift the spirits of John Moore after riding Jacobee to a breakthrough Hong Kong stakes win.
- Graceful Anna on the Market
- On the market and with over $1 million in the bank, Graceful Anna is an exciting prospect for those looking to race a Group winner or bolster their broodmare band.
- Champions series to seek race upgrades
- British Champions Series officials hope there will be four Group One prizes on Champions Day next year after the success of the weekend.
- Trackwork to provide Plate clue for Conlan
- Jimmy Choux and Rekindled Interest will work together on Tuesday morning ahead of their Cox Plate clash on Saturday.
- Skyerush wins Gosford feature
- Trainer Guy Walter's winning run continued at Gosford on Sunday when Skyerush claimed an overdue stakes win in the Listed Belle Of The Turf Stakes.
- Out of the ordinary Frankel finish
- Frankel was described as being out of the ordinary by his equally extraordinary trainer Sir Henry Cecil after his impressive win in the QE II Stakes.
- Mathew Cahill to help Stirring Emotion
- Mudgee trainer Brett Thompson believes the return of Mathew Cahill aboard smart filly Stirring Emotion will considerably enhance her chances at Wellington
- Internationals to continue to Cup
- All of the international runners who competed in Saturday's Caulfield Cup are on target for the Melbourne Cup despite some question marks.
- Cox decision for Southern Speed on Monday
- A decision on whether Caulfield Cup winner Southern Speed backs up in Saturday's Cox Plate will not be made until Monday.
- Caviar off the menu for Queen
- Trainer Neville Layt is proud to trumpet Karuta Queen's brave second to Black Caviar but he doesn't want to take the champion on again.
- December Draw has fracture in leg
- December Draw's Caulfield Cup failure has been explained by a fracture in one of the horse's hind legs.
- Queenslanders to jump out at Flemington
- Temple Of Boom and four of his Queensland stablemates will have jump-outs at Flemington on Friday ahead of their next spring assignments
- Americain confirmed for Valley Cup
- Connections of Americain have resisted the lure of a guaranteed $100,000 in Saturday's Cox Plate, preferring to run in the Moonee Valley Cup
- Bowman excited about Lion Tamer reunion
- Hugh Bowman finally gets to reunite with Lion Tamer in Saturday's Cox Plate after missing his past two starts through suspension and other commitments.
- Ortensia pleasing new trainer Paul Messara
- Ortensia is set to make a late Melbourne carnival bid for her new trainer Paul Messara after a pleasing barrier trial win last week,
- Soumillon explodes over whip penalty
- Christophe Soumillon has launched an attack on the new British whip rules after losing his prize money and being suspended for his winning Champions ride.
- Cirrus des Aigles beats So You Think
- French raider Cirrus des Aigles was a shock winner of the Group One Champion Stakes at Ascot, beating So You Think in record time.
- Frankel wins Ascot's QEII in regal style
- Frankel, rated the world's top horse, made it nine wins from nine starts as he won the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot.
- Nick Hall suspended at Caulfield
- Nick Hall's desperation in trying to win the Caulfield Cup aboard runner-up Green Moon has cost him $5000 for a whip infringement.
- Title's win turns Pride's fortunes around
- Joe Pride ended an otherwise frustrating day on a bright note with consistent sprinter Title taking out the Listed Lightning Handicap at Randwick.
- Winning double to Guy Walter at Randwick
- Guy Walter capped another fine day out at Randwick on Saturday with a winning double, including the Listed Nivison Stakes with outsider Balmont.
- More Joyous back to winning form
- More Joyous has won the Group Three Tristarc Stakes after a few pre-race dramas followed by a dogged fight to get past Sister Madly.
- Bell in most important win for Patinack
- Apprentice Tim Bell scored his biggest win yet for the Patinack Farm team aboard Galizani in Saturday's Listed Tattersalls Club Cup at Randwick.
- Williams a Cup shy of grand slam
- Craig Williams is only a win away from becoming the eighth jockey to win the four majors after Southern Speed scored an emphatic win in the Caulfield Cup.
- Southern Speed takes Caulfield Cup
- Veteran South Australian trainer Leon Macdonald has achieved the highlight of his life by winning the $2.5 million Caulfield Cup.
- Riva De Lago living up to promise
- Four-year-old Riva De Lago has gone some way to fulfilling his potential by taking out the It's A Better Bet With A Bookie CTC Handicap at Randwick.
- Pretty Pins earns winter shot
- Patinack Farm filly Pretty Pins may have earned a long-range Group One Queensland Oaks campaign next winter.
- Hot Snitzel scores first-up Randwick win
- A decision has to be made whether Saturday's Randwick winner Hot Snitzel takes on champion colt Sepoy or has his sights lowered this spring.
- Waller a winner with Foreteller
- Sydney trainer Chris Waller's Melbourne record improved on Saturday with the win of Foreteller in the David Jones Cup at Caulfield.
- Love Conquers his rivals at Caulfield
- Team Hawkes could try for an elusive Group One win with Love Conquers All in the Emirates Stakes following his Betfair Stakes win.
- Sepoy 'in the zone' ahead of Coolmore
- Trainer Peter Snowden has declared champion three-year-old Sepoy "in the zone" for the Group One Coolmore Stud Stakes at Flemington on Derby Day.
- Ryan contemplates Melbourne for Amorino
- Trainer Gerald Ryan is considering taking Amorino to Melbourne for the Maribyrnong Plate after the colt impressed on debut at Randwick on Saturday.
- Sabrage enhances Derby claims
- Sabrage emerged as a Victoria Derby contender when Damien Oliver gave the colt a well-judged ride to win the Norman Robinson Stakes.
- Nocturnelle comes from last to win
- Improving filly Nocturnelle overcame a slow start to claim the City Tattersalls Handicap at Randwick on Saturday.
- Snipzu books Magic Millions berth
- Promising filly Snipzu will be given the chance to end trainer Liam Birchley's Magic Millions drought following her explosive win at Eagle Farm.
- Southern Speed wins Caulfield Cup
- Southern Speed gave South Australian trainer Leon Macdonald the high point of a successful career when she won Saturday's Caulfield Cup.
- Bart eyeing another VRC Oaks
- Bart Cummings has hopes of winning his 10th VRC Oaks after successfully reuniting with Darren Beadman with Gliding at Caulfield.
- Galah gets last laugh on rivals
- Peter Snowden believes Galah will make into a Derby horse next autumn but beforehand he will be aimed at the Sandown Guineas.
- O'Brien thinking of Ascot glory
- Aidan O'Brien believes So You Think will be at his peak for the Champion Stakes despite his tough run for fourth in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.
- Cecil expecting more from Frankel
- Sir Henry Cecil has claimed the best is still to come from Frankel as the colt puts his unbeaten record on the line once more at Ascot.
- British jockeys' strike averted
- The threat of a strike by jockeys at fixtures in Britain on Monday over new whip regulations has been averted.
- Wide draws plague Conners
- Wide barriers have dented the confidence of trainer Clarry Conners who has three two-year-olds entered at Randwick on Saturday.
- Niagara heavily backed
- Last-start winner Niagara has emerged as the best chance for trainer Gai Waterhouse to win her second Victoria Derby.
- Rarefied to make comeback at Randwick
- The Darley team has persevered with stakeswinner Rarefied and the talented gelding makes his long-awaited comeback at Randwick on Saturday.
- Date set for Moody's drug hearing
- Black Caviar's trainer Peter Moody fronts the Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board next week to defend a positive swab taken from one of his horses.
- Hawk Island could spring Cup upset
- Hawk Island's transformation from rogue galloper to big-race performer will be complete if the import can snare an upset win in the Caulfield Cup.
- Madly takes on Joyous again
- John Sadler is hopeful Sister Madly can again finish in front of the classy More Joyous in the Tristarc Stakes.
- Atlantic Jewel to set sail for Oaks
- The Cox Plate is off the agenda for emerging superstar Atlantic Jewel but the VRC Oaks is a definite goal this spring.
- Stitt expects wins from Southern Shimmer
- The country Cups circuit has so far been the domain of Taree star Southern Shimmer but trainer Ross Stitt hopes to raise the bar.
- Sepoy looks to have race at his mercy
- Champion colt Sepoy is approaching "Black Caviar odds" as the field around him drops off in Saturday's Caulfield Sprint.
- Praecido can bounce back at Randwick
- Trainer David Payne has warned punters to rule a line through Praecido's Metropolitan flop, declaring he can bounce back on Saturday.
- Gai chasing back-to-back Cups
- Gai Waterhouse is back for a tilt at back-to-back Caulfield Cup victories but she doesn't rate Tullamore as good as Descarado.
- Williams confident ahead of Cup
- Craig Williams believes Southern Speed's favourable draw gives him the chance to wipe away past Caulfield Cup disappointments.
- Lucas cleared to run but drifts in market
- Lucas Cranach is a drifter in Caulfield Cup betting despite being given the all clear to run after an injury scare.
- Moore looking to add his name to Cup
- The name of legendary jockey George Moore is missing from the Caulfield and Melbourne Cup records, but his son and grandson aim to correct the situation.
- Beadman set to join elite group
- Darren Beadman believes he can complete Australian racing's grand slam in the Caulfield Cup aboard Hong Kong star Mighty High.
- Bowman keen on Do You Think
- It speaks volumes about Hugh Bowman's opinion of Do You Think that the top jockey has opted to reunite with the colt in the Listed Brian Crowley Stakes.
- Glory ready to step up on Saturday
- Trainer Jarrod Austin will be looking to take his career to the next level when Allabout Glory tackles the 1200-metre Listed Nivison Stakes on Saturday.
- Bailey has a design on winter
- Trainer Alan Bailey hopes to get a better indication of Our Design's future winter carnival prospects at Eagle Farm on Saturday.
- Frankel bids to make it nine straight
- Frankel bids to rubberstamp his credentials as one of the greatest horses of all time in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes on Saturday.
- BHA set to review whip penalties
- A second ban under the new who rules has prompted Richard Hughes to hand in his jockeys' licence until authorities review the penalties.
- Seamer on Cabernet for Randwick return
- When Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Scott Seamer came calling for a ride at Saturday's Randwick meeting, trainer Grahame Begg was happy to oblige.
- Zabeelionaire on the way up
- Trainer Leon Corstens remains confident that Zabeelionaire is a quality stayer in the making and will get his chance to prove it on Saturday.
- Cassidy set to dominate again on Saturday
- Champion jockey Jim Cassidy is well placed to dominate again at Randwick on Saturday on the back of five city wins in the past week.
- Cumani's Cup pair get barrier practice
- The Luca Cumani stable has heeded the concerns of local jockeys and resorted to giving Manighar and Drunken Sailor barrier practice.
- Falino can improve more says Caught
- Trainer Jeff Caught has warned that Melbourne-bound Falino still has further room for improvement ahead of his second-up assignment at Eagle Farm.
- Changes for Precedence in Cup
- Bart Cummings has tinkered with Precedence's gear in a bid to return the stayer to top form for Saturday's $2.5 million Caulfield Cup.
- Debutant breaks Wyong course record
- Debutant Didntcostalot broke the Wyong course record with a scintillating win on Thursday.
- Rodd facing Caulfield Cup challenge
- Michael Rodd says his Caulfield Cup challenge is to get the favourite December Draw to settle so he can run out the 2400m strongly.
- Wonder and Glory for Layt
- Karuta Queen's trainer Neville Layt set to unveil two debutants at Randwick on Saturday.
- Death of Sincero's sire
- Umatilla, the sire of Cox Plate contender Sincero, has died at the age of 23.
- Paris Blu to smash track hoodoo
- Trainer Barry Baldwin is confident Paris Blu is ready to smash a track hoodoo at Eagle Farm on Saturday.
- Smith buoyed by barrier draw
- A favourable barrier draw has trainer Darren Smith upbeat about the Lightning Handicap chances of Midnight At Ascot.
- Kitty ready for Combat
- Combat Kitty will bid to become the second filly in as many years to win the Listed Brian Crowley Stakes at Randwick.
- Helmet impresses in Valley intro
- Cox Plate favourite Helmet should be rated among the top three-year-olds to have won the race, says his jockey Kerrin McEvoy.
- Americain a Cox Plate possibility
- Melbourne Cup favourite Americain could be a surprise starter in Saturday week's Cox Plate following an encouraging workout on Thursday.
- Royal pride as Humdrum triumphs
- Humdrum, owned by Queen Elizabeth II and ridden by Belgian Christophe Soumillon, has won the Prix Gris Perle.
- Cassidy predicts big future for Symbol
- This year's staying features in Melbourne have come around too soon for Western Symbol but champion jockey Jim Cassidy expects to see him there next year.
- Syreon heads Waller's Cup quartet
- A seemingly more dour Syreon will have his stamina tested at Randwick on Saturday when he jumps to 2400 metres for the first time at Randwick.
- Hi Belle grabs first black-type win
- Pakenham trainer John Gunning raised the bar for Hi Belle and she jumped it with her first black-type victory in the Race-Tech Classic.
- Quinton rapt Beaded is out
- Peter Snowden's decision not to start Group One-winning mare Beaded in the Nivison Stakes has buoyed the spirits of rival trainer Ron Quinton.
- Gollan and McAlpine strike gold with Theft
- Trainer Tony Gollan and breeder Colin McAlpine struck paydirt again but this time with aptly-named sprinter Theft at Doomben.
- Olive hoping for Grand performance
- Trainer Nick Olive is banking on Grand Rhumba's superior first-up record giving him a fighting chance for stakes success at Randwick on Saturday.
- Rodd hails Atlantic Jewel
- Jockey Michael Rodd hailed Atlantic Jewel as a Caulfield Cup horse in the making after her dominant win in the Group One Thousand Guineas at Caulfield.
- Mahisara still on the way up
- Beautifully-bred colt Mahisara came a long way in his first preparation and trainer Paul Messara is hoping he can continue where he left off.
- Cosmonaut could be Cup "smoky" for Bart
- Bart Cummings' push for a 13th Melbourne Cup has got a tad stronger with the impressive win of Cosmonaut at Caulfield.
- Edmonds after first city win since sacking
- Toby Edmonds' career makeover will undergo another phase when the Gold Coast trainer returns to Eagle Farm on Saturday with Girl Hussler.
- German import in doubt for Cup
- Caulfield Cup second favourite Lucas Cranach is suffering from a foot abscess and is in doubt for Saturday's $2.5 million race.
- McEvoy unearths promising colt
- Trainer Tony McEvoy has scored his biggest success since stepping away from David Hayes' Lindsay Park operation with Jimando winning at Caulfield.
- Meethaq to chase Group Three prize
- Lightly-raced three-year-old Meethaq will target the Group Three Carbine Club Stakes on Derby Day after scoring an omen win at Caulfield.
- So You Think looks to bounce back
- Former Australian champion So You Think will attempt to steal some of the headlines from Frankel when he lines up for the Champion Stakes on Saturday.
- December Draw all the rage for Cup
- December Draw is set to start the shortest-priced Caulfield Cup favourite in 45 years after drawing barrier 11 in the $2.5 million feature.
- Field decided for Caulfield Cup
- Green Moon and Macedonian will take their place in the Caulfield Cup after the field for the $2.5 million race was declared on Tuesday.
- Clipperton back in business after fall
- Young apprentice Sam Clipperton escaped injury in a nasty race fall on the weekend and was back at work on Tuesday morning ahead of Wednesday's races.
- Changes to board of Racing NSW
- The board of Racing NSW is in caretaker mode with the announcement of new legislation to introduce reforms to racing's governing body.
- Unbeaten Ying La faces stakes test
- The owner of unbeaten Ying La might have to wait until next year to justify passing up an overseas offer for the three-year-old.
- Gazza Guru after stakes breakthrough
- Trainer Stephen Farley is chasing Cox Plate glory with Sincero but he is also hopeful of a breakthrough stakes win for Gazza Guru at Randwick on Saturday.
- Tide turns in Heinrich's favour
- Trainer Gillian Heinrich believes the tide has finally turned and is hopeful General Shareef can continue her stable's recent good fortune at Doomben.
- Jewel odds-on for Thousand Guineas
- Unbeaten filly Atlantic Jewel is expected to win the Thousand Guineas and has been well backed in the Cox Plate.
- Heathcote says Sepoy thrown in at weights
- Sepoy may be the best three-year-old in the country but trainer Rob Heathcote still hopes to find a chink in the colt's armour in the Caulfield Sprint.
- Internationals' strong hand in Cup
- A record number of four internationally-trained horses will contest Saturday's $2.5 million Caulfield Cup, a race dominated by December Draw.
- Joshua Tree targeting Canadian repeat
- Last year's winner Joshua Tree is in great heart as he leaves for Toronto to defend his crown in the Canadian International at Woodbine.
- Two jockeys banned under new whip rules
- Kieren Fox and Richard Hughes are the first jockeys to fall foul of the new whip guidelines in Britain with both suspended for breaches in the same race..
- Frankel unlikely to lead in QEII Stakes
- Trainer Sir Henry Cecil does not expect Frankel to adopt front running tactics in Saturday's Queen Elizabeth stakes.
- Drunken Sailor up for Caulfield Cup stoush
- The prospect of rough-and-tumble Caulfield Cup doesn't faze the team behind English stayer Drunken Sailor.
- Sepoy primed for Caulfield sprint
- Champion three-year-old Sepoy is set for another showdown with Buffering in the Group Two Caulfield Sprint.
- Perfect Punch on proven route to Derby
- Perfect Punch is on a similar path towards the Victoria Derby as former stablemate Rebel Raider who caused an upset to win the race in 2008.
- Shewan closer to Melbourne Cup start
- Shewan has jumped up the qualifying order for the Melbourne Cup after being penalised 1.5kg for winning the Herbert Power Stakes at Caulfield.
- Jimmy Choux ready for Valley gallop
- New Zealand weight-for-age star Jimmy Choux has arrived in top order for the Group One Cox Plate and will have his first look at Moonee Valley on Tuesday.
- Macdonald has faith in Speed
- Leon Macdonald rates Southern Speed a genuine Caulfield Cup chance despite the long odds being offered by bookmakers.
- Bliss Street to peak for Thousand Guineas
- Trainer Dan Morton may have had his confidence dented but he remains optimistic about Bliss Street's Thosuand Guineas chances.
- Melbourne Cup starts on line at Randwick
- Gai Waterhouse will look to the City Tattersalls Cup at Randwick to bolster her team for next month's Melbourne Cup.
- Frankel to prove he really is the best
- Frankel will be out to rubber stamp his number one world ranking when he bids for his ninth straight win in Saturday's QE II Stakes at Ascot.
- Hannon weighs up Breeders' Cup options
- Trainer Richard Hannon could be double-handed at the Breeders' Cup meeting at Churchill Downs with Strong Suit and Lilbourne Lad.
- Cosmos targeting Canadian gold
- Last year's St Leger winner Arctic Cosmos remains on target for Sunday's Canadian International at Woodbine in Toronto.
- McEvoy to ride Shootoff in Caulfield Cup
- Kerrin McEvoy will ride Shootoff in search of his second long-priced Caulfield Cup winner after All The Good three years ago.
- Zero Rock aims for inter after setback
- A minor setback has forced trainer Kelso Wood to abandon hopes of sending Group One placegetter Zero Rock to Melbourne for the spring.
- No break from routine for Pride
- Joe Pride will stick to a tried and true formula as he prepares Sacred Choice for her defence of the Myer Classic in Melbourne later this month.
- Uate to return at Randwick on Saturday
- Stakes winning colt Uate makes a belated start to the spring at Randwick on Saturday ahead of a possible clash with Sepoy in Melbourne.
- French challenger to run at Geelong
- A new French Melbourne Cup bid will be made via the Geelong Cup, a race won three times in the past 10 years by international raiders.
- Randwick distance test for Crafty Irna
- Ron Quinton will give Crafty Irna one last chance to prove 2400 metres is within her capabilities in Saturday's City Tattersalls Club Cup at Randwick.
- Mixed luck for Coolmore team on Saturday
- Aidan O'Brien had mixed luxk with his juveniles at Newmarket on Saturday with highly fancied Power defeated and Crusade victorious.
- Dettori ends Cesarewitch hoodoo
- Prolific Group winning jockey Frankie Dettori has claimed his first victory in the prestigious Cesarewitch at Newmarket on Saturday.
- Little Surfer Girl wins Angst Stakes
- A shot at the Group One Myer Classic in Melbourne beckons for well-bred mare Little Surfer Girl following a dominant victory in Saturday's Listed Angst Stakes.
- Clipperton taken to hospital after fall
- Apprentice Sam Clipperton was taken to hospital for scans late on Saturday afternoon after a nasty fall in a race at Rosehill.
- Craft dedicates win to father
- Kim Craft looks certain to head to Sydney with Lucky Dubai after the sprinter ended the stable's city drought at Eagle Farm on Saturday.
- Group One next for Hinemoa after win
- Mike Moroney's belief that lightly raced six-year-old Hinemoa is a Group One mare could be tested as early as the end of the month in the Myer Classic.
- Teardrop Rock wins at Rosehill
- Nathan Berry stood in for brother Tommy on Teardrop Rock at Rosehill and got the job done on the Gai Waterhouse-trained mare.
- Clare Lindop racks up 1000th winner
- Clare Lindop has become the first Australian female jockey to ride 1000 winners with a double at Morphettville in Adelaide on Saturday.
- Helmet the new Cox Plate favourite
- Star colt Helmet has taken over as Cox Plate favourite after his win over Manawanui in the Group One $1 million Caulfield Guineas.
- Black Caviar equals Phar Lap's win streak
- Super sprinting mare Black Caviar equalled Phar Lap's strong of 14 successive wins at Caulfield on Saturday.
- Mufhasa finally does it in Australia
- Former New Zealand Horse of the Year King Mufhasa may be a late entry in the Cox Plate after finally clinching an elusive Australian win in the Group One
- Shewan enhances Melbourne Cup prospects
- Promising stayer Shewan enhanced his Melbourne Cup prospects with a strong win in the Herbert Power Stakes.
- Tatra wins on debut at Rosehill
- It didn't take long for the Darley team to get off the mark in the new season two-year-old races with classy colt Tatra landing a betting plunge at Rosehill.
- Descarado on track for Caulfield Cup
- Gai Waterhouse is excited about Descarado's Cox Plate prospects after he found his best form to win the Caulfield Stakes.
- Rugby league greats share in win
- Rugby league greats Laurie Daley, Darryl Brohman and Ricky Stuart may have an above average filly on their hands following the narrow win of Emmalene.
- Subarc chases down favourite at Rosehill
- Progressive three-year-old Subarc showed he has returned in good order with a last stride win over favourite Pampelonne at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Black Caviar in a class of her own
- Unbeaten champion mare Black Caviar has thrilled racegoers, and as expected joined Phar Lap in the history books, by cantering home at Caulfield.
- Platelet's consistency rewarded
- Barrier rogue Platelet has given trainer Darren Weir his fourth winner at the Caulfield Cup carnival in three years.
- Caulfield winner to dodge Sepoy
- Danny O'Brien says he's not willing to take on star colt Sepoy with Adamantium in the Coolmore Stud Stakes.
- Galileo filly fetches record for 2011
- A Galileo filly has fetched 1.7 million guineas at the first session of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale at Newmarket.
- Queally thrilled with Frankel's Work
- Race jockey Tom Queally is confident Frankel remains at the peak of his powers after giving the unbeaten colt a spin ahead of his final start of the year.
- Choice a Definite chance at Rosehill
- Greg Hickman felt a sense of achievement when comeback galloper Definite Choice returned a winner last month and is hopeful of continuing on from that.
- Caviar almost unbackable
- Black Caviar continues to dominate betting markets as one of the shortest priced favourites ever in a feature race.
- Luen Yat's draw buoys Moody
- A favourable barrier draw for the first time this campaign has trainer Peter Moody buoyant about the Toorak Handicap chances of Luen Yat Forever.
- Parr keen for second ride on Shannara
- Jockey Josh Parr has learned from Shannara's luckless last-start defeat and is confident the mare can return to the winner's circle in the Angst Stakes.
- Schofield says Manawanui can do it again
- Manawanui might be the least favoured of the Caulfield Guineas big three but Glyn Schofield has no doubts the gelding is capable of winning again.
- Lion Tamer out to join esteemed company
- Lion Tamer has been set on a path to join illustrious company if he wins the Caulfield Stakes and goes on to take out the Cox Plate.
- Shewan out to keep Cup dream alive
- Emerging stayer Shewan will be trying to keep a Melbourne Cup dream alive when he contests the Herbert Power Stakes at Caulfield.
- Horses for courses says Craft
- Trainer Kim Craft is relying on the adage "horses for courses" to end a city drought at Eagle Farm on Saturday.
- Pride optimistic about Upon
- Lloyd Williams cast-off Upon might still be a work in progress but Joe Pride is optimistic about his future.
- Apprentices to the fore at Rosehill
- It's that time of year again when the door opens for Sydney's young riders to try to make their mark.
- Melbourne a slim chance for Fillydelphia
- Fillydelphia will need to produce something extra special in her comeback at Eagle Farm to convince trainer Rob Heathcote to send her to Melbourne.
- Lonhro off to America
- Former Australian Horse of the Year and reigning champion sire Lonhro will shuttle to America next year, Darley has announced.
- Caulfield dispute settled ahead of Guineas
- The Melbourne Racing Club is relieved that industrial action planned for Saturday's Caulfield Guineas has been called off.
- Alcopop "better than ever" - trainer
- Trainer Jake Stephens says Alcopop is "better than ever" as he attempts to go one better than in last year's Caulfield Stakes.
- Whobegotyou out of the spring
- Crowd favourite Whobegotyou is out of the spring carnival suffering jarred joints.
- Layt excited to be up against Caviar
- Queanbeyan trainer Neville Layt says it's a feather in Karuta Queen's cap just to be running against Black Caviar on Saturday.
- Femina Fashion on trial for Melbourne
- Femina Fashion will be given the chance to win at Group level with a trip to Melbourne pencilled in after her Eagle Farm assignment on Saturday.
- Keepsake latest project for Pride
- Joe Pride is a master at rejuvenating tried horses and he is hoping to weave his magic again with Miss Keepsake.
- Small field to help Rainbow chase
- Rick Hore-Lacy believes the small field of eight will help Chase The Rainbow to run over the top of his Caulfield Guineas rivals.
- Nikolic's confidence on the rise
- Danny Nikolic's confidence is rising at the right time, and so is his level of success.
- Martin not rushing Pampelonne
- Tim Martin is conscious of not overtaxing talented three-year-old Pampelonne in his first preparation and plans to steer clear of Melbourne.
- Internationals on show at Caulfield
- For the first time international runners will use Staurday's Caulfield Stakes and Herbert Power Stakes in the lead-up to the big spring Cups.
- Home track no advantage for Adnocon
- Trainer Gerald Ryan has reservations about Adnocon's poor record at Rosehill.
- Richardson excited about city debut
- Queensland country apprentice Brooke Richardson will be hoping to make a mark at Eagle Farm ib her city debut on Saturday.
- Menangle to stage InterDominion
- Menangle Park has been named as the host venue for the InterDominion grand final from 2013 to 2015 inclusive.
- It's not all champagne and caviar
- Peter Moody is normally a man who likes a joke, but the pressure of training Australia's best racehorse is beginning to tell.
- Work stoppages feared on Caulfield day
- The Caulfield Guineas will be hit by a series of work bans and stoppages by ground staff after a breakdown in pay negotiations.
- No excuses for Missile: Cummings
- Anthony Cummings says there will be no excuses this time for highly talented colt Smart Missile in the Caulfield Guineas.
- Bowman to the fore at Canterbury
- Hugh Bowman on his winning way with a treble at Canterbury on Wednesday.
- Mufhasa has another shot at the Toorak
- Kiwi star King Mufhasa hasn't shown his best form in Australia in the past but is back for another crack at the Toorak Handicap.
- English trainer deserves luck
- English trainer Brian Ellison has had disastrous luck in two previous visitis to Australia, but he's looking to put it all behind him this spring.
- Tiakinui has Kyneton Cup in his sights
- Former New Zealander Tiakinui has the Kyneton Cup in his sights after storming home to win the Gold Nugget at Ballarat.
- Walter not happy with scratching
- Guy Walter landed a Group One double last Saturday but on Wednesday wasn't happy with the decision to scratch one of his runners at Canterbury.
- Bailey on to a good thing with Our Design
- Alan Bailey sensed he was onto something big when he won a spirited sale ring duel against prominent breeder Sir Patrick Hogan.
- Seelin hedging bets with juvenile
- Trainer Wayne Seelin will wait until later in the week to decide which path to take with homebred Emperor Of Rome.
- Oliver wary of next generation
- Damien Oliver is wary of the next generation of weight-for-age horses who he says are closing in on established campaigner Whobegotyou.
- Ford reunites with Monton
- Jay Ford will renew his association with Monton at Rosehill on Saturday as trainer Ron Quinton tries to get the sprinter back to the winner's stall.
- Fife ruled out of the spring
- Chris Waller's Cox Plate dream is over for this year with the well-fancied My Kingdom Of Fife ruled out for the rest of the spring carnival through injury.
- Risk Aversion to go out a winner
- Win, lose or draw, talented mare Risk Aversion will head for the spelling paddock after her assignment at Eagle Farm on Saturday.
- Whobe draws well in Group One
- Cox Plate contenders Whobegotyou and Lion Tamer will stake their claims for the weight-for-age championship when they clash at Caulfield on Saturday.
- Eight rivals for Caviar at Caulfield
- Black Caviar will have eight rivals in Saturday's Schillaci Stakes at Caulfield where she will bid to equal Phar Lap's record of 14 consecutive wins.
- Ellison duo ripe for Melbourne
- Brian Ellison is in bullish mood as he prepares Ebor winner Moyenne Corniche and stablemate Saptapadi for the Melbourne Cup on November 1.
- So You Think poised to race on
- So You Think is likely to stay in training next year, according to Coolmore Australia's racing manager Tom Magnier.
- Caulfield Cup weight rise good for Rodd
- Michael Rodd will be able to ride favourite December Draw in the Caulfield Cup after original topweight Americain was not among third declarations.
- Ben Melham's appeal dismissed
- Ben Melham's spring carnival is over after his appeal against a two-month suspension on a riding and handling charge was dismissed.
- Waller eyeing lesser targets
- Restricted-class stayers will momentarily hold the spring spotlight for trainer Chris Waller later this week.
- Dearth of riders for Rosehill
- An exodus of leading riders to Melbourne as well as suspensions have left trainer David Pfieffer struggling to book a jockey for Graceful Anna.
- Track condition the worry for Bennett
- A rain-affected track is the biggest worry for Scone-based Greg Bennett as he prepares to take Kaypers back to the races at Canterbury on Wednesday.
- Good pedigrees on show at Doomben
- A relative of former champion Super Impose and half-brothers to multiple Group One winner Show A Heart and top sprinter Zero Rock are on show at Doomben.
- Brown starts Smart Missile Plate diet
- Jockey Corey Brown was so impressed with Sydney colt Smart Missile when he rode him on Tuesday he immediately began preparations for the Cox Plate.
- Americain to miss Caulfield Cup
- Last year's Melbourne Cup winner Americain was not among the third declarations on Tuesday for this year's Caulfield Cup.
- New French Cup challenge unveiled
- A new French challenge for the Melbourne Cup took serious shape at Werribee this morning when when Dunaden went through his paces.
- Heathcote gambling on weather with Woorim
- Trainer Rob Heathcote is punting on Melbourne's fickle weather and will back-up Woorim for his third start in as many weeks in the Group One Toorak Handicap.
- Leemon gets his Guineas wish with Manawanu
- Trainer Ron Leemon was happy with Manawanui drawing barrier three in the Caulfield Guineas and says he'll handle the track.
- Rocket Man fourth in Japan
- Star Singapore speedster Rocket Man finished out of the placings for the first time when fourth in Sunday's Sprinters Stakes in Japan,
- Moe Cup postponed until December
- This year's Moe Cup has been postponed until December after bad winter weather delayed repairs to the track's drainage system.
- The Verminator gets 2kg Cup penalty
- The Verminator has been penalised two kilograms for both the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups. following his Group One win in Saturday's Metropolitan.
- Huegill on path to Caulfield Guineas
- Lightly raced three-year-old Huegill is set to give trainer Peter Moody successive Caulfield Guineas victories.
- Portelli to take on Black Caviar
- Gary Portelli is one trainer who thinks there is value in taking on Black Caviar and has entered two horses to run against her on Saturady.
- Amercain likely to miss Caulfield Cup
- Odds are shortening that Americain will miss the Caulfield Cup and run in the Moonee Valley Cup ahead of a defence of his Melbourne Cup next month.
- Black Caviar returns on Saturday
- Black Caviar is destined to start the shortest price of her career when she chases her 14th consecutive win in a depleted Schillaci Stakes on Saturday.
- Walller assembles team for Melbourne
- Chris Waller will make third declaration payments for three stayers in the Caulfield Cup but is likely to rely on Metropolitan runner-up Hawk Island.
- Still more to come from Goldikova
- French darling Goldikova will bid to end her career on a high with a fourth Breeders' Cup win after being beaten in her homeland farewell on Sunday.
- More Group Ones in store for So You Think
- So You Think will stay in training next season with owners Coolmore keen to get more Group One success from the horse who ran fourth in the Arc.
- Walter to continue Goulburn success
- Fresh from a Group One double at Randwick Saturday, trainer Guy Walter hopes to continue his winning run with So Pretentious at Goulburn.
- NZ-bred So You Think fourth in Arc
- A wide draw did not help So You Think in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe but he would have struggled to beat easy German winner Danedream.
- Magical Dettori brings up 500 group wins
- Italian-born jockey Frankie Dettori racks up his 500th Group race winner at Longchamp.
- German filly dominates Arc
- The Japanese didn't come away from the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe empty handed with well known owner-breeder Teruya Yoshida sharing Danedream's win.
- Bowman to miss ride on Lion Tamer
- Hugh Bowman will miss the ride on Lion Tamer in Saturday's Yalumba Stakes after being suspended at Flemington on Sunday.
- Isopach emerges as Derby hope
- Danny Nikolic may have found his mount for the Victoria Derby in the form of Isopach, winner of the Listed UCI Stakes at Flemington on Sunday.
- Heidilicious critical after accident
- Talented mare Heidilicious was fighting for her life on Sunday afternoon after crashing into a fence at Flemington.
- Portelli looking to Heels at Warwick Farm
- Gary Portelli is approaching Monday's Warwick Farm meeting with an open mind as he prepares to give three-year-old filly Heels her first city test.
- Temple Of Boom wins at Flemington again
- Queensland sprinter Temple Of Boom has maintained his love of Flemington with a rocket-like finish to land the Group Two Gilgai Stakes.
- Mosheen stamps her class at Flemington
- Mosheen emerged as the main danger to Atlanic Jewel in the Thousand Guineas when she ran away with the Edward Manifold Stakes.
- Lady Lynette wins the Blazer Stakes
- Lady Lynette won Sunday's Group Two Blazer Stakes at Flemington at her third attempt and will be aimed at the Group One Myer Classic before she retires.
- Mourayan scores first Australian win
- Owner Nick Williams says Mourayan will probably run in the Moonee Valley Cup on the way to the Melboune Cup.
- December Draw wins Group One Turnbull
- December Draw retained his place as Caulfield Cup favourite with a hard fought win over Glass Harmonium in the Turnbull Stakes.
- Collar could be Derby bound after easy win
- The Victoria Derby seems to be the logical target for emerging stayer Collar after his dominant win at Flemington on Sunday.
- Cambiaso wins on debut at Flemington
- Danny O'Brien says Cambiaso is a pretty special colt and made his winning debut on raw ability the Herald Sun SuperRacing Stakes at Flemington.
- Big day out for Walter
- A resurgent Guy Walter had one of his greatest days at the track on Saturday with Streama and Doctor Doom claiming Group Ones at Randwick.
- Davids grab quinella at Mornington
- I'm Jake led home a quinella for the training combination of David Brideoake and David Feek in Saturday's $100,000 Listed RM Ansett Classic at Mornington.
- Guy's and dolls' day at Randwick
- Trainer Guy Walter has won two Group Ones and a mare has broken a 35-year drought to win the Epsom at Randwick.
- Farewell to the old Randwick
- A missing roof made no difference to punters on the last day of Group One racing at the "old Randwick".
- Better late than never for Newitt
- A delayed flight caused Craig Newitt to miss his Epsom Handicap ride but the top Victorian jockey still made his trip count with a Group One victory.
- What the jockeys had to say after Epsom
- What the jockeys said after the running of the Group One Epsom Handicap at Randwick on Saturday.
- Walter wins Flight Stakes with Streama
- Streama won the Flight Stakes to bring up a Group One double for trainer Guy Walter at Randwick an hour after Doctor Doom claimed the Spring Champion.
- Secret Admirer breaks mares' Epsom drought
- Secret Admirer became the first mare in 35 years to win the Group One Epsom Handicap at Randwick on Saturday.
- Jimmy Choux wins another Group One
- Cox Plate favourite Jimmy Choux has further cemented his credentials with an another Group One victory in New Zealand.
- Hill enjoying ride with Warrior Within
- Seasoned stayer Warrior Within vindicated trainer Bruce Hill's decision to abort his spring campaign in Sydney with a convincing victory at Eagle Farm.
- My Kingdom Of Fife wins Craven Plate
- European import My Kingdom Of Fife has won the Craven Plate at Randwick on his way to a start in next month's Cox Plate at Moonee Valley.
- Walter pulls the right rein with Doctor
- Guy Walter's decision to press on to the Group One Spring Champion Stakes was vindicated when Doctor Room produced a brilliant frontrunning display to win.
- Pride relieved as Neeson shows class
- Joe Pride was a relieved trainer as Neeson bounced back to form with victory in Saturday's Group Two Premiere Stakes at Randwick.
- Moody unearths another speedster
- Peter Moody appears to have another smart sprinter on his hands after three-year-old colt Beckon comprehensively won at Mornington on Saturday.
- O'Shea not scared of Sepoy
- John O'Shea isn't afraid to take on star colt Sepoy with Saturday's Group Two Roman Consul Stakes winner Foxwedge, adamant his charge is a better chaser.
- Thompson pressuring Heathcote
- Patinack Farm's John Thompson kept up the pressure on leading trainer Rob Heathcote with an early win at Eagle Farm.
- Pierro wins Breeders Plate at Randwick
- Gai Waterhouse declared the public had just seen next year's Golden Slipper winner after Pierro raced to victory in Saturday's Listed Breeders Plate.
- Heffernan Thinks big
- Seamie Heffernan has been studying renewals of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in an attempt to plot the best path to success on So You Think at Longchamp.
- Patinack claims first juvenile race
- Patinack Farm claimed the first juvenile race of the Sydney season when speedy filly Hussousa outgunned her rivals to land the Listed Gimcrack Stakes.
- Kavanagh rapt in December Draw
- December Draw doesn't have to win the Turnbull Stakes to please his trainer Mark Kavanagh from a Caulfield Cup viewpoint.
- Chase The Rainbow wins Stutt Stakes
- Chase The Rainbow showed he was on target for the Caulfield Guineas with a come from behind win in the Stutt Stakes at Moonee Valley.
- So You Think draws barrier 14 in Arc
- So You Think has drawn barrier 14 in the 16 horse field for Sunday's Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp.
- Sepoy wins Manikato Stakes
- Champion colt Sepoy overcame a bad start to put in an astonishing finish to win the Group One Manikato Stakes against older horses at Moonee Valley.
- Another filly wins for Kavanagh
- Miss Stellabelle wins the Champagne Stakes at Moonee Valley to add her name to the list of top class fillies for Mark Kavanagh this spring.
- Lamasery still not certain for Metrop
- A sunny, windy day on Friday has buoyed the sprirts of trainer David Vandyke but Metropolitan fancy Lamasery is still not a certain starter.
- Waller on weather watch
- The conditions at Randwick on Saturday will be telling in the fortunes of Chris Waller's Group One representatives.
- Avdulla after another G1 on Secret Admirer
- Brenton Avdulla holds fond memories of Epsom Handicap day and is hoping to add to them with victory on his favourite horse in Saturday's $500,000 feature.
- Blinkers back on Slipper runner-up Mosheen
- Golden Slipper runner-up Mosheen has blinkers on again in the Edward Manifold Stakes on the advice of her rider Danny Nikolic.
- Lower class to suit Warrior Within
- Trainer Bruce Hill is hoping his decision to lower the bar with Grafton Cup winner Warrior Within will be vindicated at Eagle Farm on Saturday.
- Snowden and Cummings to the fore again
- Peter Snowden and Anthony Cummings have won four of the last five Spring Champion Stakes between them and have a strong hand again on Saturday.
- Playing God peaking for Turnbull
- Trainer Neville Parnham says Cox Plate prospect Playing God is pretty close to his peak for Sunday's Turnbull Stakes.
- Apprentice gets Group One chance
- Connections of lightly-raced filly Choice Words have pinned their hopes on apprentice Blake Spriggs in Saturday's Group One Flight Stakes.
- Shorter trip to suit Do You Think
- Stakeswinner Do You Think needs to bounce back to form in Saturday's Group Two Roman Consul Stakes if his spring campaign is to continue.
- Bowman keen on Lord Duveen
- Hugh Bowman had a long-term goal in mind when accepting the ride on Lord Duveen, but he's now hopeful of a short-term reward as well.
- Decision Time set to bounce back
- Decision Time will be out to rebound from a last-start defeat when he gets his first look at the Flemington straight in Sunday's Gilgai Stakes.
- Doyle still has faith in Celtic Dancer
- Trainer Noel Doyle admits his early assessment of Celtic Dancer has yet to be realised, but he still holds out hope for the future.
- Conditions to suit Indikator
- New Zealand stayer Indikator will get conditions to suit in Saturday's Listed RM Ansett Classic at Mornington.
- Boost Your Broodmare Band with Beccera
- Former Lee Freedman-trained galloper Becerra is being offered for sale presenting a timely opportunity for breeders seeking to strengthen their broodmare band this spring.
- Distance to suit Aeronautical - Berry
- Jockey Nathan Berry says a drop back in distance can restore Aeronautical to winning form.
- Zabeelionaire chasing Stutt Stakes
- Leon Corstens says the prestige attached to a Group Two race has swayed him to start exciting Zabeelionaire in the Bill Stutt Stakes at Moonee Valley.
- Williams and Eurell reunite in Sydney
- Craig Williams has a perfect record for trainer Greg Eurell in Sydney but that wasn't what swayed connections to snap him up for Pinker Pinker.
- December in Turnbull regardless of weather
- Mark Kavanagh says the rain is not going to stop Caulfield Cup favourite December Draw from running in the Turnbull Stakes.
- Birchley represented in two states
- Trainer Liam Birchley always has an eye to the future but the present is causing him the most concern with runners in two States.
- Super Saturday at Randwick
- Grand final weekend in Sydney is not just about football. Racing takes centre stage at Randwick on Saturday before the carnival moves south.
- Brideoake's strong hand in Ansett Classic
- Trainer David Brideoake has two strong chances in Saturday's Ansett Classic but says a heavy track favours Dance With Her.
- Spechenka chasing Cup dream in Metrop
- A Cups campaign will go on the line for Queensland stayer Spechenka when he takes his place in Saturday's Group One Metropolitan at Randwick.
- Dowager Queen to make up for star's loss
- Victory by Dowager Queen in the Flight Stakes would go a long way to easing Max Whitby's disappointment at losing Scarlett Lady for the spring.
- Kulgrinda's chance to prove herself
- Peter Moody's belief that lightly-raced mare Kulgrinda is a genuine Group One sprinter will be put to the test in the Manikato Stakes at Moonee Valley.
- Foreteller Brown's choice in Epsom
- Corey Brown will kick himself if Sacred Choice breaks an Epsom hoodoo on Saturday but the jockey is comfortable with his decision to partner Foreteller.
- Key gear change for Rekindled Alliance
- Superbly-bred colt Rekindled Alliance will wear blinkers for the first time as trainer Paul Messara looks for an edge over his Randwick rivals.
- Kyria set to back up trial win
- Kyria will be out to back up an impressive barrier trial performance when she lines up in Sydney's first juvenile race of the season at Randwick.
- Gai's three-pronged attack on Epsom
- Gai Waterhouse can't fault her stable's three Epsom Handicap runners as she chases a record-equalling seventh win in the race on Saturday.
- Stafford excited for first Brisbane start
- Rockhampton trainer David Stafford is hopeful of striking the jackpot with his first ever Brisbane runner at Eagle Farm on Saturday.
- So You Think out to make history
- So You Think gets his chance to create history and lift the profile of Australasian racing to a new level in Europe's most prestigious race on Sunday.
- Tim Clark gets off the mark in Hong Kong
- Tim Clark got off the mark on Wednesday night with his first winner since joining the Hong Kong riding ranks this season.
- Scenic Blast prepares for Caviar clash
- Multiple Group One winner Scenic Blast has returned from the United States and is set to take on champion Black Caviar this spring.
- King's Rose out of Epsom Handicap
- King's Rose has been officially scratched from Saturday's Group One Epsom Handicap at Randwick.
- King's Rose in doubt for Epsom
- Leading Epsom Handicap contender King's Rose is in doubt for Saturday's Group One race at Randwick after showing signs of tying up.
- Scarlett Lady out of the Cups
- Queensland Oaks winner Scarlett Lady is out of the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups with a leg injury.
- Niagara earns Melbourne trip
- An easy win in a depleted midweek race at Canterbury has earned Niagara a trip to Melbourne to chase the three-year-old staying riches.
- O'Shea confident with Foxwedge
- The form out of the Golden Rose has trainer John O'Shea confident talented colt Foxwedge can return to the winner's circle in the Roman Consul Stakes.
- Big weekend for Ryan twins
- Twin brothers Shaun and Patrick Ryan are in for a big weekend - one officiating in the AFL grand final and the other with a Group One runner at Flemington.
- Nuptse's win bears out travel theory
- Promising mare Nuptse proved once again the long held theory of travelling young horses was a positive when the four-year-old made a successful comeback.
- Ballarat meeting cut short
- Stormy weather and poor light forced the cancellation of the last three races at Ballarat on Wednesday. Racing Victoria stewards delayed the fourth race
- Warrior out to emulate Dame
- Hidden Warrior will be out to emulate the deeds of his half-sister Defiant Dame by winning one of the first two-year-old races of the Sydney season.
- Black And Bent's mission up to owners
- Trainer Robert Smerdon will let the owners decide the crucial weekend mission for Melbourne Cup aspirant and champion jumper Black And Bent.
- Rainbow to come from the back at Valley
- Trainer Rick Hore-Lacy will persist with a backmarker racing pattern with Chase The Rainbow in the Bill Stutt Stakes at Moonee Valley.
- Reith chasing breakthrough Epsom win
- Jockey Christian Reith is hoping to go one better in Saturday's Epsom Handicap after going down narrowly in the big Randwick mile 13 years ago.
- Boss to make his carnival presence felt
- Injured jockey Glen Boss still hopes to play a part in the Melbourne spring carnival - as a media commentator.
- Pane In The Glass set to take Flight
- Race tempo has played against Pane In The Glass this preparation but trainer John Thompson is confident the filly's time will come when it matters most.
- Weather to determine Lamasery Metrop fate
- Trainer David Vandyke won't risk starting Lamasery in the Group One Metropolitan on Saturday if the track is too wet.
- Darci all Good for Spring Champion
- A plan hatched in the autumn will come to a head for trainer Bede Murray at Randwick on Saturday when Darci Be Good bids to give him another Group One.
- Melbourne on top of Caught's wish list
- Promising sprinter Falino will resume at Eagle Farm on Saturday with a Melbourne trip at the top of trainer Jeff Caught's wish list.
- Waller's mixed luck in Metrop draw
- Chris Waller's five Metropolitan runners had mixed luck at Wednesday's barrier draw with import Illustrious Blue faring best with gate three.
- McEvoy wary of Joyous in Manikato
- Kerrin McEvoy says his mount Sepoy will run a super race in the Manikato but rival More Joyous will be a hard nut to crack.
- Rails draw not ideal for Epsom favourite
- Dual Group One winner Sincero is favourite for Saturday's Epsom Handicap after drawing barrier one, a gate trainer Stephen Farley admits is not ideal.
- Randwick confirmed for Super Saturday
- Randwick's Queen Elizabeth II grandstand has been declared safe in time for Saturday's Epsom Handicap meeting.
- Pinnacles confirmed as Epsom runner
- Rick Hore-lacy has confirmed that Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes runner-up Pinnacles will contest the Epsom Handicap at Randwick.
- Moment Of Change to spell
- Exciting three-year-old Moment Of Change will miss the Bill Stutt Stakes after trainer Peter Moody decided to wind up his spring campaign.
- Waterhouse after eighth Metopolitan
- Gai Waterhouse believes Herculian Prince is capable of turning around a year-long lapse in form in Saturday's Group One Metropolitan Handicap.
- Smart Missile in "education" trial
- A jumpout in Melbourne on Tuesday was used in part to remind Smart Missile to work into a more prominent position from the start of his races.
- Gear changes for Glass Harmonium
- Kerrin McEvoy will take the reins, and pacifiers and a blindfold will be used to help get the best out of Glass Harmonium in the Turnbull Stakes.
- Theophorus out to break winning drought
- A restricted-class race which has produced a subsequent stakeswinner holds the key to Theophorus maintaining a form revival, trainer Leanne Aspros says.
- Nuptse and Found The One to clash again
- Trainer Brian Wakefield hopes to gauge Nuptse as a possible Magic Millions contender in January when the four-year-old makes her comeback at Doomben.
- Sincero to be weighted out of handicaps
- The Epsom Handicap has emerged as a possible swan-song race for pre-post favourite Sincero.
- Bowman busy ahead of Randwick
- Top jockey Hugh Bowman had a busy Tuesday morning but is confident the reward will come when he rides the favourites in two Group Ones on Saturday.
- Caviar sizzles in jumpout
- Unbeaten champion Black Caviar has left track watchers gobsmacked after she smashed the clock in a jumpout at Caulfield.
- Heathcote is realistic as well as dreamer
- Rob Heathcote admits he's a realist as well as a dreamer.
- Manton gets stakes winner!
- No one expected Tareena based stallion Manton to throw two-year-old runners and when Disputes was stakes placed in the Gimcrack Stakes last season it raised the odd eyebrow.
- Red Cadeaux off to Melbourne Cup
- Irish Field St Leger placegetter Red Cadeaux is headed for the $6.2 million Melbourne Cup.
- Americain steps out at Werribee
- Melbourne Cup winner Americain was in familiar territory on Monday as he was given an easy workout at the Werribee quarantine facility.
- Moody charged over positive swab
- Leading Victorian trainer Peter Moody has been formally charged over a positive swab taken from one of his horses.
- Patinack after more two-year-old success
- Patinack Farm will have at least one runner in the Breeders Plate and Gimcrack Stakes ar Randwick on Saturday.
- One kilo Cups penalty for Lamasery
- In-form Sydney stayer Lamasery has earned a Caulfield Cup and Melbourne Cup weight penalty for his victory in the Colin Stephen Handicap.
- Larry Cassidy suspended for three months
- Leading Queensland jockey Larry Cassidy has been suspended for three months over his ride on a beaten favourite.
- Lamasery Success Boosts Doggerel Appeal
- Lamasery’s win in the Group 3 Colin Stephens Handicap on Saturday presented an even stronger case for those looking to enter a syndicate to invest in his Bloodstock.com.au listed half-brother Doggerel.
- Conlan sweats on right track for Rekindled
- Jim Conlan says he would like to run Rekindled Interest in the Turnbull Stakes but he is a concerned a firm track could force him to change tack.
- Sepoy ready for Manikato challenge
- Sepoy will attempt to become the first three-year-old since Redoute's Choice a dozen years ago to win the Manikato Stakes.
- Secret Admirer passed fit for Epsom
- A veterinary test has cleared Secret Admirer to continue her spring campaign in the Epsom Handicap on Saturday.
- Macdonald covers bases with Southern Speed
- Adelaide mare Southern Speed has been nominated for the JRA Cup in case she misses a run in Turnbull Stakes.
- Sabrage cleared for Stutt Stakes run
- The Mike Moroney-trained Sabrage will line up in the Stutt Stakes after a stable mishap forced him to miss the Caulfield Guineas Prelude.
- Ben Melham appeal to be heard next Tuesday
- Ben Melham's appeal against a two-month suspension on a riding and handling charge will be heard next Tuesday.
- Newbury return on Buck's agenda
- Outstanding hurdler Big Buck's will follow the same path as the past two seasons in his bid to capture the World Hurdle for the fourth time.
- Dick Turpin to take on Frankel
- Dick Turpin and Excelebration are among the possible contenders to take on Frankel when he has his season finale at Ascot next month.
- Williams team on show at Bendigo
- Leviathan owner Lloyd Williams' private trainer Robert Hickmott and his staff will be in for a busy day with 34 entries for Monday's Bendigo barrier trials
- Epsom meeting to be given go-ahead
- The Epsom Handicap meeting is expected to get the green light to go ahead at Randwick when the board of the Australian Turf Club meets on Monday.
- No Cox Plate for Toorak Toff
- Toorak Toff to bypass Cox Plate as he bid to increase his stud value even further in the major 1600 metre events over the spring.
- Lauri Wray sets sights on Sydney turf
- Lauri Wray has successfully overcome depression and weight gain after injury and now has her sights set on the Sydney racing circuit.
- Munce hoping phone runs hot for Melbourne
- Jockey Chris Munce is hoping to be part of the spring carnival action in Melbourne after fulfilling commitments in Sydney.
- Manawanui Melbourne bound on Monday
- Manawanui will leave for Melbourne on Monday to prepare for what is shaping as a vintage Caulfield Guineas.
- Schofield wishes Boss quick recovery
- Glyn Schofield says he understands injured colleague Glen Boss's frustration at having to miss out on part of spring carnival with a broken shoulder.
- Sepoy to start odds-on in Manikato
- Champion colt Sepoy will be odds-on for the Group One Manikato Stakes when TAB Sportsbet releases its market this week.
- Thompson favours Sydney for Trusting
- Trainer John Thompson is favouring Saturday's Metropolitan Handicap for Trusting this weekend but hasn't ruled out the Turnbull Stakes a day later..
- Dareweish primed for Bathurst
- Former Sydney mare Dareweish has settled in well in her new home and is ready for a big showing at Bathurst on Monday.
- Lightening strikes in Chevely
- Late entry Lightening Pearl gave owner Sheikh Fahad al-Thani and trainer Ger Lyons their first Group One win when she took out the Cheveley Park Stakes.
- Sahpresa registers Sun hat-trick
- French mare Sahpresa has entered the history books with her third successive victory in the Sun Chariot Stakes at Newmarket.
- Dick Turpin plunders San Siro prize
- British raider Dick Turpin redeemed himself after a patchy season at home with a Group One victory in Italy.
- Mixed day at Caulfield for Symons
- Chris Symons has a mixed day winning the Testa Rossa Stakes aboard Amaethon but was later outed for seven meetings for careless riding.
- Reith bags a winning treble at Rosehill
- Jockey Christian Reith brought up a winning treble at Rosehill on Saturday when Screen defeated Gybe in a thrilling finish to the $250,000 Golden Pendant.
- Lamasery earns Metrop berth
- Trainer David Vandyke only has four horses in work and two of them will contest Group Ones at Randwick next Saturday.
- Gai boosts Epsom chances
- Gai Waterhouse boosted her chances of a record-equalling seventh Epsom Handicap with King Lionheart winning Saturday's Shannon Stakes at Rosehill.
- Emotions run high after Amaethon's win
- Golden Slipper winner Crystal Lily's half-brother Amaethon scored an emotional win in the Testa Rossa Stakes.
- McMahon joins Risk Aversion fan club
- Jockey Ric McMahon joined the Risk Aversion fan club after the talented mare stretched her winning sequence to four at Doomben on Saturday.
- Rosehill fashion winner made by hand
- Angela Menz is no stranger to the high-stakes fashion world at the racetrack.
- Helmet on best behaviour in Prelude win
- Helmet did everything right when he scored a sizzling victory in the Caulfield Guineas Prelude, setting up his assault on the Caulfield Guineas.
- Cox Plate beckons for Toorak Toff
- The Cox Plate looms as a target for Toorak Toff after he rewarded the faith of his trainer Rick Hore-Lacy with a Group One comeback win at Caulfield.
- Blinkers key to Disputes
- The addition of blinkers proved a winning move for Darley filly Disputes who landed an overdue win in Saturday's Listed Reginald Allen Stakes at Rosehill.
- Big Time wins Dulcify in fine style
- Big Time emerged as a possible Spring Champion Stakes contender with an impressive win in Saturday's Dulcify Quality but he's not a certain starter.
- Extra Zero back on track
- David Hayes believes he has Extra Zero back on track after he lost his way when gelded 12 months back.
- Manawanui signal Guineas intentions
- Manawanui served notice he would be a major force in the Caulfield Guineas, barely getting out of second gear as he coasted to victory at Rosehill.
- Atlantic Jewel stays unbeaten
- Unbeaten filly Atlantic Jewel may go into next month's Thousand Guineas without another run after an impressive victory at Caulfield.
- Marden latest Waller import to win
- Marden became the latest in a long line of imported horses to win for the Chris Waller stable when he defied a wide run to score at Rosehill.
- Lady Mahler to step up in grade
- Clinton McDonald says he will try to win the the Group Two Tristarc Stakes with Lady Mahler on Caulfield Cup day.
- Kelbenjar in slashing win
- Favourite backers got off to a bad start when unfashionably-bred Kelbenjar scored an upset win at Doomben on Saturday.
- Frankel maturing ahead of Ascot
- Sir Henry Cecil is already looking ahead to next year with star colt Frankel who will have his final run for the season at Ascot next month.
- Black Piranha sold for $245,000
- Dual Stradbroke Handicap winner Black Piranha has fetched top price of $245,000 at the spring thoroughbred sale.
- Ryan's long-range plan with Ironstein
- For two years Gerald Ryan has had the 2011 spring carnival in his sights with Ironstein.
- Irish Times faces task against Manawanui
- Irish Times was trounced by Manawanui first-up but Clarry Conners will guage the gelding's future prospects by running against him again on Saturday.
- Melham outed over Mornington ride
- Ben Melham will miss the spring carnival due to a two-month suspension on a running and handling charge.
- Americain to arrive on Saturday
- Melbourne Cup winner Americain will arrive in Australia on Saturday to continue his preparation for this year's $6.2 million race.
- Hulbert hoping to jag Dulcify win
- In almost three decades of training, Queenslander Peter Hulbert has never had a horse good enough to campaign interstate - until now.
- Dao Dao could be blow-out horse in Clarke
- Eight-year-old Dao Dao could be the blow-out horse for punters as he tries for his first Group One victory in the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes.
- Begg's Epsom team down to one
- Grahame Begg's hopes of winning the Epsom Handicap now rest with Saturday's Shannon Stakes favourite Secret Admirer after Ilovethiscity was ruled out.
- Funtantes not certain for Melbourne
- Trainer Rob Heathcote is rethinking plans to send Funtantes to Melbourne as his emotional roller-coaster ride continues.
- City on trial for Guineas
- John Moloney says City Of Song will need cover to be competitive against the likes of highly rated fillies Atlantic Jewel and Kneeling on Saturday.
- Jimmy Choux to run again before Cox Plate
- John Bary has changed plans with Jimmy Choux and will start the Cox Plate favourite again in New Zealand before he heads to Melbourne.
- Moody says Archer can get the trip
- Peter Moody says bold frontrunner Golden Archer will look the winner at the 200m in the Caulfield Guineas Prelude.
- Prebble answers SOS from Cummings
- Brett Prebble has answered the call to ride Smart Missile in the Rupert Clarke Stakes at Caulfield on Saturday replacing an injured Glen Boss.
- Hume could be on Cup path again
- Trainer Brian Smith will revisit plans to take Hume to Melbourne if he can perform at his next two Sydney starts.
- Amber's Crown on trial for Melbourne
- Firmly entrenched as one of Queensland's best young trainers, Steve O'Dea hopes Amber's Crown can make an early impression at Doomben.
- Cummings chasing rider for Smart Missile
- Anthony Cummings is searching for a rider for Rupert Clarke Stakes favourite Smart Missile after Glen Boss was injured in trackwork accident.
- Glen Boss hurt as Crystal Lily dies
- Champion jockey Glen Boss could be riding again in two weeks despite fracturing his upper left arm in a jumpout at Flemington.
- Perry after Splendid Honours
- Splendid Honours might kindly be referred to as a slow maturer and he will be after his first city win at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Offer could be off to stud
- Talented filly Offer could be retired as early as this weekend after contesting the BMW Handicap at Caulfield.
- Quinton chasing Golden Pendant
- Ron Quinton is looking to Ofcourseican to snare the first running of the Golden Pendant at Rosehill on a day that has been successful for the trainer.
- Speediness aiming for Emirates
- Speediness kicks off his spring campaign ultimately aimed at the Emirates Stakes in Saturday's Testa Rossa Stakes.
- Torio's Quest relishing rural life
- Brett Partelle has modelled his training property on the Hayes' family's Lindsay Park and Torio's Quest is the shining example of his labour.
- Spriggs upbeat about Choice Words
- A debut defeat in a midweeker has done nothing to dent Blake Spriggs' confidence in Choice Words ahead of Saturday's Listed Reginald Allen Handicap.
- Snowden rapt in Pinwheel
- Trainer Peter Snowden says Pinwheel is in career-best form and can join an elite band of topweight winners of the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes at Caulfield.
- Unassuming Lakey not looking for credit
- Trainer Michael Lakey won't be looking for any special recognition if promising mare Risk Aversion completes a winning hat-trick at Doomben.
- Leemon enjoying the ride with Manawanui
- Ron Leemon is too busy enjoying the journey with Golden Rose winner Manawanui to feel any pressure ahead of Saturday's Group Two Stan Fox Stakes.
- Helmet ripe for first Melbourne run
- Peter Snowden is confident a couple of gear changes and some jumping will have Helmet's mind right for Saturday's Guineas Prelude.
- Doughty to get Sydney guide for Captain
- Queenslander State Of Wealth's peformance at Rosehill on Saturday may serve as a useful guide for trainer Kelly Doughty with Morning Captain.
- Open Day for Topline Thoroughbreds with Grahame Begg
- Topline Thoroughbreds in association with our Group winning trainer Grahame Begg invite everyone to our open day Sunday 25th September 11am at Grahame Begg stables, High St Randwick.
- Johnston has Fox in Melbourne Hunt
- Fox Hunt is set to join stablemate Jukebox Jury on a trip to Australia to contest the Melbourne Cup on November 1.
- Harness and thoroughbred stewards combine
- NSW harness racing stewards to be brought under the banner of Racing NSW amid investigations into serious corruption in the sport.
- Rawiller bags double at Warwick Farm
- Sydney's premier rider Nash Rawiller had to sit out the start of the Sydney spring but he is quickly making up for lost time and bagged a double at Warwick Fa
- Anthony Freedman lands Sandown double
- Anthony Freedman landed his second city double for the month when Yavanna and Typeface both won at Sandown.
- Byrne helps get Bribie home
- A copybook ride by Jim Byrne helped four-year-old Bribie live up to his promise and break his maiden status at Doomben.
- Rocket Man touches down in Japan
- Australian-bred Rocket Man has arrived safely in Japan ahead of the Grade One Sprinters Stakes at Nakayama, the Singapore Turf Club reports.
- Price wants better from Secret Hills
- Trainer Mick Price will be looking for a stronger finish from Secret Hills in the Caulfield Guineas Prelude after a costly last-start defeat.
- Fast Clip most favoured of Gai's quartet
- Caulfield Cup winner Descarado begins his spring campaign in the Shannon Stakes but Fast Clip is the favoured one of Gai Waterhouse's four runners.
- Moody's strong hand in Guineas
- Sandown winner Huegill is one of three horses leading trainer Peter Moody has in what promises to be a classy Caulfield Guineas field.
- Once Were Wild out of spring carnival
- Group One-winning mare Once Were Wild is out of the Melbourne spring after returning to Sydney to have a throat operation.
- Lamsery to defy pedigree at Rosehill
- Lamasery fans have been advised to ignore the pedigree page when assessing his Metropolitan Handicap prospects in a traditional lead-up race.
- Pampelonne wins on debut at Warwick Farm
- Young gelding Pampelonne could be on his way to Melbourne after making an impressive first start at Warwick Farm.
- Black Piranha to be sold
- The immediate future of Group One winner Black Piranha will be decided in a Sydney sale ring.
- Portelli pulls the Pin on Cox Plate
- Cox Plate plans no longer figure on Somepin Anypin's radar as trainer Gary Portelli continues to plot a conservative spring campaign at Rosehill.
- Bunny out to avenge Lismore Cup defeat
- Coffs Harbour trainer Brett Dodson is keen to avenge Desert Bunny's unlucky defeat in last year's $40,000 Lismore Cup.
- Weight the worry for Funtantes
- Leading Brisbane trainer Rob Heathcote concedes talented mare Funtantes faces a huge task in Saturday's fillies and mares Quality at Doomben.
- Missile's horror draw in Rupert Clarke
- Gun Sydney three-year-old Smart Missile needs to overcome the visitor's draw to give trainer Anthony Cummings his second Group One Rupert Clarke Stakes.
- Melbourne ruled out for Meeznah
- English stayer Meeznah has been ruled out of the Melbourne Cup with connections considering options in England, France and the United States.
- Arc-winning trainer Jarvis dies
- Arc winning trainer Michael Jarvis has died after a long battle with illness.
- Oliver after another Rupert Clarke
- Champion jockey Damien Oliver will be after his seventh win in the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes aboard Master Of Design.
- Caviar, Sepoy clash closer to reality
- Newly-crowned Horse-of-the-Year Black Caviar and star colt Sepoy have both been nominated for the $1 million Patinack Farm Classic.
- All options still open for Americain
- Reigning Melbourne Cup winner Americain remains in both the Caulfield Cup and the Cox Plate after second declarations were taken.
- Hong Kong offers for Manawanui
- Hong Kong has been confirmed as the source of interest in Sydney star Manawanui.
- Melham charged over Mornington ride
- Ben Melham has been charged by stewards over his handling of the Dean Binaisse-trained Numen Lumen at Mornington on Monday.
- Warm Love put down after bout of pneumonia
- Group One Lightning Stakes placegetter Warm Love has been put down after contracting pneumonia.
- Begg out to buck the trend
- Running second has been the unwelcome trend for Grahame Begg in the new season but the Randwick trainer isn't fazed by the run of close calls.
- Drop in class to suit Happy Trails
- Trainer Paul Beshara will have the Toorak Handicap in his sights with Happy Trails if he can get a win on the board at Sandown.
- Woorim a better chance than his brother
- Trainer Rob Heathcote holds out more hope of claiming his first Group One with Woorim at Caulfield on Saturday than he does of winning a maiden at Doomben.
- Varied training regimen for Fill The Page
- The sometimes unorthodox training methods used on a Doncaster winner have been revisited in a bid to help Fill The Page post a win on Wednesday.
- Rothera in stable switch to Moody
- Studies and work commitments have prevented trainer Ben Currie from returning to Melbourne with Rothera who has figured in a stable switch to Peter Moody.
- You Gotta Have Heart
- Breeding, conformation, performance, temperament and even movement, are all valid criteria in selecting a sire but unfortunately they have one basic flaw.
- Red Rum trainer Ginger McCain dead
- The trainer of legendary stepplechaser Red Rum, ex-taxi driver Ginger McCain, dies in England at the age of 80.
- Red Rum trainer Ginger McCain dies aged 80
- Ginger McCain, trainer of the legendary Grand National winner Red Rum, has died aged 80, his family says.
- Hore-Lacy makes double play for Clarke
- Trainer Rick Hore-Lacy will play a double hand in Saturday's Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes at Caulfield with Toorak Toff and Pinnacles.
- Wigmore Hall wins in Canada
- British horse Wigmore Hall has won the Group One Northern Dancer Turf at Woodbine in Canada.
- Blue blood filly Kyria stars in trial
- Kyria, a filly closely-related to a Golden Slipper winner and a derby hero, has created a big impression during Sydney's official two-year-old trials.
- Sepoy easily wins trial in fast time
- Star three-year-old Sepoy has lit up the track with an electrifying barrier trial at Cranbourne ahead of the Group One Manikato Stakes later this month.
- Partelle sticks form to Torio's Quest plan
- Not even a dominant Shannon Stakes victory will sway trainer Brett Partelle into changing spring plans for talented galloper Torio's Quest.
- Another winner for Manton!
- Tareena Stud sire Manton chalked up another winner this afternoon with three-year-old McFerrin most impressive in taking the first race at Gundagai this afternoon.
- December Draw receives Cup penalty
- Michael Rodd's hopes of riding December Draw in the Caulfield Cup have received a boost after the gelding was penalised two kilograms.
- Heart Of Dreams out for spring
- Dual Group One winner Heart Of Dreams has joined a growing list of spring casualties and won't race again until the autumn.
- Fox Hunt qualifies for Melbourne Cup
- English stayer Fox Hunt fulfilled an important qualifying clause for the Melbourne Cup with victory in the German St Leger on Sunday.
- Black Caviar named Horse of the Year
- Black Caviar officially honoured as Australia's Racehorse of the Year following a stellar season featuring six Group One wins.
- King Gladiator on path to Melbourne Cup
- King Gladiator will be given the chance to force his way into the Melbourne Cup this spring after returning in good fashion at Warwick Farm on Sunday.
- McEvoy's big week ahead in Melbourne
- Kerrin McEvoy will put star colt Sepoy through his paces on Monday before eyeing feature race success with two of his stablemates at Caulfield
- Jimmy Choux under wraps till Cox Plate
- Jimmy Choux is now second favourite for the Cox Plate in Melbourne after winning the Windsor Park Plate in Hastings but will not run again until the race.
- State Of Wealth to clash with Manawanui
- Brian Smith believes State Of Wealth's clash with Golden Rose winner Manawanui will determine if the Queenslander is a Caulfield Guineas contender.
- Aeronautical to be kept to sprint trips
- Aeronautical remains in work at Rosehill as trainer Lionel Cohen freshens him up with a Group One sprint in mind.
- Manawanui to prove his class in Stan Fox
- Glyn Schofield will be out to make sure all the attention is on Manawanui on Saturday after his Golden Rose win was overshadowed by Smart Missile's defeat.
- Yosei to perform well in Rupert Clarke
- Trainer Stuart Webb is wary that a successful winter campaign means three-time Group One winning mare Yosei will be battling to get to the Cox Plate.
- Hussterics to resume at Muswellbrook
- Trainer Paul Messara believes he has got to the bottom of Hussterics injury problems and expects a bold showing at Muswellbrook on Monday.
- Michael Rodd suspended at Caulfield
- Michael Rodd will miss a crucial ride on Thousand Guineas favourite Atlantic Jewel after being suspended for eight meetings at Caulfield.
- Bowman watches Lion Tamer with interest
- Hugh Bowman watched with delight from Rosehill as one of his big spring hopes Lion Tamer raced to Group One success in Melbourne on Saturday.
- Sister Madly wins for new trainer
- Sister Madly showed her new trainer John Sadler she was worthy of chasing Group One success this spring with a strong win at Caulfield on Saturday.
- Love Conquers All for emotional Moraitis
- Love Conquers All 's victory at Rosehill was a bright spot in a tough week for owner Nick Moraitis during which Maluckyday was ruled out of the spring.
- December Draw races into Caulfield Cup
- Mark Kavanagh's Caulfield Cup dream is a step closer after December Draw scored an empathic win in the Group Three Naturalism Stakes at Caulfield.
- Streama the Princess at Rosehill
- Hugh Bowman declared the Group One Flight Stakes as good as over after Streama scored her second victory of the Princess Series in Saturday's Tea Rose Stakes.
- Cassidy and Heathcote grilled by stewards
- Racing Queensland stewards will inspect all betting activities before reconvening a running and handling inquiry involving Larry Cassidy and Rob Heathcote.
- Controversial finish to Guineas Prelude
- Celebrity Girl has lost her unbeaten record after being relegated to fourth on protest in the Thousand Guineas Prelude at Caulfield.
- Trusting shows his best in Hill Stakes
- Options abound for Trusting after the talented but enigmatic galloper showed his best with a commanding win in Saturday's Group Two Hill Stakes at Rosehill.
- Lion Tamer wins Underwood Stakes
- New Zealander Lion Tamer has stormed into Melbourne Cup favouritism with victory in the Group One Underwood Stakes at Caulfield.
- Cummings unearths spring Star
- Strike The Stars stakes his claim for the Group One Spring Champion Stakes with victory in the Gloaming at Rosehill but the Cox Plate has been ruled out.
- Thankgodyou'rehere scores deserved win
- Pat Webster knew on race morning that stable star Thankgodyou'rehere was ready to stamp his Epsom claims with victory in Saturday's Bill Ritchie Handicap.
- O'Brien gets overdue Group One on Sincero
- Chris O'Brien has broken his Group One maiden on Sincero in the George Main Stakes with the gelding now outright favourite for the Epsom Handicap.
- Black Caviar on display at Caulfield
- Black Caviar has made a special trip to Caulfield races to meet the people before Peter Moody declares his stable off limits for three weeks.
- Derby mission for Costly Commitment
- Trainer Mick Price has decided to set Costly Commitment for the $1.5 million Victoria Derby following his win over 1700 metres.
- Prost comes from behind to win at Doomben
- Under-rated sprinter Prost continued Patinack Farm's recent run of success in Queenland with a narrow win at Doomben.
- Karuta Queen to take on Black Caviar
- Speedster Karuta Queen is set to take on Black Caviar after returning to the winners' list with a commanding Heritage Stakes victory at Rosehill.
- Panapique in winning form at Caulfield
- Peter Moody will give Panapique her chance at Group success this spring after her return to winning form at Caulfield.
- Home track return for Definite Choice
- Greg Hickman hopes he has chosen the right option for Definite Choice who runs at Warwick Farm on Sunday in preference to Rosehill a day earlier.
- Munce to be fit for Rosehill
- Chris Munce was stood down from riding at Ipswich on Friday but indicated he would be fit to ride in Sydney on Saturday.
- Kim Waugh to have two Dubbo Cup runners
- Trainer Kim Waugh is heading back to Dubbo on Sunday to make amends for a luckless Cup bid two years ago.
- Price says mares race ideal for Dubleanny
- Mick Price believes Dubleanny's outstanding record of seven wins from 11 starts at 1200m stands her in good stead on Saturday.
- Danleigh ready to explode in Shorts
- Chris Waller is willing to experiment with Danleigh in pursuit of an explosive first-up performance from the ageing galloper on Saturday.
- Lisa Cropp engaged to boost Above Average
- Trainer Anthony Freedman is hoping Lisa Cropp's riding style can help Cups hope Above Average do his best in the Naturalism Stakes at Caulfield.
- Schofield after second George Main win
- Glyn Schofield will be out to cause his second George Main Stakes upset in three years when he rides Do Ra Mi at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Melbourne trip in the line for Poor Judge
- A trip to Melbourne with Poor Judge is on trainer Wayne Nugent's agenda after the six-year-old runs at Doomben on Saturday.
- Shamrocker primed for Underwood Stakes
- Glen Boss says he is expecting a big performance from his mount, Melbourne Cup favourite Shamrocker, in the Underwood Stakes at Caulfield.
- Joao Moreira back for Pane In The Glass
- Pane In The Glass was the surprise lure for star Singapore-based Brazilian jockey Joao Moreira to return for a hit-and-run visit to Sydney on Saturday.
- Everything rosy for Jessica in Prelude
- Jessica Rose will stake her claim to join stablemate Sharnee Rose in the Thousand Guineas when she runs in Saturday's Prelude at Caulfield.
- Gloaming test for Spring Champion hope
- Strike The Stars will be vying for Spring Champion Stakes favouritism if he can break his maiden in Saturday's Gloaming Stakes.
- Spring racing carnival launched
- The Spring Racing Carnival opens on Saturday with the Underwood Stakes and runs for eight weeks of quality Group One racing.
- Fantastic Blue ready to shine at Doomben
- Paul Nolan will be disappointed if Fantastic Blue can't win at Doomben on Saturday and vindicate the trainer's decision to bypass the Newcastle Cup.
- David Payne has a strong hand at Rosehill
- Trainer David Payne has high hopes for his three-year-olds at Rosehill on Saturday after breaking a frustrating run of seconds in feature races.
- International Cup hopes change ownership
- Godolphin has purchased Melbourne Cup hope Modun and Americain's owners have bought a half share in Jukebox Jury.
- O'Brien enters So You Think in Arc
- Former star Australian racehorse So You Think will run in Europe's most prestigious race the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in Paris next month.
- Green Moon wins the Newcastle Gold Cup
- Green Moon turned in an outstanding staying effort to win the Newcastle Gold but needs a hefty weight penalty to secure Caulfield and Melbourne Cup runs.
- Virus rules Maluckyday out of spring Cups
- Last year's Melbourne Cup runner-up Maluckyday is out of the spring carnival after contracting a virus.
- O'Brien clears So You Think for Arc bid
- So You Think has been confirmed to take on Europe's best in next month's Group One Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.
- Rawiller returns with feature race triumph
- Nash Rawiller wasted no time bouncing back into the winner's circle when he won the Listed Tibbie Stakes at Newcastle.
- Hill Stakes to shape Trusting's spring
- Trusting will have his spring program decided on his performance in the weight-for-age Hill Stakes at Rosehill.
- Booklet primed for return to stakes level
- Talented mare Booklet will strip fitter for her stunning first-up Moonee Valley victory when she returns to stakes class at Caulfield.
- December Draw to beat Caulfield Cup ballot
- December Draw hasn't raced beyond 2000 metres but jockey Michael Rodd says he could prove to be a good stayer.
- Karuta Queen to reward Layt's patience
- Dodging the best on offer is set to reward Magic Millions winner Karuta Queen with her first win as a three-year-old.
- Lion Tamer out to earn W S Cox Plate berth
- Victoria Derby winner Lion Tamer is on trial for a Cox Plate start when he runs in Saturday's Underwood Stakes at Caulfield.
- Mosheen out to deliver on early promise
- Mosheen's reputation as a Golden Slipper Stakes placegetter will count for little if she can't deliver in the Thousand Guineas Prelude at Caulfield.
- Baqaba set for Doomben comeback run
- Steve Tregea describes Baqaba as a little bulldozer and will be happy if his accident-prone sprinter completes his Doomben assignment without incident.
- Blinkers a key to Ilovethiscity turnaround
- Randwick Guineas winner Ilovethiscity will wear blinkers for the first time in his career in a bid to rediscover Group One form in the George Main Stakes.
- Reg Rowley remembers protege Tom's Rocket
- Turning city-bound gelding Tom's Rocket from a nervous colt into a gentle giant was the final feather in former trainer Reg Rowley's cap.
- Carry Me Bluey in Doomben distance test
- Trainer Norm Hilton is confident Carry Me Bluey can pass a distance test at Doomben on Saturday which could lead to a Sydney autumn campaign next year.
- Streama after more Princess Series success
- Guy Walter won't be surprised to see another sit-and-sprint affair when Streama shoots for more Princess Series success on Saturday.
- Hong Kong Mile now on Dubawi Gold radar
- Connections of Dubawi Gold are hoping the European exploits of the three-year-old have caught the attention of Hong Kong racing authorities.
- Kauto Star on target for Haydock return
- Champion jumper Kauto Star remains firmly on course for what promises to be a pivotal racecourse appearance.
- Jukebox Jury confirmed for Melbourne Cup
- The Mark Johnston-trained Jukebox Jury is the latest confirmed overseas entry for the Melbourne Cup.
- Open Day with Grahame Begg for Topline Thoroughbreds
- Topline Thoroughbreds in association with our Group winning trainer Grahame Begg invite everyone to our open day Sunday 25th September 11am at Grahame Begg stables, High St Randwick.
- Hill Stakes trip ideal for Hawk Island
- A glowing record at the distance has convinced trainer Chris Waller that Hawk Island can spearhead his assault on the Hill Stakes.
- Raspberries claims Cameron Handicap
- Peter Snowden headed home from Newcastle to re-think plans for Raspberries following her narrow win in the Cameron Handicap.
- Dead End in line for Epsom Handicap bid
- The Epsom Handicap has emerged as a target for Dead End after the Mike Moroney galloper won at Sandown on Wednesday.
- Darci Be Good claims Spring Stakes
- Trainer Bede Murray will not be swayed from his original plan despite the strength of Darci Be Good's win in the Group Three Spring Stakes.
- Staying future tipped for Medieval Myth
- A feature win may still be some way off but connections of Medieval Myth plan to test the gelding's staying pedigree following his Doomben win.
- Sister Madly to step out for new stable
- Well-bred mare Sister Madly will make her first appearance for new connections at Caulfield on Saturday.
- Uncertainty over Caviar, Sepoy clash
- A barrier trial clash between Australia's two glamour horses, Black Caviar and Sepoy, is in doubt.
- Waller caution on Newcastle Cup favourite
- Chris Waller is adamant The Verminator needs the sting out of the ground to post his second consecutive country cup success.
- Moody keeps lid on Moment Of Change hype
- Moment Of Change is far from a certain Caulfield Guineas runner despite his elevation to second favouritism for the race after an impressive Sandown win.
- Ritchie tailor-made for Thankgodyou'rehere
- Thankgodyou'rehere is placed to advantage to end a run of outs when he contests the Bill Ritchie Handicap at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Decision Time out to extend winning run
- Decision Time, the sprinter who hasn't been beaten in a year, will move a step closer to a shot at wonder mare Black Caviar if he wins again on Saturday.
- Price upbeat despite wide Underwood draw
- Mick Price doesn't see a wide draw as a negative for Heart Of Dreams as he tries to win the Underwood Stakes for a second time with the classy galloper.
- Trump on trial to join glamour stablemates
- Trump will have to produce something extra special to warrant joining stable stars Buffering and Woorim for a spring campaign in Melbourne.
- Sincero faces Rosehill weight-for-age test
- Sincero will take a crucial step towards his Cox Plate mission when he faces his first weight-for-age test in Saturday's Group One George Main Stakes.
- Shamrocker fares well in Underwood draw
- Melbourne Cup favourite Shamrocker has drawn well for Saturday's Group One Underwood Stakes at Caulfield.
- My Kingdom Of Fife saved for Craven Plate
- My Kingdom Of Fife will be a weekend absentee from the races as trainer Chris Waller settles a Cox Plate campaign for the imported galloper.
- Mares set to end Underwood Stakes drought
- Highly-rated Shamrocker and Scarlett Lady will be out to break a 26-year hoodoo against mares in Saturday's Underwood Stakes.
- Apprentice Stokes on the ride of her life
- If Alex Stokes had chosen one path, she might have been a doctor. She chose another, and on Wednesday the apprentice jockey will ride in the Cameron Handicap.
- Stakes Placing for Bloodstock.com.au Purchase
- Australian Thoroughbred Bloodstock were rewarded for their purchase of Strategic filly Platelet via Bloodstock.com.au with her third placing in the Listed VRC Cap d'Antibes Stakes last Saturday.
- Blinkers to put focus on Sacred Choice
- A proven gear change is set to boost the chances of big-race performer Sacred Choice in Saturday's Group One George Main Stakes.
- Pressday racing career in doubt
- A bleeding attack has left the racing career of Group One winner Pressday in doubt.
- Pride expects Neeson victory in Cameron
- Joe Pride expects Group-winning galloper Neeson to return to winning form in Wednesday's Cameron Handicap at Newcastle.
- Startsmeup to dodge weight-for-age stars
- A significant weight drop has prompted Bruce Hill to give Startsmeup his final Epsom Handicap test in the Bill Ritchie Handicap.
- Almindoro puts spring credentials on line
- Trainer Steve Richards believes he has Almindoro back on track and is hopeful of picking up a worthwhile race with him.
- Luminous Harmony heading to Magic Millions
- Former Victorian mare Luminous Harmony will take a small step towards being part of Magic Millions day in January if she can win at Doomben.
- Americain heads weights for Melbourne Cup
- Racing Victoria is expecting a record number of international horses to compete in this year's Melbourne Cup.
- Jimmy Choux turns in winning gallop
- A sparkling track gallop has trainer John Bary buoyant about Jimmy Choux posting a fourth Group One win on Saturday.
- Excelebration plans kept on hold
- Connections of Excelebration will not rush into a decision over whether to tackle Frankel in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes
- Suspended Soumillon set to miss Arc
- Leading jockey Christophe Soumillon will miss next month's Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe because of a riding ban.
- Waterhouse mare primed for Newcastle Cup
- In-form mare Essence Of Success is favoured to give Gai Waterhouse a second straight Newcastle Gold Cup.
- Melham to ride Lights Of Heaven
- Ben Melham has snared the Group One ride on Lights Of Heaven in the Underwood Stakes after Luke Nolen failed in his appeal against suspension.
- Heart Of Dreams heads Epsom weights
- Melbourne-trained Group One winner Heart Of Dreams heads weights for the $500,000 Epsom Handicap.
- Jason Maskiell outed for six months
- Former top apprentice Jason Maskiell has been suspended for six months after testing positive to the illegal drug ice.
- Black And Bent to run in Naturalism
- Outstanding jumper Black And Bent will run in Saturday's Naturalism Stakes as part of of his preparation for a Melbourne Cup bid.
- Nestor upbeat despite tough Cameron draw
- An awkward draw has left country trainer Peter Nestor philosophical about Izababe's Cameron Handicap chances at Newcastle.
- Patinack goes with solo George Main entry
- Patinack Farm will hinge its George Main Stakes hopes to its most recent Group One winner rather than mount a two-horse challenge on the weight-for-age race.
- Right Of Refusal next star for Blackiston
- Nigel Blackiston hopes St Leger Stakes winner Right Of Refusal can help fill the gaping hole left in his stable with the retirement of Littorio.
- No decision on Arc for So You Think
- Coolmore is still no closer to committing glamour Australian import So You Think to a start in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.
- Golden Rose winner not for sale
- Trainer Ron Leemon says Golden Rose winner Manawanui is not for sale as he plans one more Sydney run for the three-year-old ahead of the Caulfield Guineas.
- Oxx plays down Born To Sea hopes
- John Oxx is refusing to get too carried away with the winning debut of Sea The Stars' half-brother Born To Sea.
- Sarafina wins Arc dress rehearsal
- Sarafina's odds as the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe favourite have shortened after winning a lead-up race at Longchamp on Sunday.
- Excelebration time for Botti team
- Excelebration has claimed the Group One which he had been threatening to for some time with his Longchamp triumph.
- Veteran jockey to continue top form
- Local trainer Mike Petrovic is more than happy having veteran Canberra jockey Kevin Sweeney aboard Avala at Queanbeyan on Tuesday.
- Nothing To Lose Fires
- Nothing To Lose is absolutely firing at the moment with only 3 runners to race this season, all of them winners
- Dual Group One winner Littorio retired
- Dual Group One winner Littorio has been retired just eight days after a successful return from a long injury lay-off.
- More joy for Rawiller
- More Joyous and her rider Nash Rawiller are gearing up for a big spring after stepping up preparations at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Group One plans for Woorim
- Robert Heathcote has set first up Moonee Valley winner Woorim for the Rupert Clarke Stakes, Toorak Hcp and maybe the Cox Plate.
- Weighty problem for Pride
- Trainer Joe Pride will not make a decision on an Epsom Handicap start for Sacred Choice until he studies the weights when they are released on Monday.
- Kavanagh looking good for Guineas
- Trainer Mark Kavanagh is buoyant about his Thousand Guineas chances with unbeaten fillies Atlantic Jewel and Celebrity Girl.
- Fantastic Blue to mss Newcastle Cup
- Toowoomba stayer Fantastic Blue is set to miss the Group Three Newcastle Cup following jockey Chris Munce's decision to ride for Gai Waterhouse.
- Options open for My Kingdom Of Fife
- Trainer Chris Waller will not be rushed into a decision on whether My Kingdom Of Fife races next in Sydney or Melbourne.
- A new star is born at the Curragh
- Born To Sea, a half brother to Sea The Stars and Galileo, made an impressive debut to win a Listed race at the Curragh on Saturday.
- Barnhill looking to victory with Bella Nic
- Former St George and NSW rugby league star David Barnhill hopes to kick another goal when Bella Nic races at Albury on Monday.
- October Mission for Frankel's brother
- Frankel's little brother Noble Mission is set to make his racecourse debut next month.
- Melbourne Cup on radar for Jukebox
- Melbourne Cup hopeful Jukebox Jury has had to share his Irish St Leger win with Duncan after the pair fought to the line in Saturday's Classic.
- Double Leger glory for Gosden
- Trainer John Gosden has claimed a remarkable double with St Leger wins on both sides of the Irish Sea.
- McDonald suspended for Rose interference
- James McDonald copped a seven-meeting suspension for causing interference in the Golden Rose on Saturday.
- Lamasery franks his Metrop credentials
- Lamasery could go into the Group One Metropolitan without another run after the promising stayer scored a gutsy win in the Kingston Town Stakes.
- Nolen to appeal suspension
- Luke Nolen says he will appeal a suspension which will cost him the ride on Lights Of Heaven inthe Underwood Stakes.
- Smart Missile off to Melbourne
- Anthony Cummings says the difference between Smart Missile winning and losing the Golden Rose came down to a split-second decision at the start.
- Payne finally cracks it for feature win
- It took a blue-blooded crock to end a frustrating feature race sequence for trainer David Payne at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Rose goes further down Cox Plate path
- Classy mare King's Rose continued her march towards the $3 million Cox Plate with a gutsy win in the Group Two W H Stocks Stakes.
- State of Wealth earns Sydney trip
- Talented colt State Of Wealth will be sent to Sydney to further test his Caulfield Guineas credentials following another impressive victory at Doomben.
- Interest rekindles Cox Plate hopes
- Four-year-old Rekindled Interest has launched himself into serious Cox Plate contention with a last-to-first win in the Group Two Dato Tan Chin Nam Stakes.
- Buffering to take on the stars
- Buffering will take on super colt Sepoy and multilple Group One winner More Joyous after winning the McEwen Stakes
- Gybe adds more black type to her resume
- Anthony Cummings will stretch Gybe's preparation deeper into the spring carnival after the talented mare won the Sheraco Stakes.
- Carnero breaks his winning drought
- Injury-plagued galloper Carnero has rewarded the patience of his connections with his first win in more than three years at Moonee Valley.
- Leemon claims first Group One
- Ron Leemon declared it a "dream come true" after Manawanui claimed the trainer's first Group One success in Saturday's $1 million Golden Rose.
- Red eyes Metropolitan
- The Anthony Cummings-trained Red Eye Special will head towards the Group One Metropolitan after winning at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Whisper Downs on Group One trail
- Whisper Downs will try to emulate his sire Churchill Downs in the Group Two Bill Stutt Stakes following his impressive win on Saturday.
- Waller's lesser-fancied runner scores
- Chris Waller was left to reflect on a contrasting result despite making an almost obligatory winning start to a Rosehill meeting on Saturday.
- Trip away not out of question for Topping
- Toowoomba trainer Michael Nolan will keep all options open for Topping following the entire's narrow victory at Doomben.
- Sincero Epson bound at this stage
- Epsom Handicap favourite Sincero will only run in the race if the time-honoured event remains at Randwick.
- Pinwheel on trial for Group One success
- If consistent gelding Pinwheel is going to win a Group One event then his trainer Peter Snowden believes this spring will be his time.
- ARFL on the lookout for blood doping drugs
- Raceshorses will be scrutinised for two new types of blood doping drugs currently undetectable in Australia
- Maskiell returns positive drug test
- Former top apprentice Jason Maskiell will front stewards next week after returning a positive drug test.
- Avienus to show improvement
- Classy mare Avienus is set to improve on an unflattering start to her spring campaign and become the first dual winner of the Group Two Stocks Stakes.
- Golden Rose to be battle of tactics
- Tactical nous, as much as racetrack talent, is expected to decide the highly-anticipated $1 million Golden Rose on Saturday.
- Randwick trackwork to go ahead
- Trackwork for racehorses at Sydney's Randwick racecourse will go ahead this month but race meetings and barrier trial sessions have been moved.
- Lucky Dubai out to break Doomben hoodoo
- Kim Craft hopes a decision to give Lucky Dubai a barrier trial at Doomben recently will lead to a successful comeback on Saturday.
- Hayes taken by Spacecraft
- Resurgent trainer David Hayes is taken by Spacecraft who will be out to foil Whobegotyou's bid for a third consecutive Dato Tan Chin Nam Stakes.
- Altius to do a Rangi
- Premier trainer Chris Waller is adopting a preparation that worked with stable big gun Rangirangdoo for one of his team's Epsom hopefuls, Altius.
- Clarry opts for Cropp
- Lisa Cropp is the new rider for brilliant filly Satin Shoes who takes on a crack field at weight-for-age in Saturday's McEwen Stakes.
- Weather key to Skye
- Few horses can boast a first-up record to rival that of Platinum Skye but the weather will determine if she gets the chance to add to it at Rosehill.
- Floral Dynamite Exploding
- Quality Hong Kong stakes performer Floral Dynamite has exploded into the new racing season with his progeny boasting a 60% runners to winners ratio after 5 weeks of racing.
- Purple patch to continue for Wood
- Trainer Kelso Wood is confident his recent purple patch can continue when he heads to Doomben on Saturday with four runners.
- Randwick to lose 'hundreds of thousands'
- The Australian Turf Club is set to lose "hundreds of thousands of dollars" over the temporary closure of Randwick's main grandstand due to safety issues.
- Spring carnival venue to be revealed
- The fate of Sydney's showcase spring carnival meeting on October 1 will be announced on Friday amid concerns over the safety of a grandstand at Randwick.
- Group One winners head Newcastle weights
- Group One winners Stand To Gain and All Silent head weights for the two feature races at next week's two-day Newcastle Gold Cup carnival.
- Aspery's career to take Flight in Rose
- Twelve months ago Scott Aspery took a punt on himself and took out his trainer's licence and on Saturday he will take a punt on Flight Of Pegasus.
- Robl cleared to ride trackwork
- Peter Robl has been given the green light to resume riding trackwork from next month, ahead of his scheduled return to race riding in November.
- Pinker Pinker on the up
- Greg Eurell believes Pinker Pinker has taken a step up this preparation but she'll have a take another if she is to run in the Caulfield Cup.
- Berry not fazed by high-profile rivals
- Nathan Berry is hoping Aeronautical can overpower a small but select field in Saturday's Golden Rose as the young jockey chases a breakthrough Group One.
- Lack of depth suits Whobegotyou
- Mark Kavanagh says with no weight-for-age stars emerging Whobegotyou is well placed in the Dato Tan Chin Nam Stakes and Cox Plate.
- Heathcote's hectic schedule continues
- Trainer Rob Heathcote will have earned his pay cheque if one of his Doomben and interstate representatives prove successful on Saturday.
- Olive looking for commanding spring
- Last season's NSW Country Horse of the Year Voice Commander will have his first start since snaring the award at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Rebel Soldier on march to Metrop
- David Hayes has compared Rebel Soldier favourably with dual Group One winner Tawqeet ahead of the import's Sydney debut.
- Lily's class to carry her a long way
- Mat Ellerton says Crystal Lily looks a bit "wintery" but her class could pull her through first up in the McEwen Stakes.
- Waller spreading wings to Brisbane
- Chris Waller's decision to expand his stable's presence outside of Sydney will begin with two stable representatives at Doomben on Saturday.
- Egmont Stud Help Breeders for the 2012 season
- Egmont Stud, Queensland's only stud to stand four individual Group 1 winners has come to the rescue of breeders this year with an exciting opportunity.
- Williams suspended at Sandown
- Craig Williams says he is considering lodging an appeal against a seven-day careless riding suspension incurred at Sandown.
- Hoylonny could be a star in the making
- The $1 million Golden Rose was considered for emerging talent Hoylonny but he is instead being saved for next year's autumn carnival.
- Vandyke's pair in Rosehill clash
- David Vandyke has just three horses in work and two of them are set to line up in Saturday's Group Three Kingston Town Stakes at Rosehill.
- Red Colossus ready to shine
- Trainer Greg Eurell says Red Colossus is at the top of his game for when he takes on Whobegotyou in the Dato Tan Chin Nam Stakes.
- Found The One impressive in Qld debut win
- Aptly named Found The One showed she could be a future force following his explosive victory in his Queensland debut at Eagle Farm.
- Manawanui has Golden glow
- Glyn Schofield knows the feel of a good horse and had no hesitation recommending that the exciting Manawanui be given a shot at Saturday's Golden Rose.
- State Of Wealth to continue Guineas hunt
- Promising colt State of Wealth's quest for a Group One Caulfield Guineas start in October will continue on home soil at Doomben on Saturday.
- Offer gets under punters' guard
- "Ugly duckling" Offer got under the guard of punters when she scored an upset win at Sandown on Wednesday.
- Waller's strong hand in Sebring Sprint
- Chris Waller rates Pressday as the best chance of his three runners in Saturday's Group Two Sebring Sprint.
- Wink after Rosehill win before stud duties
- Group One-placed Kiwi mare Tip The Wink has a date with Coolmore Stud's High Chaparral next week, but first Saturday's Sheraco Stakes awaits.
- Rawiller ruing suspension
- Sydney's premier jockey Nash Rawiller is ruing a careless riding suspension which keeps him out of Saturday's Group One $1 million Golden Rose.
- Anacheeva, Vigor retired
- Caulfield Guineas winner Anacheeva has been retired due to a knee injury but is unlikely to stand at stud until next year.
- Bloodstock.com.au Purchase Stakes Placed
- Australian Thoroughbred Bloodstock were rewarded for their purchase of Strategic filly Platelet via Bloodstock.com.au with her third placing in the Listed VRC Cap d'Antibes Stakes on Saturday.
- Avdulla likes Ilovethiscity
- Brenton Avdulla is using the successful comeback of Flight Stakes winner Secret Admirer as a key guide to stablemate Ilovethiscity's chances at Rosehill.
- Boss glowing in Missile praise
- Champion jockey Glen Boss can't wait for Saturday's $1 million Golden Rose after partnering unbeaten colt Smart Missile in work at Randwick on Tuesday.
- Blinkers on Southern Speed
- Leon Macdonald will apply blinkers to Southern Speed in an attempt to get her back into form in the W H Stocks Stakes.
- No You Think for Cox Plate
- So You Think won't get the chance to emulate Kingston Town's Cox Plate three-peat after trainer Aidan O'Brien opted not to pay the first acceptance.
- Redangelo threatened with the knife
- Redangelo has blinkers on at Sandown but trainer Mat Ellerton has warned he will be gelded and spelled if he disappoints.
- Bailey not ruling out Sydney trip
- Trainer Trevor Bailey is not ruling out a Sydney trip if talented sprinter Flying Minstrel brings his A grade form to Eagle Farm on Wednesday.
- Moderna chasing overdue win
- She's seven years old and it's been 18 months since she won a race but Moderna just can't convince her trainer she is ready for life as a broodmare.
- Heathcote confident with Qld pair
- Trainer Rob Heathcote is hopeful of making his mark early in Melbourne this spring with stable stars Buffering and Woorim at Moonee Valley on Saturday.
- Delago's Lad drops dead after gallop
- Promising three-year-old Delago's Lad has dropped dead following a track gallop at Mornington on Tuesday.
- Cummings confident with Missile
- Trainer Anthony Cummings has echoed punters' confidence about Golden Rose favourite Smart Missile saying he cannot see the colt being beaten on Saturday.
- Frankel easing through the gears
- Frankel continues to delight connections as he gears up for the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot next month.
- Melbourne return now on Bauer radar
- Bauer is set to tackle the Geelong Cup in preparation for another crack at the Melbourne Cup.
- Youngster upstages Group One star
- Danleigh has been upstaged by a stablemate stepping out in public for the first time during a barrier trial session at Warwick Farm on Monday.
- First internationals set to hit Melbourne
- Hong Kong gallopers Mighty High and Silver Grecian will be the first international horses to arrive for the Melbourne spring carnival.
- Atomic Force in special McEwen hit-out
- Atomic Force will have his first look at the Moonee Valley circuit on Tuesday morning ahead of the McEwen Stakes.
- US stayer starts run towards Melbourne Cup
- American stayer Unusual Suspect, who is being aimed at the Melbourne Cup, will have his first Australian start on Saturday.
- Moreira saddles up for Freedman win
- Joao Moreira kept up his winning form for Australian trainers at the weekend with a Singapore win for Michael Freedman.
- Trackwork to decide Golden Rose field
- A Golden Rose field already short on numbers could be further depleted at acceptance time if two outsiders fail to measure up during trackwork.
- Williams hoping for NZ trend to continue
- Danny Williams has enjoyed a great strike-rate with New Zealand horses purchased by Alan Cardy and the trainer is hoping for more success at Goulburn.
- Bunting heads Godolphin Leger trio
- Blue Bunting is set to be joined by Godolphin stablemates Genius Beast and Rumh in the St Leger Stakes.
- Gallant Fairy delights Dunlop
- Trainer Ed Dunlop believes there is plenty to look forward to for the remainder of Snow Fairy's campaign after her gallant effort behind So You Think.
- Dream Ahead wins Sprint Cup
- Dream Ahead put a dismal performance in France behind him when he returned to his brilliant best in the Sprint Cup at Haydock.
- Waller produces new season babies
- Sydney's first two-year-old barrier trial of the season will be held on Monday with premier trainer Chris Waller to have all four runners.
- Mayfield-Smith into Hall of Fame
- Champion trainer Brian Mayfield-Smith has been inducted into the Queensland Racing Hall Of Fame.
- Torio's Quest on Cox Plate path
- Torio's Quest will resume in the Sebring Sprint on Saturday and trainer Brett Partelle expects the gelding to make his presence felt in some big spring races.
- Another Freedman eyes Group One race
- Anthony Freedman is hoping his first metropolitan winner Specter can earn a start in the Group One Caulfield Guineas.
- Uate progressing well for spring return
- Kris Lees is hoping the decision to make a late entrace to the spring fold will pay dividends when Group One-placed colt Uate returns next month.
- Shoot Out wins second Qld Horse Of Year
- Shoot Out has been named Queensland Horse of the Year for the second time and trainer Brian Mayfield-Smith has joined the Hall of Fame.
- Whobegotyou on song for Saturday
- Cox Plate favourite Whobegotyou is on track for a record equalling third Dato Tan Chin Nam Stakes victory at Moonee Valley on Saturday.
- Rose new territory for Smart Missile
- Boom colt Smart Missile will go into uncharted waters on two fronts when he lines up in the $1 million Group One Golden Rose on Saturday.
- Cup hopefuls win in Europe
- Melbourne Cup hopefuls Bauer, Galileo's Choice and Modun took their next steps towards a southern hemisphere trip with wins in England and Ireland.
- O'Brien in awe of So You Think
- All options remain open for So You Think with trainer Aiden O'Brien full of praise for the Australian import after his Championship Stakes win.
- O'Hara suspended at the Farm
- Kathy O'Hara will miss George Main Stakes day and the Newcastle Cup carnival after being suspended for careless riding at Warwick Farm on Saturday.
- Sincero back with a bang
- Stradbroke Handicap winner Sincero announced his spring carnival intentions with a narrow but impressive victory in the Group Three Tramway Handicap.
- Lone Rock could be aimed higher
- Talented sprinter Lone Rock triggered a review of her spring program after she stormed home to score an upset win in the Group Three Bobbie Lewis Quality.
- Darley after another Spring Champion
- A dominant win by Ambidexter in Saturday's Listed Ming Dynasty Quality has the Darley team eyeing the Group One Spring Champion Stakes next month.
- Cox Plate beckons for Littorio
- Nigel Blackiston believes Littorio could make a Cox Plate horse after he came back from injury to win the Makybe Diva Stakes.
- Super Joe gets best out of Trusting
- Brazilian-born Singapore rider Joao "Joe" Moreira has ridden all around the world and on Saturday brought his star qualities to Warwick Farm.
- Pinker Pinker enhances Culfield Cup claim
- Greg Eurell says it's a big jump up to taking on the boys during spring but he still regards Pinker Pinker as a Caulfield Cup prospect.
- Walter heaps praise on Bowman
- Guy Walter labelled Hugh Bowman the "top rider in the country" after he produced a tactically brilliant ride on Streama at Warwick Farm.
- Epsom plans in disarray for Toowoomba pair
- Toowoomba sprinters Poor Judge and Rothera's Epsom Handicap plans were in disarray following the pair's failure at Eagle Farm.
- Sepoy to chase another Group One
- Sepoy could contest the Group One Manikato Stakes next start after he burst past $3 million in stakes with his Danehill Stakes victory on Saturday.
- Decision Time in game return
- Four-time Golden Slipper-winning trainer Clarry Conners admitted to a few pre-race nerves before Decision Time's winning return on Saturday.
- Indiscretions stays unbeaten
- Talented mare Indiscretions maintained her unbeaten record with a first-up win at Warwick Farm on Saturday.
- Pride fires a Rocket at Farm
- Joe Pride looks to have unearthed another potential stakes-class galloper in Saturday's impressive Warwick Farm winner Tom's Rocket.
- Girl a "bargain" at $500,000
- Trainer Mark Kavanagh says he got a bargain with Celebrity Girl who cost $500,000 and is unbeaten after two starts.
- Risk Aversion on her way to black type
- Promising mare Risk Aversion continued to make giant strides to a long-range goal in Sydney next autumn with an impressiove victory at Eagle Farm.
- Heffernan relishing Champion assignment
- Seamie Heffernan can hardly wait to be reunited with So You Think as he bids for his third European Group One in the Irish Champion Stakes.
- Randwick decision next week
- A decision on whether spring carnival meetings can be held at Randwick will not be made until Wednesday at the earliest.
- Waller and Schofield do it again
- Sydney's premier trainer Chris Waller and jockey Glyn Schofield combined to win the $120,000 Listed Wyong Gold Cup for the second year in a row on Friday.
- Munce picks up ride on Listed winner
- Grand slam-winning jockey Chris Munce answered the call from Gai Waterhouse to replace the injured Jim Cassidy on Wyong Cup day and left a winner.
- Trainer says Toff as good as ever
- Trainer Rick Hore-Lacy says Toorak Toff is as good as he has ever had him heading into the Group Three Bobbie Lewis Quality at Flemington.
- Playing God "vulnerable" says Parnham
- Playing God has been heavily backed in the Makybe Diva Stakes despite his trainer declaring him vulnerable in the Flemington feature.
- Strike The Stars aiming high
- Strike The Stars is still a maiden but Kathy O'Hara is hoping the wraps on the youngster can translate into a strong showing in the Chelmsford Stakes.
- Speed worries Ahrens
- Trainer Ben Ahrens fears the lack of genuine speed looms a a major obstacle Spechenka in his Group Three Newcastle Cup dress rehearsal at Eagle Farm.
- Streama out to turn the tables on Glass
- Quality filly Streama will be out to reverse a narrow first-up defeat in the Furious Stakes at Warwick Farm on Saturday.
- Do Ra Mi on song for Let's Elope
- Peter Moody says Kewney Stakes winner Do Ra Mi is working as well as any horse in his yard going into the Let's Elope Stakes.
- Wide draw forces Pressday out
- Rotten luck at the barrier draw has cut Chris Waller's Tramway Handicap assault by one, leaving talented pair Triple Elegance and Syreon to fly the flag.
- Cushion saves Rothera's Epsom campaign
- Trainer Ben Currie believes Rothera's Epsom Handicap campaign would now be in tatters had it not been for the cushion track at Toowoomba.
- Snowden wary of fillies in Danehill
- Sepoy is at the prohibitive price of $1.18 but Peter Snowden says it's no easy task giving 5kg to smart fillies in the Danehill Stakes.
- Kabiddi on the up
- Paul Cave owns a bigger share in lightly-raced three-year-old Kabiddi than he originally expected but that could prove a blessing.
- Decision Time back on his feet
- If bad luck comes in threes then smart sprinter Decision Time should be just about out of the woods.
- Winners Flow for Nothing To Lose
- Within the space of 24 hours Nothing To Lose has had two winners from as many runners.
- So You Think faces Champion five
- So You Think will face just five rivals in Saturday's Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown.
- Snowden to have strong hand in Furious
- Peter Snowden rates Anise as his stable's best chance in the Furious Stakes but the trainer believes Aerobatics and Detours are also capable of figuring.
- Punters wary of Fife
- My Kingdom Of Fife got under the guard of punters over 1600m at his Australian debut but that won't be the case when he resumes on Saturday.
- Bel Sprinter chasing five from five
- Mornington trainer Jason Warren says unbeaten speedster Bel Sprinter continues to improve ahead the Group Three Bobbie Lewis Quality at Flemington.
- Absalon faces toughest test in Danehill
- Absalon is the only unbeaten runner in the Danehill Stakes but trainer Jason McLachlan says the three-year-old is in for a battle defending his record.
- Testing continues at Randwick
- Tests on the remaining sections of the damaged grandstand at Randwick have begun.
- Nolan on hands and knees with weather
- Trainer Paul Nolan is hoping his prayers will be answered to ensure Newcastle Cup plans for Fantastic Blue remain on track at Eagle Farm on Saturday.
- "Sharp" Glass ready for Makybe Diva Stakes
- Mike Moroney says Cups prospect Glass Harmonium has the sharpness to run well first-up in the Makybe Diva Stakes.
- Keep The Peace to sprint well fresh
- Kiwi trainer Shaun Ritchie is hoping triple Group One winner Keep The Peace brings her homeland form to Melbourne this spring.
- Darley mares look to go out with a bang
- Two well-performed Darley-owned mares will aim to bow out of racing on a winning note at Friday's Wyong Gold Cup meeting.
- Twenty-five international entries for Cup
- Defending champion Americain heads the 25 internationally trained horses entered for this year's Melbourne Cup.
- Ming Dynasty a springboard to stardom
- If recent history is anything to go by, Saturday's Ming Dynasty Quality at Warwick Farm might just unearth a future star.
- Winter King set to rule in Concorde
- David Payne would love a stable full of horses like Saturday's Concorde Stakes favourite Winter King.
- Tullamore set for big spring
- The Tramway Handicap distance is expected to be short of Tullamore's best on Saturday but Gai Waterhouse is "over the moon" with the resuming stayer.
- Lakey eyeing weather with Risk Aversion
- Trainer Michael Lakey hopes to know whether Risk Aversion is the real deal when she faces a quantum leap in class at Eagle Farm on Saturday.
- Cassidy to miss Wyong Cup
- Jim Cassidy has been ruled out of Friday's Wyong Gold Cup meeting due to a hand injury.
- Winners to Runners ratio of 71% for Nothing To Lose
- Epic Terra broke his maiden status at Eagle Farm yesterday with a commanding win at only his third start.
- Tiger Tees does it again
- Talented sprinter Tiger Tees has certainly played his part in Joe Pride's excellent start to the new season, notching his third win this month on Wednesday.
- Mayfield-Smith out of luck at Ballarat
- Trainer Brian Mayfield-Smith has saddled up his first runner in nearly two years, but without success.
- Response ripe for Flemington
- Dual Group One winner Response is stepping out boldly as she prepares for Saturday's Bobbie Lewis Quality at Flemington.
- O'Shea wary of Anise in Furious Stakes
- Improvement is expected from Golden Slipper placegetter Elite Falls in Saturday's Furious Stakes but trainer John O'Shea labelled Anise as the one to beat.
- Trainers lament Randwick situation
- Anthony Cummings summed up the mood of trainers in expressing his disappointment at Randwick losing a major carnival meeting due to safety concerns.
- Sydney Spring carnival in turmoil
- Sydney's flagship spring carnival has been thrown into disarray and one of the main grandstands at Randwick closed because it poses a safety risk.
- Rebel Raider to Carin Park
- Dual Derby winner Rebel Raider by Reset has been retired to stand at CARIN PARK STUD at Hamilton in Western Victoria.
- Warhorse O'Reilly out of retirement
- Veteran Master O'Reilly, retired after running in his fourth Melbourne Cup last spring, is set to make a comeback in the Makybe Diva Stakes.
- Farley chasing home town Cup win
- Local trainer Stephen Farley says a victory in Friday's Listed Wyong Gold Cup would be "nearly as good" as winning this year's Group One Stradbroke.
- Weights have no bearing on Cup betting
- Weights for this year's Caulfield Cup have done nothing to change pre-post betting on the rich handicap.
- Monton to have first start for Quinton
- Group winner Monton makes his debut for Ron Quinton in Saturday's Concorde Stakes and the trainer says the gelding is forward enough to run well.
- More Joyous wins Rosehill trial
- Outstanding mare More Joyous has ramped up her spring carnival preparations with a barrier trial win at Rosehill on Tuesday.
- Lass to have weight-for-age test
- Group One winner Mirjulisa Lass is set to be given her first weight-for-age assignment at Randwick on Saturday.
- Americain tops Caulfield Cup weights
- Reigning Melbourne Cup winner Americain could be a chance to have a lead-up run in the Caulfield Cup after he received top weight of 58kg.
- Munce to continue great start to season
- Grand Slam winning jockey Chris Munce's freakish start to the new riding season looks set to continue at Eagle Farm on Wednesday.
- Doubt primed for winning return
- A barrier trial victory over two accomplished stakes sprinters has promising country galloper Exploitable Doubt primed for a return to racing.
- Wagering firms take fee case to High Court
- A battle between wagering firms Betfair and Sportsbet and NSW racing authorities has begun in the High Court.
- Blinkers for Buffering in Melbourne
- Trainer Rob Heathcote will use blinkers on star sprinter Buffering during his upcoming spring engagements in Melbourne.
- Ellison raiders set for Melbourne Cup
- Trainer Brian Ellison says Ebor winner Moyenne Corniche and fifth-placed Saptapadi are both on track for a tilt at the Melbourne Cup.
- Dunn beats careless riding ban
- Dwayne Dunn is free to ride at Flemington on Saturday after RAD Board rules he has no case to answer.
- Silencio ready to make first-up noise
- Jockey Matthew Bennett can't wait to partner ex-Darley mare Silencio when she resumes at Grafton.
- Trainer unfazed by Bowman switch
- Con Karakatsanis says he can relate to Hugh Bowman's decision to cut ties with his Group One winner Black Piranha ahead of the Chelmsford Stakes.
- Moreira to arrive with much fanfare
- Melbourne Cup-winning trainer Laurie Laxon is adamant Brazilian jockey Joao Moreira will leave his mark on Sydney racing at Randwick on Saturday.
- Sepoy set for return clash
- Star colt Sepoy faces a return clash with Hallowell Belle and Mosheen in the Danehill Stakes.
- Blackiston keeps Littorio options open
- Nigel Blackiston fears Flemington might be too firm for comeback stayer Littorio in the Maykbe Diva Stakes.
- Kent stayers primed for Wyong Cup
- Victorian-trained stayers Countcool and Zoomin are almost certain to contest the $120,000 Wyong Gold Cup.
- Moyglare glory for Maybe
- Maybe stretched her unbeaten record to five with a thoroughly professional performance in the Moyglare Stud Stakes.
- Census in right form for St Leger
- Census, raced by a syndicate which includes actress Liz Hurley, has emerged as one of the leading fancies in the St Leger.
- So You Think new favourite in Paris
- Aidan O'Brien's star Australian import So You Think is the new favourite for the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe after Epsom Derby winner Pour Moi broke down.
- Rights fees battle resumes this week
- The long-running battle between NSW racing authorities and wagering firms Betfair and Sportsbet will continue in the High Court this week.
- Woorim bound for Melbourne
- Trainer Rob Heathcote could send Woorim straight to Melbourne after the gelding missed his planned comeback at Doomben on Saturday.
- Big win for Irish jockey
- Outsider Man Of Class has given Irish jockey Tom Ryan his first Australian success in the Grand National Steeplechase at Sandown.
- Matarie at home at Queanbeyan
- Trainer Neville Layt says punters can expect improvement from Matarie on his home track at Queanbeyan on Monday.
- O'Shea looking forward to Rose challenge
- Smart Missile's devastating first-up performance on Saturday hasn't got Foxwedge's trainer John O'Shea running scared ahead of the $1 million Golden Rose.
- Black And Bent wins again
- Black And Bent is to be set on a Melbourne Cup path after finishing his jumps season with victory in the Houlahan Hurdle at Sandown.
- Horse fatality at Sandown
- Six-year-old Fergus McIver became the fourth horse to die in a jumps race this season when he crashed at the last obstacle in the Houlahan Hurdle.
- O'Brien excited about spring hope Sincero
- Chris O'Brien is excited about getting back aboard Sincero this spring after being forced to watch lightweight jockey Jason Taylor ride in the Stradbroke.
- Matthew Smith gearing up for spring
- Hurtle Myrtle and Combat Kitty will spearhead trainer Matthew Smith's team for the spring carnival.
- Injury ends Pour Moi's racing career
- English Derby winner Pour Moi has been retired to Coolmore stud after suffering a serious leg injury.
- Break Card earns black type
- Gerald Ryan rolled the dice with consistent mare Break Card at Rosehill on Saturday and it paid off as she raced to her first stakes win.
- Atomic shows he'll be a Force in spring
- Newcastle sprinter Atomic Force has blasted his way into Melbourne with an impressive victory in the Listed Slickpix Stakes at Caulfield.
- Moody gives Nolen a big wrap
- Peter Moody praised his number one stable jockey Luke Nolen's patient ride aboard Testascana who graduated to black type status with an easy win.
- Poor visibility ends Doomben meeting
- Racing Queensland stewards abandoned the final two races at Doomben on Saturday after jockeys complained of poor visibility.
- Boss rapt in Smart Missile
- Champion jockey Glen Boss declared Smart Missile's remarkable performance to win Saturday's Group Three Run To The Rose as the birth of a superstar.
- King's Rose could be Cox Plate-bound
- Peter Moody is considering a Cox Plate campaign for stable newcomer King's Rose after she won first-up in the Memsie Stakes.
- Archer could be on Group One mission
- Peter Moody has flagged the possibility of talented three-year-old Golden Archer taking on the older horses in the Group One Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes.
- Just The Tonic does it again
- Just The Tonic might have a crack at the Golden Rose after making it two from two at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Mufhasa grabs sixth Group One
- Veteran gelding Mufhasa produced his trademark on-pace effort to claim his sixth Group One success in New Zealand on Saturday.
- Oaks on the cards for And Rock
- John McArdle won a VRC Oaks with Hollow Bullet and he is aiming Caulfield winner And Rock for the same race.
- Boss to the fore at Rosehill
- Champion jockey Glen Boss made an immediate impact in his first Sydney ride of the season with a narrow victory on Emerald Downs at Rosehill.
- Forster pockets holiday money
- Trainer Desleigh Forster collected travelling expenses for an overseas holiday when promising three-year-old Easy Running scored an easy win at Doomben.
- Activists to target Melbourne Steeplechase
- A group opposed to jumps racing is preparing to confront enthusiasts of the sport at Melbourne's Grand National Steeplechase.
- Iron horse Kerdem favourite for National
- Patrick Payne says his one reservation about Kerdem in the Grand National Steeplechase is that he has been up a long time.
- Aloha and Sincero joint Epsom picks
- Sincero and Aloha share the top line of betting at $7.50 for the Epsom Handicap in TAB Sportsbet's first market posted on Friday.
- Smart Missile to make a statement
- When it comes to boom colt Smart Missile, trainer Anthony Cummings is just about talked out.
- Interest in weight-for-age test
- Lightly-raced galloper Rekindled Interest needs to make a statement in the Memsie Stakes that he is a Cox Plate horse.
- Woorim launches Group One spring campaign
- Rob Heathcote will launch his quest to train his first Group One when Woorim makes his comeback at Doomben on Saturday.
- Golden Rose ruled out for Tonic
- Just The Tonic will be out to back up his impressive debut performance when he runs at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Dancing facing toughest test to date
- Dancing Attendance, a half-sister to Cups hopeful Precedence, will face her stiffest test yet when she shoots for a third straight win at Rosehill on Saturday.
- McArdle hoping Lad gets Guineas start
- Trainer John McArdle says he expects Caulfield Guineas prospect Delago's Lad to be running on strongly in the McNeil Stakes.
- Queenslanders out to plunder Cup
- The Queenslander raiders look set to play a strong hand in the Listed Premier's Cup at Rosehill on Saturday with two of the top three horses in betting.
- Beethog on trial for Melbourne
- Talented mare Beethog's performance will come under the microscope at Doomben with connections considering a Melbourne spring campaign.
- Efficient track gallop
- 2007 Melbourne Cup winner Efficient will have an exhibition gallop at Caulfield on Saturday ahead of a comeback this spring.
- Waller stars to step out at trials
- Group One winner My Kingdom Of Fife will be among a host of carnival hopefuls in action at the Warwick Farm barrier trials on Friday.
- Moody's strong hand in McNeil
- Peter Moody has a strong hand in the McNeil Stakes with Golden Archer and Metonymy who both pleased him in their first-up runs.
- Queen gunning for Helmet again
- Dual Group One winner Helmet has been beaten just once and the filly who claimed his scalp will be out to repeat the dose at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Japan Cup winner Horlicks dies
- Champion mare Horlicks, the first New Zealand horse to win the Japan Cup, has died.
- Epsom countdown begins for Rothera
- A decision not to roll the dice during the Brisbane carnival could pay off in the spring for connections of Rothera who makes his comeback at Doomben.
- Prince Obama facing Memsie test
- The races are getting harder but Jason Clifford refuses to shy away from the challenge with underrated galloper Prince Obama.
- Altius aiming higher than Rosehill
- Blue-blooded galloper Altius' charge towards the Group One Epsom Handicap will gather more momentum if he races up to expectations on Saturday.
- Baker to start Aussie career at Newcastle
- Bjorn Baker will have his first Australian runners since relocating to Warwick Farm when Simply Magic and Valtier line up at Newcastle on Saturday.
- Reith expecting improvement from Galizani
- Jockey Christian Reith expects a sharp improvement from stakeswinner Galizani when the mare continues her build-up to The Metropolitan on Saturday.
- Dunn hopes for first city treble
- Matt Dunn is hoping for a track upgrade to boost his prospects of training his first city treble at Doomben on Saturday.
- Guineas hopes to be Rekindled at Rosehill
- Untapped colt Rekindled Alliance has the pedigree to be a star and judging by his debut win, he might just have the athleticism to match.
- Royal horse could get Melbourne Cup run
- The Queen's racing advisor will decide soon if royal horse Tactician will be nominated for the 2011 Melbourne Cup, a british newspaper reports.
- Dunn outed at Sandown
- Dwayne Dunn will miss the Mayke Diva Stakes meeting at Flemington on Saturday week after incurring a 10-meeting suspension at Sandown.
- Avdulla suspended, to miss plum ride
- Brenton Avdulla will miss the plum ride on Group One winner Secret Admirer in Saturday week's Tramway Handicap after being suspended at Canterbury.
- Top-class field for 'old' Mudgway Stakes
- There will be plenty of interest across the Tasman on Saturday with seven Group One winners set to clash in the Makfi Challenge Stakes at Hastings.
- Moody's pair draw wide in Memsie
- Barrier statistics are against Peter Moody winning his first Memsie Stakes after Anacheeva and King's Rose both came up with wide draws.
- Guineas too soon for promising Baron?
- Patrick Payne says Baron Douro has plenty of potential but the $1 million Caulfield Guneas is likely to come up too quickly for him.
- Syndicate dreams of Caulfield Guineas
- Owners of talented colt State Of Wealth are daring to dream of the Group One Caulfield Guineas in October following the three-year-old's win at Eagle Farm.
- Poor Judge on trial for trip away
- Toowoomba trainer Wayne Nugent will weigh up a Sydney or Melbourne campaign with Group winner Poor Judge after Doomben on Saturday.
- Ryan playing his Card in Cup
- Gerald Ryan reckons the ingredients are right to give consistent mare Break Card a shot at a staying trip on Saturday.
- Rookie trainer's big dream
- His horse might be rated a $201 Cox Plate outsider but first-year trainer Scott Aspery's plans for the weight-for-age championship are already advanced.
- Rebel Raider's career in doubt
- The racing career of dual Derby winner Rebel Raider looks to be finally over after he aggravated an old sesamoid injury.
- NSW jockey disqualified
- A country-based jockey has been disqualified for improper conduct, a Racing NSW statement said.
- Maluckyday's spring off to belated start
- Melbourne Cup runner-up Maluckyday is set to make a delayed start to his spring carnival in the Memsie Stakes at Caulfield on Saturday.
- Sangster gets seal of approval
- James McDonald gave Spring Champion Stakes hopeful Sangster his seal of approval after the three-year-old won at Warwick Farm on Tuesday.
- Conners thrilled by Satin Shoes' work
- Sydney trainer Clarry Conners was thrilled after making the trip to watch his star filly Satin Shoes work between races at Geelong on Tuesday.
- Vandyke uncertain about Saturday plans
- Weather and uncertainty over beating the ballot have forced Sydney trainer David Vandyke to make contingency plans for two Caulfield Cup hopefuls.
- Columbus after three from five
- Well bred entire Columbus is out to make an impression on his hefty price tag this spring after an interrupted start to his racing career.
- Brown's inside knowledge an advantage
- Corey Brown won the Breeders Plate on unbeaten colt Smart Missile so he knows exactly what he's up against when he reunites with Foxwedge.
- Mason out of luck after first city win
- Ben Mason can vouch for training racehorses being a fickle caper - losing half his team after breaking his leg just days after his first city win.
- Noble chasing breakthrough Sydney win
- Newcastle trainer Ken Noble's dedication to Silent Predator could be rewarded with a breakthrough Sydney win on Wednesday.
- Hume not certain runner in Premier's Cup
- Sydney's wet tracks are causing concern for trainer Brian Smith ahead of Hume's planned trip for the Listed Premier's Cup at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Entries out for Randwick spring features
- Doncaster Handicap winner Sacred Choice was among 121 entries taken on Monday for the Epsom Handicap.
- Aloha and Toorak Toff fire up for return
- Group One winners Aloha and Toorak Toff are set to clash in the Bobbie Lewis Quality following barrier trial wins at Cranbourne.
- Heart Of Dreams set for return
- Heart Of Dreams will resume in Saturday's Memsie Stakes after pleasing trainer Mick Price with a barrier trial placing on Monday.
- Hopes high for Boys On Tour
- Patinack Farm's confidence in Boys On Tour as the focal point of its Golden Rose challenge will be put to the test at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Americain plans unchanged despite defeat
- Americain remains on target for this year's Melbourne Cup despite a heavy defeat in France.
- Price has weighty dilemma with Kroner
- A set of scales will tell trainer Robert Price if his best-laid plans for out-of-form sprinter Kroner are thwarted at the 11th hour.
- Fresh Rebels ready for Lismore
- Rebels has fresheness on his side as he tries to cap a successful comeback from surgery when he races at Lismore.
- Announce leads the way for Abdullah
- Khalid Abdullah enjoyed another notable big-race quinella as Announce just denied Timepiece in the Darley Prix Jean Romanet at Deauville.
- Oak Street Maintains his unbeaten record
- Tareena ‘s Oak Street is right address Tareena Bloodstock bred gelding Oak Street maintained his unbeaten record and brought up a hat trick of wins when successful at Ipswich today.
- 4 Winners from only 7 Starters for Nothing To Lose
- Nothing To Lose has now made it 4 winners from only 7 starters with his recent winner being the Brian Smith trained, Venture On
- Idyllic Prince wins fourth Godwood Sprint
- Evergreen West Australian IIdyllic Prince took out the Listed Goodwood Sprint for a fourth time on Saturday while Bliss Street also resumed with a win.
- Helmet on track for Rose showdown
- Peter Snowden, trainer of dual Group One winner Helmet, expects this year's $1 million Golden Rose to be a cracker.
- Patinack gearing up for spring
- Nathan Tinkler's Patinack Farm has been a sleeping giant in recent months but if the weekend's results are anything to go by that is about to change.
- Vatican headed to Caulfield Guineas
- Maiden galloper Vatican is still pushing towards the Caulfield Guineas with the Group Three McNeil Stakes planned as his next stepping stone.
- Scarlett Lady to resume on Saturday
- Cups expectations are high for Queensland Oaks winner Scarlett Lady but connections are realistic about her first-up chances in New Zealand this Saturday.
- Temple Of Boom improves
- A fietter Temple Of Boom is continuing to please trainer Tony Gollan ahead of his next straight six test at Flemington.
- Taree to ask for December Cup date
- Club officials will seek to have the Taree Cup transferred to December after Sunday's showcase race meeting was called off 24 hours earlier.
- Red Colossus building towards return
- Trainer Greg Eurell says Red Colossus is in great shape for his return in Saturday's Group Two Memsie Stakes at Caulfield.
- Waterhouse happy with More Joyous
- Gai Waterhouse gearing up for the spring carnival with More Joyous pleasing the trainer in a barrier trial ahead of a trip to Melbourne.
- Class tells as Theory strikes
- Brian Meehan nominated next month's Sun Chariot Stakes as a potential Group One target for Theyskens' Theory after she resumed winning ways at Sandown.
- Fictional Accounts for Fame And Glory
- Fictional Account earned the right to shoot for some big prizes after claiming the scalp of Fame And Glory in the Irish Field St Leger Trial Stakes.
- Ellison and Swift local heroes in Ebor
- The Brian Ellison-trained Moyenne Corniche became the first locally trained winner of the Ebor at York since 1997.
- Tracer on track for big spring
- Talented mare Red Tracer kicked off her spring campaign aimed at the Epsom Handicap on a winning note with victory in Saturday's Listed Toy Show Quality.
- Patinack's big day out
- Pane In The Glass capped a great day for Patinack Farm trainer John Thompson when she scored an overdue black-type win at Warwick Farm.
- Nikolic rapt in Amah Rock
- Danny Nikolic says he has found his Caulfield Guineas mount in Amah Rock who beat a strong field in the Mitchell McKenzie Stakes.
- Pinwheel in biggest success
- The Warwick Stakes didn't pan out how Peter Snowden expected during the run but Pinwheel still found a way to notch the biggest win of his career.
- Kulgrinda declared a Group One mare
- Peter Moody thinks she's a Group One mare but Luke Nolen says Kulgrinda is a superstar.
- Kneeling lands Valley plunge
- A betting plunge on Kneeling came off when she ran down Blue Diamond Stakes runner-up Hallowell Belle in the Crockett Stakes at Moonee Valley.
- Skytrain bounces back from fall
- Fourteen months after a race fall at Gosford, Skytrain rediscovered his confidence to score his first black type win in Saturday's Listed Show County.
- Fantastic Blue books Newcastle Cup start
- Chris Munce gave Fantastic Blue his stamp of approval to contest next month's Group Three Newcastle Cup.
- Williams breaks Warwick Farm hoodoo
- Top Victorian jockey Craig Williams has won races around the world but it took an out-of-form seven-year-old to give him his first victory at Warwick Farm.
- Big day out for Griffiths' clan
- Owners Barry and Midge Griffiths gave their nine grandchildren a day to remember when Booklet scored at Moonee Valley.
- Gai out to change the boss' mind
- Consistent mare Essence Of Success put forward a compelling case to remain in training with a convincing win at Warwick Farm on Saturday.
- Zaira up to black type says Hawkes
- Trainer Wayne Hawkes says there is a stakes win in Zaira this spring following her first up win at Moonee Valley.
- Peppered Black delivers for Looker
- Promising colt Peppered Black delivered a timely win for apprentice Ben Looker at Doomben on Saturday.
- Fudge could be racing's new major player
- Trainer Joe Pride was as enthusiastic about owner Paul Fudge's future in racing as he was about that of Saturday's Warwick Farm winner Sienna Red.
- Niconoise on the way up
- David Hayes believes Niconoise, a half-brother to former stable stars Niconero and Nicconi, isgoing to be a Guineas horse.
- Ilovethiscity cleared for Warwick Stakes
- Ilovethiscity's spring program remains on track after the Group One winner was passed fit to make his return in Saturday's Group Two Warwick Stakes.
- O'Brien can't split stablemates
- Trainer Danny O'Brien says he can't split stablemates Running Tall and The New Boy who clash in the Listed Mitchell McKenzie Stakes at Moonee Valley.
- Sincero impresses in trial
- A glowing report from jockey Chris O'Brien on Sincero's barrier trial hitout was music to the ears of trainer Stephen Farley on Friday.
- Keys enjoying the ride with Triple Asset
- Tasmanian trainer John Keys is enjoying what he describes as an adventure with talented filly Triple Asset.
- Nolan keen to get Munce's advice
- Veteran trainer Paul Nolan will be an attentive listener when Chris Munce gives a Newcastle Cup assessment of Fantastic Blue at Doomben on Saturday.
- Kavanagh says Kulgrinda the one to beat
- Mark Kavanagh says Definitely Ready can topple heavily backed rival Kulgrinda providing he handles the tight Moonee Valley circuit.
- Manawanui all the rage at the Farm
- Top jockey Glyn Schofield can't wait to get a guide on Manawanui's spring prospects in Saturday's Up And Coming Stakes at Warwick Farm.
- Kenny out for second Show County
- Trainer Graeme Murray says honest sprinter Kenny's World is forward enough to be a genuine chance of going back-to-back in Saturday's Show County Quality.
- Frozone to be cherry ripe for trip south
- Trainer Alan Bailey is confident of having Frozone cherry ripe for his country Cups campaign next month.
- O'Shea hoping for big spring with filly
- Winning returns by Sepoy and Satin Shoes have given John O'Shea plenty of reason to be optimistic about the spring credentials of Elite Falls.
- No exhibition gallop for Smart Missile
- A heavy track has thwarted Anthony Cummings' plans to give unbeaten colt Smart Missile an exhibition gallop during Saturday's Warwick Stakes meeting.
- Americain eyes win before Australia return
- The Americain camp is confident the defending Melbourne Cup champion can make it back-to-back wins in the Prix Kergorlay.
- Freedman horse in Cup plunge
- Lee Freedman was to fly out for England on Thursday night to oversee the preparation of Melbourne Cup prospect Lucas Cranach.
- Echuca winners to step up at Valley
- Buoyed by encouraging jockey reports trainer Peter Morgan is optimistic that Echuca form can hold up for his two stakes runners at Moonee Valley.
- More Joyous in Randwick trial
- Recently crowned NSW Horse of the Year More Joyous headlines a star-studded list of spring contenders set to trial at Randwick on Friday.
- McDonald on Foxwedge in Golden Rose
- Star Kiwi apprentice James McDonald has been confirmed as the rider of San Domenico Stakes winner Foxwedge in next month's $1 million Golden Rose.
- Riley faces two bicarb investigations
- Mornington trainer Mark Riley is being investigated by stewards about two separate elevated TCO2 readings returned by his horses.
- ARB decides on weighty issue
- Minimum weights in most handicap races will rise a kilo from January next year.
- Morgan Dollar on the money for Valley
- Morgan Dollar will line up at the same Moonee Valley meeting for the fourth year in a row as he chases a win that has eluded him for more than three years.
- Shootoff gunning for Farm return
- Queensland Derby winner Shootoff will have to buck recent history if he is to be a force in the major Cups races this spring.
- Kavanagh import on Cups trail
- Exciting Mark Kavanagh-trained import December Draw kicks off his spring campaign aimed at the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups on Saturday.
- Hansen prepared to travel with Hussonator
- Beleaguered trainer Darryl Hansen is prepared to do more travelling with Townsville Cup winner Hussonator.
- Weather key to Allliance start
- Paul Messara says Warwick Farm needs to improve from its heavy rating for Rekindled Alliance to run in Saturday's Up And Coming Stakes.
- Begg set to unveil Secret Admirer
- Trainer Grahame Begg expects Secret Admirer's class to compensate for a lack of race fitness when she resumes at Warwick Farm on Saturday.
- Thankgodyou'rehere back at the Farm
- It is often said an interstate campaign can be the making of a horse and that just might be the case for Thankgodyou'rehere.
- Vet test for Ilovethiscity
- Group One winner Ilovethiscity will undergo a veterinary inspection on Friday afternoon to determine whether he is fit to run on Saturday.
- Wood aims for summer series with Belltone
- Trainer Kelso Wood holds no fears about a seven-day back-up with emerging sprinter Belltone at Doomben on Saturday.
- Cox Plate a possibility for So You Think
- Approval of quarantine facilities at Ballydoyle has boosted the chances of So You Think returning to Australia for a crack at winning his third Cox Plate.
- Waterhouse has three winners at Randwick
- Gai Waterhouse is always a formidable force at her home track of Randwick and she proved it again on Wednesday with three winners from just five runners.
- Keys not convinced yet with First Course
- Encouraged but not convinced is how trainer Ken Keys is approaching the spring with lightly-raced three-year-old First Course.
- Silvern breaks city drought
- Jason McLachlan declared he was still learning the training trade after speedster Silvern broke through for his first city win in almost a year.
- Boss won't be jumping for joy
- Glen Boss' hopes of making his jumps riding debut this winter have hit a hurdle with the three-time Melbourne Cup-winning hoop running out of time.
- Sweet Ella could be Thousand Guineas-bound
- Unbeaten filly Sweet Ella has trainer Greg Eurell bullish about her prospects of making it to the Group One Thousand Guineas this spring.
- Wet track dampens Hickman's hopes
- The likelihood of a wet Warwick Farm track has dented trainer Greg Hickman's confidence ahead of the return of Mirjulisa Lass on Saturday.
- Mishap places cloud over City's return
- Trainer Grahame Begg won't be taking any risks with Group One winner Ilovethiscity who is in doubt for his return in Saturday's Group Two Warwick Stakes.
- Ahrens dares to dream of Melbourne Cup
- Former physiotherapist Ben Ahrens is daring to dream of a Cups campaign in Melbourne with Queensland stayer Spechenka.
- Makybe Diva delivers Lonhro colt
- Makybe Diva gave birth to her fourth foal, a Lonhro colt, on Tuesday.
- Phaze Action could tackle National
- Impressive Warrnambool maiden hurdle winner Phaze Action could have run his next start in the Grand National Steeeplechase.
- Patinack plays down first-up hopes
- First-up expectations for two of Patinack Farm's best-performed racehorses - Trusting and Gathering - are being kept in check ahead of their return.
- Sepoy swerve set to pay dividends
- A decision to dodge star colt Sepoy with the in-form Hot Spin in the Vain Stakes could pay off when he runs in the McKenzie Stakes.
- Parker hoping for change of luck
- Kerry Parker is pinning his hopes on at least one favourable Randwick result on Wednesday to help save a forgettable week for his stable.
- Shamrocker looking good ahead of return
- Shamrocker galloped impressively at Moonee Valley on Tuesday in preparation for her first up run in Saturday week's Memsie Stakes.
- Colless back after vertigo problem
- Jockey Glen Colless has declared his fitness to resume riding following a bout of vertigo.
- Alberton Park's form to decide future
- Trainer Liam Birchley believes underrated mare Alberton Park's upcoming spring performances may delay a career in the breeding barn for another season.
- Cups contender drops dead
- The BMW winner Cedarberg collapsed and died after a routine trackwork gallop on Tuesday morning.
- Let's Elope legacy lives on
- Let's Elope is still making a name for herself with the success of her four-year-old son Outback Joe at Mildura.
- Maskiell tipped to ride at Geelong, Valley
- Jockey Jason Maskiell is preparing himself for a return to race riding this week.
- Manawanui set for Farm return
- Spring prospect Manawanui all but confirmed an Up And Coming Stakes return with a convincing barrier trial win on Monday.
- Sydney scene is best for McDonald
- One of James McDonald's biggest supporters is convinced the champion New Zealand apprentice's future belongs in Sydney.
- Black Piranha on WFA path
- Weight-for-age racing holds the key to Black Piranha delivering more Group One success during the Sydney spring carnival.
- Price warms up with Secret Hills
- Secret Hills will be Mick Price's only runner at Moonee Valley in what has been a slow start to the spring for the Caulfield trainer.
- Avdulla to reunite with his favourites
- Brenton Avdulla has enjoyed success on both Secret Admirer and Ilovethiscity and believes more good times lie ahead this spring.
- Lashes all set for Yorkshire Oaks
- Jessica Harrington is looking forward to a rematch of the Irish Oaks when Laughing Lashes lines up in the Yorkshire version at York.
- First Winner for El Nino
- El Nino sired his first winner in the US on Saturday when two year-old colt Senor Rain won on debut at Del Mar by three and a half lengths over six furlongs.
- Caviar team sweeps Victorian awards
- The domination of Black Caviar, her jockey Luke Nolen and trainer Peter Moody continued off the track at Sunday night's Victorian Thoroughbred Racing Awards.
- Black And Bent heading to Melbourne Cup
- Black And Bent will be set on a path towards the Melbourne Cup after he again demolished his rivals to win the Grand National Hurdle.
- Juan Carlos wins Crisp Steeple
- A Grand National Steeple start is in doubt for Juan Carlos after he bled from one nostril when winning the Crisp Steeple.
- Bridge tipping Lily to bloom in spring
- Jersey Lily set to take over as trainer Les Bridge's stable flagbearer this spring with Group One glory in her sights.
- Huegill set for return at the Valley
- Leading trainer Peter Moody will produce the very promising colt Huegill first up in Saturday's Mitchell McKenzie Stakes at Moonee Valley.
- Botti celebrating at Newbury
- Trainer Marco Botti said he would not be afraid to take on Frankel again with stable star Excelebration who trounced his rivals in the Hungerford Stakes.
- Startsmeup set for Warwick Stakes
- Bruce Hill hopes to get an indication whether Startsmeup can provide him with his first Group One success this spring when he runs in the Warwick Stakes.
- Cape Blanco wins Arlington Million
- Cox Plate aspirant Cape Blanco has notched a convincing victory in Chicago's Arlington Million but may run in the Breeders Cup instead of Australia.
- Conners keen to get Decision Time back
- Trainer Clarry Conners is itching to get multiple stakes winner Decision Time back on track for the spring.
- Melham, Boss suspended for careless riding
- Jockeys Ben Melham and Glen Boss were both suspended for careless riding at Caulfield on Saturday.
- Waller bounces back at Rosehill
- Chris Waller might have been rattled by his slow start to the season but the premier trainer was back doing what he does best at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Big week for Nick Olive
- The speedy Zaratone has capped a good week for trainer Nick Olive's Canberra stable with a win in Saturday's Listed Starlight Stakes at Rosehill.
- Foxwedge returns in style
- Trainer John O'Shea was a relieved man after smart colt Foxwedge signalled his spring carnival intentions with a first-up win in the San Domenico Stakes.
- Heathcote undecided with Availability
- Rob Heathcote will let the dust settle before deciding whether to send Availabilty interstate for the spring following the three-year-old's Eagle Farm win.
- 'Plain Jane' Music wins Cockram Stakes
- "A real plain Jane with an unbelievable will to win", was how trainer Peter Moody described Mid Summer Music after she won the Cockram Stakes.
- Whobe stakes his claim for Cox Plate
- Whobegotyou showed he is the horse to beat in the Cox Plate when he resumed with a strong come-from-behind win in the PB Lawrence Stakes.
- Bel Sprinter stays unbeaten
- Trainer Jason Warren has all but scrapped plans to run unbeaten speedster Bel Sprinter in next month's Group One Rupert Clarke Stakes at Caulfield.
- Conners to steer clear of Sepoy
- Clarry Conners said he "might try to avoid" star colt Sepoy with his smart filly Satin Shoes following her narrow win in the Quezette Stakes.
- Melody to chase black type
- Consistent mare Sweetest Melody has earned a crack at black-type racing this spring after continuing her winning form at Rosehill.
- Sepoy back with a bang
- Golden Slipper Stakes winner Sepoy has made a dominant spring entrance with an all-the-way win in the Listed Vain Stakes at Caulfield.
- Bowman back a winner
- Hugh Bowman made an immediate impact on his return from a working holiday in Europe with victory aboard The Warrior Woman at his first ride back.
- Waller gets on the board with Foreteller
- It took 31 races but Sydney's reigning premiership-winning trainer Chris Waller opened his account for the new season with Foreteller at Rosehill.
- Cassidy cleared after inquiry
- Racing Queensland stewards have taken no action against Larry Cassidy over his ride on beaten favourite Red Royal at Doomben.
- Light Vision back to his best
- Veteran galloper Light Vision has a third win in The Bart Cummings in his sights after returning to his best form at Caulfield.
- Good start to the day for Sydney punters
- Trainer Bede Murray has an ambitious spring in mind for lightly-raced colt Darci Be Good after he returned with a narrow win at Rosehill.
- Patinack pair's run continues
- Patinack Farm's new Queensland operation headed by Brett Killion and star apprentice Tim Bell has continued its recent run of success.
- Black And Bent all the rage for National
- Robert Smerdon says Black And Bent's competitive nature will stand him in good stead in the Grand National Hurdle.
- Brett Poulus outed for 18 months
- Jockey Brett Poulus has been suspended for 18 months after testing positive to banned substances in June.
- Sepoy impressing McEvoy
- Jockey Kerrin McEvoy says Sepoy is giving him a "similar feel" to his autumn campaign which snared him the Blue Diamond and Golden Slipper Stakes double.
- Lightly-raced Giselle going places
- Trainers Mathew Ellerton and Simon Zahra are looking test lightly-raced mare Star Of Giselle as they wind her up for the better spring races.
- Berry back on his favourite filly
- Young jockey Tommy Berry has been waiting more than four months for the chance to get back on board his favourite filly Karuta Queen in a race.
- Shane Edwards after spring riches
- Perth Cup winner Guest Wing will be among the major players this spring for West Australian trainer Shane Edwards who has set up a stable at Geelong.
- Rezone making steady progress in comeback
- Trainer Mick Mair is confident his decision to bring veteran stayer Rezone out of retirement will be vindicated though he doubts it will be at Eagle Farm.
- Galaxy winner returns in Starlight
- Group One The Galaxy winner Atomic Force has been a pleasant surprise for trainer Darren Smith.
- Bel Sprinter's black-type test
- Bel Sprinter faces his toughest test to date on Saturday and trainer Jason Warren says he couldn't be happier with him.
- Foster not ruling out interstate trip
- Gold Coast trainer Simon Foster hasn't ruled out an interstate trip for Trusted Partner if the former north Queensland sprinter returns to winning form.
- Gai's Choice to chase black type
- Trainer David Pfieffer has black-type aspirations for nicely-bred mare Gai's Choice who will take the first step towards that goal at Rosehill on
- More Joyous NSW Horse of the Year
- Sydney pin-up mare More Joyous has beaten off a strong field including So You Think to be named NSW Champion Horse of the Year.
- Ageless Mustard in 120th start
- Age-defying gelding Mustard will open the next chapter in his remarkable career when he returns for his 120th start at the track where it all began.
- Bullbars to spring into action
- Bullbars is ready to deliver on his promise this spring with the Peter Snowden stable expecting the Group One placegtter to fire first up at Caulfield.
- Cummings keen on Fontelina
- Anthony Cummings has the unbeaten Smart Missile waiting to be unleashed in the coming weeks but first he will try to win the San Domenico Stakes.
- Hansen may quit Qld if he loses appeals
- Trainer Darryl Hansen has threatened to quit training in Queensland if he loses an appeal against a six-month disqualification and $10,000 fine.
- Budai to ease Hayes' pain
- David Hayes is hoping the Australian debut of Budai in the Lawrence Stakes can ease the pain of a chest injury inflicted by another imported galloper.
- Bowman hopes to be back with a bang
- Hugh Bowman returns from an English riding stint at Rosehill on Saturday and is keen to build momemtum heading into the spring carnival.
- Pinker in the pink ahead of Cup tilt
- Greg Eurell says Caulfield Cup prospect Pinker Pinker hasn't missed a beat in the lead-up to her return in the Cockram Stakes.
- Helmet impresses McEvoy in trial
- Kerrin McEvoy says dual Group One winner Helmet is on target for his spring objectives after pleasing the jockey in a barrier trial hitout on Thursday.
- Stanton aims to get first Brisbane winner
- A decision to move to Queensland will reap its reward for former Victorian trainer John Stanton if veteran stayer Molotov is successful at Eagle Farm.
- Mosheen primed for the spring
- Robert Smerdon says Golden Slipper runner-up Mosheen is forward enough for the Quezette Stakes which kicks off her spring campaign.
- Murray hoping Nolen is a good judge
- Trainer Bede Murray is hoping top Victorian jockey Luke Nolen proves to be a good judge when it comes to three-year-old Darci Be Good.
- Availability on trial for Melbourne
- Availability will need to maintain his unbeaten record to convince premier trainer Rob Heathcote he is worthy of joining his team in Melbourne.
- Oliver, Cassidy suspended at Canterbury
- Champion jockeys Damien Oliver and a fired-up Jim Cassidy are both set to miss the Warwick Stakes meeting after being suspended for careless riding.
- Walter keeps momentum going
- Guy Walter continued his strong start to the new racing season with a winning double on Wednesday and hopes to keep the momentum going at Rosehill.
- Hong Kong-bound Clark misses at Canterbury
- Tim Clark was narrowly denied a winner in his final ride at Canterbury on Wednesday ahead of his move to Hong Kong next week.
- Brown tips bright future for Alliance
- A stunning debut from Rekindled Alliance at Canterbury on Wednesday shocked jockey Corey Brown and had him predicting a bright future for the colt.
- Mornington called off
- Wednesday's metropolitan meeting at Mornington had to be abandoned after race four due to poor visability because of persistent rain.
- Coolmore ultimate prize for Risk Aversion
- Talented mare Risk Aversion will be given the chance to follow a family tradition at Group One level following her comeback win at Doomben.
- Smith eyes Sydney with Raeburn
- A lack of suitable staying races could force an early departure to Sydney for Queensland Cup placegetter Raeburn.
- Ryan to get spring gauge on Hollyweird
- The Group Three San Domenico Stakes will be a spring litmus test for Hollyweird who will be out to extend the good recent record of fillies.
- Heaven to shed some Light on spring target
- Lights Of Heaven's first-up run in the Lawrence Stakes will go some way to determining whether she is a Cox Plate or Caulfield Cup horse.
- Bush sprinter out to shine in Starlight
- Zaratone has proved to be a pleasant surprise for connections and they are hoping he can continue to raise the bar this campaign.
- Doug Bougoure dead at 88
- The Queensland racing industry is in mourning following the death of one of its former great trainers, Doug Bougoure.
- Open Day For QLD Stud
- Stallions on parade at Callaghan Park, Rockhampton Gone West, Storm Cat and Danehill are well represented at Merlo Downs Stud by their respective sons
- Hayes to get to Sydney more often
- David Hayes prepared his first Sydney winner in more than two years on Tuesday and plans to make it a much more regular occurrence.
- Moudre out for the spring
- Queen's Cup winner Moudre has broken down and won't race this spring.
- Noonan still out of action
- Apprentice Jake Noonan has failed to secure a doctor's clearance to resume riding after a heavy fall three months ago.
- Foxwedge on track for return
- San Domenico Stakes hopeful Foxwedge brightened up a chilly morning at Randwick for in-demand Kiwi apprentice James McDonald on Tuesday.
- Addition on trial for better-class races
- Bel Esprit gelding Spirited Addition will try to atone for a luckless debut and prove he is up to better-class races when he steps out at Mornington.
- Sepoy primed for comeback
- Golden Slipper Stakes winner Sepoy will spearhead Peter Snowden's most intense spring carnival assault since taking over as head trainer for Darley.
- Gollan to open up Brisbane stable
- Toowoomba trainer Tony Gollan is planning to expand his training base with a move to Brisbane early next year.
- Benefactor to kick off for spring
- Stakes-placed Houston Benefactor will use a midweek maiden at Canterbury as a stepping stone towards the lucrative Princess Series.
- Risk Aversion to chase family tradition
- Lightly-raced mare Risk Aversion will be given the opportunity to chase a family tradition if she satisfactorily passes her first-up assignment.
- Seidnazar’s first winner for new racing season
- Epona Fire, a lightly raced four year old mare from Seidnazar’s first season at stud won the Swan Hill Maiden Plate over 975m in a convincing fashion.
- NSW harness stewards resign
- Two NSW stewards have resigned as an investigation into misconduct continues, a Harness Racing NSW statement says.
- Champion Stakes next for So You Think
- Two-time Cox Plate winner So You Think is a strong chance to contest next month's Irish Champion Stakes.
- Cranbourne night racing project on track
- Work on Cranbourne racetrack lighting, which started in mid-June, is on target to be completed early next year.
- Barry Hills to retire from training
- English trainer Barry Hills, who has saddled up more than 3000 winners, has announced his retirement.
- Victorian weights in earlier release
- Weights for Victorian Saturday metropolitan and Friday night Moonee Valley meetings will be released on Monday afternoons from September.
- Young riders' series up for review
- The Asian Young Guns Challenge, held at Flemington last Saturday, will be put under the microscope by Racing Victoria.
- Sydney to rekindle Gold Trail fire
- Gary Portelli is keeping the faith in Group One sprinter Gold Trail as he looks for a form turnaround in the Starlight Stakes.
- Clark in Randwick, Canterbury farewell
- Leading jockey Tim Clark is in countdown mode as he prepares for a Hong Kong stint.
- English joy in German Oaks
- English filly Dancing Rain made every yard of the running to claim the German Oaks.
- Moonlight shines in Gheest
- The Freddie Head-trained Moonlight Cloud struck a blow for three-year-old fillies by taking the Prix Maurice de Gheest at Deauville.
- Classy Was makes no mistake
- Galileo filly Was, trained by Aidan O'Brien, has lived up to her lofty price-tag with a winning debut at the Curragh.
- BYBLOS WINS AGAIN 15 FROM 17
- Byblos has just had his 15th winner in Chile from the small crop of 24 and only 17 starters.
- Moudre to begin Cups campaign
- Queen's Cup winner Moudre will kick off his Melbourne Cup campaign in Saturday's P B Lawrence Stakes at Caulfield.
- Passing of Sydney racing stalwarts
- Sydney racing is mourning the loss of two of its stalwarts, Les Bridge Snr and Harry Barrett.
- Pressday to resume on Saturday
- Chris Waller says Pressday's return in Saturday's Listed Starlight Stakes at Rosehill will tell him plenty about the Group One winner's spring prospects.
- Frozone to chase Wyong Cup
- Trainer Alan Bailey and jockey Glen Colless could be back on the country Cups campaign with gutsy stayer Frozone.
- Karuta Queen to rule in San Domenico
- Magic Millions winner Karuta Queen is ready to lead her rivals a merry chase in Saturday's Group Three San Domenico Stakes at Rosehill.
- Chasm begins spring campaign
- Big-time sprinter Chasm is set to end an exasperating winning drought when he kicks off his spring campaign in the Regal Roller Stakes at Caulfield.
- Sepoy primed for Vain Stakes
- Kerrin McEvoy will head to Melbourne on Tuesday to put star colt Sepoy through his paces in his final major hitout ahead of Saturday's Vain Stakes.
- Buffering and Woorim tune up for spring
- Trainer Rob Heathcote's advance spring team of Buffering and Woorim will head to Melbourne early next month.
- Ireland fight back to snatch Shergar Cup
- Hugh Bowman's fine performance for second place in the individual competition was not enough to lift the his team from third in the Shergar Cup at Ascot.
- First-up specialist resumes on Monday
- First-up specialist Peekay, who resumes for Matthew Whipp at Cowra on Monday, has tested the Moruya trainer's patience throughout his career.
- Nolen suspended at Flemington
- Premier jockey Luke Nolen will miss next week's Group Two Lawrence Stakes after being suspended for nine meetings on Saturday.
- Byrne suspended again
- Jockey Jim Byrne fell foul of Racing Queensland stewards for the second time in four days when he was suspended at Doomben on Saturday.
- Rain Affair falls in at Randwick
- Exciting sprinter Rain Affair kept his winning run going with a fighting win in the Group Three Missile Stakes at Randwick on Saturday.
- Temple of Boom unbeaten at Flemington
- Toowoomba sprinter Temple Of Boom has made his second successful raid at Flemington in nine months by taking out the Group Three Aurie's Star Handicap.
- Aussie trifecta in Asian Challenge leg
- Local apprentices dominated the 2011 Asian Young Guns Challenge with Jordan Mallyon winning from Adam McCabe.
- Aeronautical the real deal
- Aeronautical stamped himself as a genuine Golden Rose contender with another breathtaking performance to win Saturday's Listed Rosebud Quality.
- Fantastic Blue one step away from Cup
- Underrated stayer Fantastic Blue may have earned himself an interstate trip for the Group Three Newcastle Cup following his commanding win at Doomben.
- Moody impressed with Ho
- Hong Kong apprentice Vincent Ho impressed leading trainer Peter Moody with his winning ride aboard There's Only One at Flemington.
- That's The One Guineas-bound
- A crack at the Caulfield Guineas beckons for exciting three-year-old That's The One who is undefeated after a barnstorming win at Flemington.
- Godbolt in overdue Randwick win
- Trainer Neil Godbolt celebrated just his second ever Randwick success when talented filly Never Doubt Me scored a dominant win on Saturday.
- Mallyon strikes first for Australia
- Local apprentice Jordan Mallyon drew first blood in the Asian Young Guns Challenge aboard Diamondsondinside.
- Like father like son at Randwick
- Top jockey Glyn Schofield has won two races on Phenomenal Lass but it was his son Chad's turn to get into the winners' circle on the stakes-bound mare.
- Munce tips good future for The Inventor
- Jockey Chris Munce forecast a bright staying future for talented three-year-old The Inventor following his decisive victory at Doomben.
- Ryan hoping for calmer Summer
- Gerald Ryan is hoping to see a more tractable Road To Summer when the colt races in stakes company for the first time at Randwick on Saturday.
- Rawiller gives Descarado thumbs up
- Descarado was given the thumbs up by premier jockey Nash Rawiller after the stayer continued his spring build up with a barrier trial win at Randwick.
- New base to boost Hayes
- Trainer David Hayes, now settled into his new base at Euroa northeast of Melbourne, looks set for a resurgence after a quiet 2010/11 season.
- Frankel forges ahead of Caviar
- Undefeated champion Australian sprinter Black Caviar has been relegated to second by Frankel
in World Thoroughbred Rankings.
- Reith sets himself a city target
- Christian Reith has set himself a season target of 50 metropolitan winners and hopes opportunities on horses like Neeson can help him achieve it.
- McEvoy upbeat about Foxham
- Tony McEvoy hopes Foxham can revive memories of dual Cox Plate winner Fields Of Omagh when he resumes in the Aurie's Star Handicap.
- Overseas interest in Melbourne spring
- Golden Jubilee Stakes winner Society Rock and the Godolphin-owned Delegator have both been nominated for the $1 million Patinack Farm Classic.
- Bailey has reservations with Frozone
- Every horse eventually finds its own level and that could be the case with Alan Bailey's gritty Gold Coast performer Frozone.
- Weighty issue for Devised
- The presence of Group One placegetter Praecido in Saturday's 4tracks4kids Handicap at Randwick was not a welcome sight for trainer Tim Donnelly.
- Hill stumped by ratings system
- It's fair to say Bruce Hill is not a huge fan of the handicapping system but he's still hopeful Grafton Cup winner Warrior Within can win at Doomben.
- Hansen guilty at bicarb inquiry
- Caloundra trainer Darryl Hansen will learn his penalty next week after he was found guilty at an inquiry into a swab irregularity from Hussonator.
- Stars to step it up at trials
- Undefeated colt Smart Missile will headline another set of star-studded barrier trials as the carnival build up continues at Randwick on Friday.
- Happy homecoming for Colless
- Glen Colless celebrated a triumphant homecoming when he won Thursday's Coffs Harbour Gold Cup aboard the Alan Bailey-trained Brave The Way.
- Nick Hall back after hip surgery
- Jockey Nick Hall is back in the saddle after recovering from hip surgery and is looking forward to the spring carnival.
- Perturbo favoured to win black type
- Straight-track specialist Perturbo is favoured to land his first black-type success in Saturday's Group Three Aurie's Star Handicap at Flemington.
- Noble Park in Caulfield Cup build up
- Emerging stayer Noble Park is set to build on his growing reputation when he launches his Caulfield Cup campaign at Flemington.
- Hume on Melbourne Cup trail again
- Two years since his failed Melbourne Cup mission, Hume will attempt to launch another bid at the famous Flemington feature at Doomben on Saturday.
- Roche's challenge with Here De Angels
- When Wendy Roche took over the training of infamous barrier rogue Here De Angels she knew she was in for a challenge.
- McDonald at Flemington before carnival
- Star Kiwi apprentice James McDonald will get a good look at Flemington ahead of the spring carnival in the Asian Young Guns Challenge.
- Rawiller to keep the ball rolling
- Nash Rawiller kicked off his 2011/12 Sydney campaign with a victory during the week and will be out to dominate the first stakes races of the season.
- Quinton's Crafty spring plans
- Crafty Irna made the leap from maiden company to Group Three winner in the autumn and trainer Ron Quinton is hoping she can take another step forward.
- Munce and Nolan back together
- Jockey Chris Munce will turn the clock back almost a decade when he reunites with veteran Toowoomba trainer Paul Nolan on Fantastic Blue.
- Spriggs keeps full claim for Randwick
- Apprentice Blake Spriggs will claim two kilograms for the final time at Randwick on Saturday and is confident of winning on Hidden Gem.
- Folding Gear on Caulfield Cup path
- Exciting four-year-old Folding Gear will kick off his Caulfield Cup campaign with a pipe opener in the Aurie's Star Handicap at Flemington.
- Clifford lands "first" Victorian city win
- Trainer Jason Clifford landed his first metropolitan winner since basing himself in Victoria when Delighted Owners won at Mornington.
- Sir Hallowell on the up
- Craig Newitt believes Sir Hallowell will win better races after the former WA sprinter landed his first victory for the Mick Price stable.
- Rawiller wins first race of new season
- Nash Rawiller returned from the Top End to kick-start his premiership defence in the best possible way with victory on Just The Tonic at Canterbury.
- Snowden after new season's stakes races
- The first metropolitan meeting of the new season had a notable absentee in Darley trainer Peter Snowden.
- City drought ends for Pattillo
- Tony Pattillo showed his career was back on track when the jockey landed his first city winner in 18 months aboard talented three-year-old Vintage Moss
- "Common looking" Affair after biggest win
- If racing was only about the best looking horses winning, Rain Affair would be an outsider - and not the warm favourite - to win the Missile Stakes.
- Work The Room on trial for Melbourne
- Trainer Rob Heathcote has had a change of mind and will consider adding Work The Room to his Melbourne spring carnival team.
- Americain on track for another Cup crack
- Americain took the first step towards a defence of his Melbourne Cup title with an impressive win in the Listed Prix de Reux at Deauville on Tuesday.
- Freedman stands down as head trainer
- Hall Of Fame trainer Lee Freeman says he has no intentions of retiring from racing despite standing down as the head trainer of his stable.
- Trainers asked to monitor spelled horses
- Horse trainers in NSW have been asked to monitor horses returning from spelling paddocks to further minimise the threat of a Hendra virus outbreak.
- Helmet heads Caulfield Guineas nominations
- The Peter Snowden-trained dual Group One winner Helmet heads the nominations for the Caulfield Guineas in the absence of his stablemate Sepoy.
- Adelaide trainers get spring boost
- Spring prospects for Leon Macdonald and Andrew Gluyas could receive a massive boost from an unlikely source on Saturday.
- Waller's big team for the spring
- Premier Sydney trainer Chris Waller has numbers on his side as he looks to this year's spring features.
- Colless in hit-and-run raid
- Top Brisbane hoop Glen Colless will venture to Sydney for just one ride on Wednesday as he continues a comeback to the saddle following a fall at Doomben.
- Low-key comeback for Munce
- After adding another piece of silverware to his trophy cabinet, premiership-winning jockey Chris Munce will make a low-key comeback at Eagle Farm.
- So You Think entered but doubtful
- Star galloper So You Think has been entered for the Cox Plate, but his chances of attempting a third successive win are slim.
- Nohoaks looks the goods - no hoax
- Nohoaks, who was given no chance of racing because of a complicated foot injury, is making up for lost time with an exciting start to his career.
- Quinn to ride Pressday in Missile
- Chris Waller is satisified Pressday is heading the right way but the premier trainer isn't taking any chances ahead of the Missile Stakes.
- Cedarberg starts on Cups path
- Trainer Pat Carey says Cedarberg is a relatively untaxed horse as he prepares for his raid on this year's Caulfield and Melbourne Cups.
- Rebel group want Gold Coast night racing
- The Gold Coast Turf Club could join Moonee Valley on the night circuit if members vote for a new board at the upcoming annual general meeting.
- Arthur Mitchell - Five Minutes with Bloodstock.com.au
- The Bloodstock.com.au team recently had the pleasure of sitting down for a chat with Arthur Mitchell, co-director of family owned and operated stud Yarraman Park.
- Hawks Bay wins Darwin Cup
- Steven Arnold gave a masterclass in the saddle as Hawks Bay buried a Darwin Cup hoodoo on Monday.
- Rocket Man saved for Japan, Hong Kong
- Rocket Man will not clash with Black Caviar in the Patinack Farm Classic as trainer Patrick Shaw decides quarantine period is too long.
- Shamrocker has chance to fill WFA void
- Glen Boss believes a lack of lack depth among Australia's weight-for-age middle distance horses can help create major spring opportunities for Shamrocker.
- Interest high in Aurie's Star outcome
- Trainer Jim Conlan says Rekindled Interest is coming along well for his spring campaign which will start in the Aurie's Star Handicap.
- Aeronautical out to enhance Rose claims
- More success at Randwick on Saturday with Aeronautical will put trainer Lionel Cohen within reach of a Group One result.
- Noms deadline close for spring features
- The countdown to the 2011 spring racing carnival officially begins on Tuesday with the release of nominations for two of Victoria's marquee races.
- Top apprentice close to return
- Leading apprentice Jake Noonan will make his much-awaited comeback to race riding at Mornington on Wednesday week.
- Bauer poised for comeback race
- The 2008 Melbourne Cup placegetter Bauer is set to return to racing in England on Saturday.
- Goldikova rocks in Rothschild
- Goldikova took her winning tally at the highest level to 14 when landing the Group One Prix Rothschild.
- Moore set for Tuesday surgery
- Ryan Moore will have surgery on Tuesday on his broken thumb and his broken humerus.
- Comedic Art completes Weld domination
- Dermot Weld took his final haul at the seven-day Galway Festival to 17 winners when Comedic Art won at the final meeting.
- A season of two champions
- So You Think and Black Caviar gave Australian racing much to cheer about during a stellar season.
- Satin Shoes to step out in Melbourne
- Clarry Conners has decided to bypass the Sydney spring carnival with Satin Shoes who is already in Melbourne preparing for her return.
- Bel Sprinter doubtful for Flemington
- Trainer Jason Warren says he is likely to start Bel Sprinter in the Regal Roller Stakes at Caulfield on Saturday week.
- Premiership a building block for Waller
- Chris Waller will use his first Sydney premiership as a building block for the future as he prepares for next season.
- Scarlett Lady pleases Rogerson
- Queensland Oaks winner Scarlett Lady continues to please trainer Graeme Rogerson ahead of an ambitious spring campaign.
- Missile start for Rain Affair on hold
- Trainer Joe Pride will decide later this week whether boom sprinter Rain Affair will join stablemate Neeson in Saturday's Group Three Missile Stakes.
- Midday crowned Nassau queen
- Midday has been hailed the queen of Goodwood following her unprecedented third triumph in the Group One Nassau Stakes.
- Weld rocks Galway again
- Dermot Weld ends the Galway Festival with a remarkable 16 winners.
- Bottled Up ready to unleash
- Trainer Pat Farrell hopes he has found the right race for Bottled Up to record an elusive win at Cessnock on Monday.
- Ryan Moore injured in fall
- Champion British jockey Ryan Moore could be sidelined for the rest of the season after suffering a nasty fall on the final day of the Goodwood meeting.
- Aladah makes winning comeback at Doomben
- Former crock Aladah delayed a career in the breeding barn with a brilliant all-the-way win in her comeback at Doomben on Saturday.
- Boss on a mission
- Glen Boss rode Smart Missile in trackwork on Saturday and is pleased with the way the colt is progressing towards the spring.
- Stratford shows fighting qualities
- Promising gelding Stratford showed his fighting qualities to land consecutive wins at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Waller's four-timer to wrap up the season
- Sydney's premier trainer Chris Waller ended the season in style with four winners at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Yendall on cusp of national title
- Dean Yendall has done the hard yards which has enabled him to almost claim victory as the nation's premier jockey for the season.
- Mid Summer is Music to Moody's ears
- Peter Moody said Mid Summer Music had an unbelievable will to win after her tough effort to win the Bletchingly Stakes.
- Hill has Group One dreams with Startsmeup
- Bruce Hill is hoping Startsmeup could be the horse to give the Gold Coiast trainer his first Group One winner following his explosive win at Doomben.
- Lopov passes distance test
- The Danny O'Brien-trained Lopov will be freshened for staying races at the back end of the spring after passing his most serious distance test.
- Collett off on a winning note
- Jason Collett said goodbye to Sydney racing in style with victory on the promising Brayroan at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Hot Spin sets up clash with Sepoy
- Trainer Mat Ellerton will reluctantly take on star colt Sepoy with Hot Spin after the gelding made it two straight wins at Caulfield on Saturday.
- Oliver to the fore at Rosehill
- Grand Slam-winning jockey Damien Oliver says he's happy to continue commuting between Melbourne and Sydney.
- Florentina heads to Princess Series
- Talented filly Florentina kicked off her campaign aimed at the Princess Series in winning fashion at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Jackpot Queen to chase black type
- Canberra-based filly Jackpot Queen may line up in the Listed Quezette Stakes in two weeks after bouncing back to winning form at Caulfield.
- Altius the icing on the cake for Waller
- Altius gave Chris Waller the perfect start to his celebrations as Sydney's premier trainer at the final city meeting of the season at Rosehill.
- Doomben summer series for Chandra
- Promising Toowoomba sprinter Chandra earned a long range shot at the Doomben summer series in December following the gelding's narrow win at Doomben.
- Waterhouse targets Melbourne
- Gai Waterhouse is preparing to take her biggest team to a Melbourne spring carnival on the back of Descarado's Cup success at Caulfield last year.
- Williams in Singapore to test Dark Matter
- Craig Williams will be in Singapore on Sunday to test the Melbourne spring credentials of the Steven Burridge-trained Dark Matter.
- Henshaw the forgotten horse at Caulfield
- Promising colt Henshaw has been described as the "forgotten horse" as he looks to finish an undefeated winter campaign at Caulfield.
- Squamosa in surprise trial appearance
- Promising colt Squamosa was a surprise addition to the Warwick Farm barrier trials on Friday and duly won his heat.
- Brown thinks he's pulled the right rein
- Corey Brown had a few offers in Saturday's Winter Challenge at Rosehill and believes he's made the right choice with Testarhythm.
- Make Believe after fifth city win in a row
- Peter Moody says Mr Make Believe has held his form well as he tries to make it five straight metropolitan wins.
- Sepoy on track for return
- Champion two-year-old Sepoy is on track to resume in next month's Vain Stakes after impressing in a jumpout at Werribee.
- Doughty buoyed by Tierqualo gallop
- A sparkling track gallop has lifted trainer Kelly Doughty's confidence of Tierqualo going out on a high at Doomben on Saturday.
- Stanzout to go one better in Bletchingly
- Colin Davies says old timer Stanzout is going just as well leading into this year's Bletchingly Stakes, a race he was second in last year.
- Hansen vows to clear name
- Trainer Darryl Hansen hopes to make headlines for the right reasons with Aladah at Doomben on Saturday.
- Road To Summer could star in the spring
- The final metropolitan meeting of the season could herald the start of bigger things for untapped colt Road To Summer.
- Newmarket quarantine approved
- Americain's defence of his Melbourne Cup crown received a boost on Thursday with Newmarket's quarantine facility given approval by Australian authorities.
- Growing pains thwart Arctic Command
- Trainer Wendy Kelly has attributed growing pains to the autumn form lapse of Arctic Command who kicks off his spring campaign at Caulfield.
- Yendall leads national title chase
- Dean Yebdall extended his lead over Craig Newitt in the national jockeys' premiership to 1-1/2 wins when he won on Stella's Rose at Ballarat.
- Darley after another juvenile win
- Darley has dominated two-year-old racing this year and Ambidexter will be out to provide a fitting finale in Sydney's final juvenile race of the season.
- Trial time for spring stars
- The Grahame Begg-trained pair of Ilovethiscity and Secret Admirer will step up their spring preparations in a star-studded set of trials at Warwick Farm.
- Prize money cut for Valley feature
- Moonee Valley has cut prize money for the Dato Tan Chin Nam Stakes by $100,000 after it failed to gain Group One status.
- Waller wants to end season on a high
- Chris Waller will be recognised as Sydney's premier trainer on Saturday and hopes to finish his season of milestones in style on his home track.
- Second Effort after five straight wins
- Clinton McDonald is ruing the relatively dry conditions for Second Effort who shoots for five straight wins in the Bletchingly Stakes.
- Second chance for Ferreus
- Lightly-raced gelding Ferreus gets a second chance to prove he is city class when he steps out on his home track for the first time at Caulfield.
- Fry to sizzle in Brisbane
- Former Melbourne apprentice Jarrod Fry is no shrinking violet and is excited about the challenge of cementing his place in Brisbane's riding ranks.
- Stratford set to do it again
- Stratford couldn't have been more impressive first-up but experienced hoop Rod Quinn wants to see him back it up at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Winning Glory for Cadel
- David Payne might not be in the Tour de France class but he will saddle up the omen tip in Saturday's Congratulations Cadel Evans Handicap.
- Shoot Out to spell for rest of year
- Dual Group One winner Shoot Out has been ruled out of the spring with a niggling back injury.
- Heinrich's horror season coming to an end
- Gillian Heinrich is hoping her stable's flat spot has reached an end and is looking forward to the start of the new racing season.
- Cecil hails superstar Frankel
- Sir Henry Cecil declared Frankel to be the greatest horse he had ever set eyes upon after his unbeaten colt made it eight straight at Goodwood.
- New date for Gosford Cup
- Gosford Race Club has revamped one of its flagship events with the Gold Cup to be run as part of a summer twilight program from next year.
- Thompson out at least another two weeks
- Scans have cledared apprentice Ashley Thompson of any tears to his injured elbow but a mild sprain is likely to sideline him for at least another two weeks.
- McArdle aiming high with And Rock
- Lightly-raced filly And Rock has been earmarked for a Group One spring campaign with the Thousand Guineas high on the list of objectives.
- Trainer and apprentice in first city win
- Trainer Jarrod Austin and apprentice Shaun Guymer combined for a victory neither of them will ever forget when Yonderstar scored at Randwick.
- Music earns crack at Bletchingly Stakes
- Peter Moody says it is worth having a shot at the stumps with honest mare Mid Summer Music in the Group Three Bletchingly Stakes.
- Affinis in Sandown upset
- Trainer Terry Carson's unshakeable belief in picnic galloper Affinis has been rewarded with an unlikely win at Sandown.
- Cassidy keen to end season with a bang
- A refreshed Jim Cassidy is fired up to end the season with a winner and he would love to do it aboard the Gai Waterhouse-trained Devils Arcade.
- Lucey looking forward to new chapter
- Cattle grazier Michael Lucey is counting down the days to start a new chapter in his life as a trainer
- Heathcote to continue late season charge
- Trainer Rob Heathcote is confident Excellantes can continue the stable's relentless late-season surge with his third consecutive win on Saturday.
- Scarf set to join illustrious company
- Scarf can join More Joyous and Rain Affair as the most prolific winners on Sydney tracks this season if he claims the Winter Championship on Saturday.
- Dusty to star in Bletchingly
- Exciting front runner Dusty Star has progressed quicker than anticipated and will resume ahead in the Group Three Bletchingly Stakes at Caulfield.
- Goodwood to shed light on Cup
- Melbourne Cup campaigns will go on the line for possibly eight horses who have accepted for the premier staying race during Glorious Goodwood.
- Jarrod Austin launches training career
- Denise McGrath's decision to take a break from training has paved the way for her stable foreman to Jarrod Austin to launch his own career.
- Carey has a dream for Angela
- Trainer Pat Carey is hoping two-year-old filly Angela's Dream will turn out half as good as her Ballarat Cup-winning half-brother Varsilayos.
- Patinack Farm's new team aims for success
- Patinack Farm's new Queensland team headed by assistant trainer Brett Killion and apprentice Tim Bell are hoping to strike immediate success together.
- Americain on track to defend Melbourne Cup
- Plans for Americain to defend his Melbourne Cup title are well advanced, says one of the French-trained stayer's Australian owners.
- Hill weighs up Sydney start for Warrior
- Turkish-born apprentice Ibrahim Gundogdu will be the new rider for Warrior Within if trainer Bruce Hill clears the Grafton Cup winner to run in Sydney.
- Clash of the titans: Frankel meets Cliffs
- Sir Henry Cecil's three-year-old Frankel will put his unbeaten record and his mantle as one of the best racehorses of modern times on the line at Goodwood.
- Singo's white horse on injured list
- The racing career of Australia's only pure white racehorse is in doubt because of injury.
- Scan to determine apprentice's future
- In-form apprentice Ashley Thompson will have scans on an injured elbow on Tuesday.
- Track condition key to Sepoy trial
- Peter Snowden says he will inspect the Werribee track before deciding whether star colt Sepoy lines up in a barrier trial on Friday.
- Smith sleeps on right race for Testarhythm
- Trackwork will tell Darren Smith where three-year-old Testarhythm is best placed to enhance a comeback record at Rosehill.
- Snowden plays waiting game with Pinwheel
- Trainer Peter Snowden has delayed a decision on whether to run honest sprinter Pinwheel in Saturday's Bletchingly Stakes.
- ATC officials confirm Kensington meeting
- Clearing weather has saved Sydney's midweek race meeting from a possible venue transfer.
- Bennett fined over Geelong swab
- Allison Bennett has been fined $8500 over two charges relating to Exceed All Limits returning a positive swab to a prohibited substance.
- Falzzon ready to reach potential
- Trainer Justin Drake hopes talented sprinter Falzzon can finally realise his full potential this preparation.
- Tricky takes Oaks for Godolphin
- Godolphin filly It's Tricky continued her top Grade One form with victory in the American Oaks at Saratago.
- Nathaniel heads straight to Arc
- Nathaniel is unlikely to start again before the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe after his upset win over Workforce at Ascot.
- Frankel trainer brimming with confidence
- Sir Henry Cecil says he could not be happier with Frankel as the unbeaten three-year-old prepares for a Goodwood clash with Canford Cliffs.
- Commands sets Australian sires' record
- Commands, the sire of Sydney winter discovery Rain Affair, has set a national record for individual winners in a season.
- Clark booked to ride Hot Danish's sister
- Tim Clark has been booked to ride Hot Danish's little sister Hot 'N' Leica in the filly's city debut at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Module earns nomination for spring riches
- Module will be nominated for the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups after winning at Flemington on Saturday.
- Trials off as preparations are put on hold
- Six Sydney-trained Group One winners have had their spring build-ups delayed because of wet weather.
- Rodd gets Gold Trail recall in Bletchingly
- Michael Rodd and Sydney sprinter Gold Trail will be reunited on Saturday in the Group Three Bletchingly Stakes.
- Double Header has trainer in two minds
- Trainer Alison Smith readily admits she isn't sure what to expect from lightly-raced Double Header when the four-year-old resumes at Bathurst on Monday.
- Former Hong Kong trainer charged
- Former Hong Kong champion horse racing trainer Brian Kan has been charged with corruption.
- Westwood winner set for Goodwood
- Hoof It, part-owned by world No.2 ranked golfer Lee Westwood, has staked a strong claim for the Stewards' Cup at Goodwood.
- Rewilding tragedy mars Ascot feature
- Rewilding, recent conqueror of dual Cox Plate winner So You Think, has been involved in a tragic aftermath to one of England's premier races.
- Moody cracks the ton
- Peter Moody has smashed his way to 100 city winners at Flemington with a winning double with two sons of Testa Rossa.
- Brown's 'first-up' treble at the farm
- Star jockey Corey Brown returned from holidays in style at Warwick Farm on Saturday, bagging a winning treble.
- Stackhouse forfeits Warm Love win
- Jordan Mallyon picked up the winning ride on Warm Love after fellow apprentice Daniel Stackhouse couldn't claim more than 1kg.
- Treble for Heathcote
- Trainer Rob Heathcote allowed himself a big smile after punters' nightmare horse Work The Room returned to his best form to win at Eagle Farm.
- Rain Affair makes it six from seven
- Exciting sprinter Rain Affair lit up a gloomy day at Warwick Farm with another explosive performance in his biggest test to date.
- Bel Sprinter keeps unbeaten tag
- Jason Warren believes Bel Sprinter could be the horse he has been waiting for despite his narrow win to keep his unbeaten record intact at Flemington.
- Brown does it again on Magic Miss
- Corey Brown continued his unbeaten run on smart filly Al's Magic Miss who returned from a spell in great fashion at Warwick Farm on Saturday.
- Heathcote in elite company
- Brisbane's premier trainer Robert Heathcote wrote himself into the history books when his "Super S's", Simmering and Solzhenitsyn, scored at Eagle Farm.
- Darley lands quinella in juvenile feature
- Bello led in a Darley stable quinella in Saturday's Rosebud Preview for colts and geldings at Warwick farm.
- Golden Rose an option for Pied A Terre
- The $1 million Golden Rose is an option for the Peter Snowden-trained Pied A Terre who made it two from two at Flemington.
- New-look Biggles does it again
- Trainer Noel Doyle's determination to secure smart galloper Biggles as a yearling continued to pay dividends when he scored a brilliant win at Eagle Farm.
- Giselle to be aimed higher
- Lightly-raced filly Star Of Giselle will be aimed at stakes races in the spring after successfully backing up with an impressive victory at Flemington.
- Adroitly adept on heavy track
- Peter Snowden was confident Adroitly would get through the very heavy going at Warwick Farm on Saturday and the three-year-old didn't disappoint.
- Winterbottom Stakes now a Group One
- The Winterbottom Stakes in Perth has been upgraded to Group One status following an Australian Pattern Committee meeting in Sydney on Friday.
- VRC deputy chief Lloyd-Williams to retire
- The VRC deputy chief executive Sue Lloyd-Williams has announced she will retire after the 2011 Melbourne Cup carnival.
- Meech safe after filly dies at Geelong.
- Geelong's new synthetic track has had its first fatality with the Kel Chapman-trained Fourtruce snapping both cannon bones when rounding the home turn.
- Consistent rain threatens Farm meeting
- A track inspection on Saturday morning will determine the fate of the Warwick Farm meeting after more rain on Friday put it in jeopardy.
- Black And Bent's weighty task
- They say weight will stop a train but trainer Robert Smerdon expects Black And Bent to win despite having to carry 73.5 kg at Morphettville.
- Schofield's appeal dismissed
- Top jockey Glyn Schofield will miss the opening two stakes races of the new season after having an appeal against a careless riding suspension dismissed.
- Kavanagh's sprinter is Definitely Ready
- Exciting four-year-old sprinter Definitely Ready faces the most important test of his career when he makes his comeback at Flemington.
- Smith concerned with Hume's weight
- Astute trainer Brian Smith believes weight is the biggest concern for Hume when the comeback galloper chases his first win in two years at Eagle Farm.
- Snowden poised for Flemington double
- The Peter Snowden stable has two strong chances in Pied A Terre and Lohengrin at Saturday's Flemington meeting.
- Weather the key for Princess
- Greg Bennett believes the weather, and not a country formline, is the biggest query for Solitaire Princess when she makes her city debut at Warwick Farm.
- Bendigo gets stand-alone Saturday date
- A total of $770,000 in prize money and bonuses will be on offer for Bendigo's inaugural premier Saturday meeting next March.
- Feature looking Rosy for Darley pair
- Darley trainer Peter Snowden has two of the top three fancies for the $1 million Golden Rose following the release of first markets on Thursday.
- Ariarni set to bow out on a high
- Talented mare Ariarni is looking to finish her career on high when she lines up at Flemington.
- Boss and Williams back at Flemington
- Champion jockeys Glen Boss and Craig Williams, refreshed after overseas stints, will strengthen Melbourne's riding ranks at Flemington.
- Unbeaten Sprinter aiming high
- Unbeaten three-year-old Bel Sprinter will be trying to improve his rating at Flemington ahead of an ambitious spring campaign.
- Ryan riding family wave with Tidalzone
- Headstrong youngster Tidalzone will be out to maintain Gerald Ryan's successful association with the family when he makes his debut at Warwick Farm.
- Darley duo vie for juvenile honours
- Darley stablemates Sepoy and Helmet have been short-listed to be crowned two-year-old of the year at next month's NSW Racing's Night of Champions.
- Forecast bright for the Farm
- Warwick Farm has missed the worst of Sydney's torrential rain and officials are confident Saturday's eight-race card will go ahead.
- Mayfield-Smith after two features
- Handy sprinter-miler Absent Friends will fly the flag for the Lawrie Mayfield-Smith yard at Eagle Farm on Saturday.
- Wet track potential hazard for Duke
- John O'Shea is reserved about the wet-track prospects of the up-and-coming Duke Of Cornwall who will step out at Warwick Farm on Saturday.
- Rawiller's ton likely to go down the drain
- Nash Rawiller's quest ride 100 winners in the Sydney season suffered a setback when Wednesday's Canterbury meeting was washed out.
- No Melbourne trip for Tomboy
- Top trainer Robert Heathcote will resist the temptation to add promising filly Tomboy to his team preparing for a spring assault on Melbourne.
- Boom colt flops at the Farm
- The boom on debutant Stradon came crashing down at Eagle Farm on Wednesday when his inexperience told in the two-year-old event won by Psychodelic.
- Mixed day for Thompson at Sandown
- Apprentice Ashley Thompson had a mixed day, landing a winner before suffering an arm injury which cost him a double.
- Pegasus set to fly at the Farm
- A hitout alongside Karuta Queen has topped off Diamond To Pegasus for his race return but a wet track remains a question mark for his trainer Tony Sergi.
- That's The One in impressive debut
- That's The One made an impressive debut with an easy win and co-trainer Cindy Alderson is hopeful he may make it to stakes class.
- Black Caviar back at Moody's
- Unbeaten world champion Black Caviar has returned "in great shape" to Peter Moody's Caulfield stables.
- 'Frustrating' Tollesprit to show his best
- Frustrating and embarrassing are two words that come to mind for trainer Shane Fliedner when he talks about talented galloper Tollesprit.
- Age not wearying Motspur
- Motspur might be rising nine but Kris Lees sees no signs that the ageing sprinter is slowing down.
- Schiffer chasing cash in Rosebud
- Juvenile Schiffer has won over $250,000 in stakes but trainer Gerald Ryan is keen for her to put some more money in the bank.
- New code to govern sales agents
- Eight of the racing industry's major bodies have banded together to release a code of conduct governing sales agents.
- Two race meetings cancelled due to rains
- Racing officials are optimistic Saturday's Warwick Farm program will go ahead despite having meetings at Canterbury and Gosford washed out.
- Victorian wagering licence goes to Tabcorp
- Tabcorp has retained the licence for wagering in Victoria, paying $410 million for the rights to operate off-course betting for another 12 years.
- Oaks day meeting put back an hour
- Oaks day racegoers won't have to rush as much after the Victoria Racing Club announced that the meeting this year would start more than hour later.
- Back up unlikely for Warm Love
- Trainer David Brideoake is resisting the temptation to back up Warm Love at Flemington and will instead aim her at Adelaide's last feature race of the season.
- Foxwedge, Herculian Prince win trials
- Group One-winning stayer Herculian Prince and talented colt Foxwedge have started their new campaigns with barrier trial wins at Randwick on Tuesday.
- New CEO for NSW trainers
- The NSW Trainers' Association board has appointed Steve McMahon as its new chief executive.
- Trainer sweating on scratching for Pearla
- Scratching time will reveal the true strength of trainer Jeremy Sylvester's team for Canterbury on Wednesday.
- Promising Shelters back at Sandown
- Exciting times are ahead for promising filly Shelters who resumes after a short break at Sandown.
- Wraps come off promising youngster
- Paul Dawson will take the wraps off two-year-old Stradon at Eagle Farm on Wednesday and the trainer is anticipating a winning debut.
- Alcancia's Farm start up in the air
- Country trainer Jenny Graham won't know until close to acceptance time if her stable's run of juvenile winners has a chance to continue in Sydney.
- Better things ahead for juveniles
- Better-class races are on the agenda for well-bred youngsters Almahaab and Segue after they fought out the finish of a two-year-old race at Geelong.
- Atomic Force wins trial
- Atomic Force, who is being set for the Group One Manikato Stakes, was given an easy time during a barrier trial win at Wyong.
- NZ apprentice in extension bid
- Kiwi apprentice Daniel Stackhouse has applied to extend his stay in Melbourne for another six months.
- Adams escapes penalty for seminar incident
- Josh Adams will be asked to repeat a Racing NSW drug and awareness program following an incident at a seminar last month.
- Wilander ready for racetrack return
- Group Two-winning sprinter Wilander is on the comeback trail with new trainer David Hayes after being retired to stud.
- Caution surrounds Hay List recovery
- Hay List continues to make progress from a leg infection but trainer John McNair says there is still a way to go before the spinter makes a full recovery.
- Pegasus in track showdown before return
- A trackwork gallop against one of Australia's best-performed two-year-olds will round off Diamond To Pegasus' preparation for a return to racing.
- Alberti to shine for Mills
- Trainer Brydon Mills is eyeing a Flemington start for the lightly raced Alberti who he regards as his most exciting prospect in years.
- Tribunal varies penalty for Coast chairman
- Gold Coast Turf Club chairman Andrew Eggleston has had a two-month disqualification for unseemly conduct reduced to a fine.
- Boss ends Singapore stint with double
- Glen Boss completed his latest overseas stint with a winning double at Kranji and he has taken four rides at Sandown on Wednesday.
- Goldi ready to defend Deauville title
- Goldikova is on track for her fourth consecutive victory in the Prix Rothschild at Deauville.
- Snow Fairy on target for Goodwood
- Snow Fairy continues to please ahead of her next start in the Nassau Stakes at Glorious Goodwood at the end of the month.
- Workforce on path to redemption
- Workforce is on target for the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes after an impressive Newmarket gallop.
- Dettori mount steals Irish Oaks
- Glamour jockey Frankie Dettori has partnered Blue Bunting to a last-stride win in the Darley Irish Oaks at the Curragh.
- Blind Luck winner by a nose in Delaware
- Blind Luck beat arch rival Havre de Grace by a nose to win the 74th running of the Grade Two Delaware Handicap.
- Dance With Her in good company
- Dance With Her has joined Black Caviar and Aloha as the winners of six Victorian races this season but Mr Make Believe has trumped them all.
- Rogerson and Wheeler could join forces
- Rogerson happy to send horses to England with rival trainer John Wheeler who has expressed a desire to compete in the northern jumping season.
- Barbados set to make debut
- Virage De Fortune's first foal Barbados is set to make his debut at Warwick Farm on Saturday for the Darley team.
- Foxwedge on Golden trail
- Talented colt Foxwedge will take his first steps towards the Group One Golden Rose when he reappears in a barrier trial at Randwick on Tuesday.
- Rain Affair graduating to open company
- Emerging sprint star Rain Affair will take centre stage on his home track when he tackles open company and 1200 metres for the first time on Saturday.
- Rock in frame for Dream clash
- Society Rock is set to return to work next week after recovering from a foot problem which kept him out of the July Cup.
- Reith's record helps reduce suspension
- Christian Reith was suspended for careless riding at Rosehill but his good riding record means he will not miss a Saturday meeting.
- Master Of Design looks at home with Payne
- Master Of Design looks to have found himself a permanent home if trainer David Payne's enthusiasm about his Rosehill win on Saturday is anything to go by.
- Nolen suspended at Caulfield
- Monash Stakes-winning jockey Luke Nolen has had his day soured with an 11-meeting suspension at Caulfield.
- Rawiller still eyeing century of winners
- Nash Rawiller hasn't given up on cracking a century of metropolitan winners this season after moving to within eight at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Excellantes unlikely to head interstate
- Excellantes' late winter carnival form surge may have come too late to earn a trip to Melbourne this spring despite his convincing victory in at Doomben.
- Snowden snares last stakes race of season
- He may have relinquished the Sydney premiership but Peter Snowden kept up his feature race strike rate with Scarf in the Winter Stakes at Rosehill.
- Secret Flyer rises to the occasion
- Veteran sprinter Secret Flyer is a revitalised galloper in career-best form and landed one of his biggest wins in the Listed Monash Stakes at Caulfield.
- Recorrido makes it three wins for Pride
- Joe Pride has turned around the fortunes of Recorrido and believes a stakes win is within reach after the mare notched her third win for her new trainer.
- Another Waller import to the fore
- Imported stayer Wazn snatched what looked like an impossible victory at Rosehill to again spotlight the talent of trainer Chris Waller.
- Brideoake lands double on the flat
- David Brideoake, who made his name as a jumps trainer, is enjoying a stellar season with his best group horses on the flat.
- Aquatorial not for sale
- Toowoomba trainer Ron Macrae put up the "not for sale" sign after promising youngster Aquatorial scored a commanding win at Doomben.
- Hot Spin a money-spinner
- Promising two-year-old Hot Spin has snared an extra $100,000 for his connections after scraping into the Wellington Racing Club Inglis Bonus Handicap.
- Extraceed to be saved for the autumn
- Extraceed will miss the spring riches and concentrate on next year's autumn carnival despite beating a handy field of two-year-olds at Rosehill.
- Big things ahead for Valdhez
- An excited Kim Waugh predicted a big future for Valdhez who rewarded the trainer's faith after his last-start failure with victory at Rosehill.
- Snitza on the way up
- Exciting young stayer Snitza has trainer Rick Hore-Lacy thinking of better prizes after making a successful transition to city racing at Caulfield.
- Stratford a potential topliner
- Rod Quinn has ridden many top horses for trainer John Hawkes and declared Stratford was also destined for bigger things after his Rosehill win.
- Happy homecoming for Heathcote
- Promising stayer Simmering gave leading trainer Rob heathcote a happy homecoming when the three-year-old scored a commanding win at Doomben.
- Stewards conduct Hendra risk assessments
- Racing NSW stewards have been busy conducting Hendra virus risk assessments at racecourses across the state.
- Nextanix after first city win
- Kerry Parker was relieved to get Nextanix's maiden win out of the way and now hopes the gelding can go on with the job at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Moody closing in on century
- Peter Moody has the favourite in three races at Caulfield as he closes in on 100 Melbourne winners for the season.
- Warm Love set for big spring
- Exciting filly Warm Love is more settled and better armed to take on the best sprinters in the spring after returning from an autumn break.
- Flying Minstrel result to decide campaign
- Trainer Trevor Bailey will let results determine whether promising three-year-old Flying Minstrel heads interstate for the spring.
- Flyer set to run a cheeky race
- If the behaviour of Strat's Flyer is anything to go by, he could be ready to spring a surprise in Saturday's Listed Winter Stakes at Rosehill.
- Birthday boy Angland chasing winners
- Tye Angland hopes to make his 22nd birthday a double celebration with a winner on his return to Sydney racing at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Parr keen to ride Talapega
- Josh Parr will jump back aboard lightly-raced Talapega at Rosehill on Saturday and is eager to see whether the mare can go to another level.
- Owners reject offer for Aquatorial
- Toowoomba trainer Ron Macrae is hopeful Aquatorial can vindicate a decision not to sell the rising three-year-old overseas.
- Reith after final stakes race of season
- Christian Reith has reignited his riding career in Sydney this season and will try to put the icing on the cake with victory in the Listed Winter Stakes.
- Hammersley has a field day at Grafton
- Gold Coast jockey Paul Hammersley has had a field day at Grafton, booting home three winners including the Grafton Cup on Warrior Within.
- Randwick horse tests negative to Hendra
- There was a Hendra virus scare at Randwick racecourse on Thursday when a horse showed possible symptoms of the deadly infection.
- Pickle tries for city win
- Trainer John Moloney says the time is right for lightly raced Try Pickle to show what he can do as he prepares for his city debut at Caulfield.
- Adams warned over nightclub incident
- Troubled apprentice Josh Adams escaped charges over an incident at a city nightclub but was warned the renewal of his jockey's licence was in jeopardy.
- Second Effort's roll to continue in Monash
- Improving four-year-old Second Effort will chase his fifth win a row in the Monash Stakes as hopes grow that he can develop into another Regal Roller.
- Higher goals await for Altius
- Blueblood Altius to make debut for new trainer Chris Waller at Rosehill.
- Spring can't come quickly enough for Hill
- Spring is not yet in the air but for trainer Bruce Hill it can't come quickly enough.
- Impolite draw for Retort Courteous
- A horror barrier draw has left trainer Steve Englebrecht in two minds about where to kick-off the career of well-bred colt Retort Courteous.
- McMahon yet to decide future
- Ric McMahon couldn't have wished for a better advertisement of his riding skills with a winning double at Warwick Farm but is no closer to deciding his future.
- Berry has penalty altered
- Jockey Nathan Berry has successfully applied to change the dates of a careless riding suspension incurred at Warwick Farm this week.
- Brilliant Big Browns
- The first crop progeny of American superhorse Big Brown defied trends at the one day Fasig Tipton July Yearling Sale in Lexington, Kentucky.
- Berry ends day on sour note
- Jockey Nathan Berry rode a winning double at Warwick Farm on Wednesday but had his day soured with a suspension in the final race of the day.
- McMahon has immediate Clarry success
- Ric McMahon made a flying start to his new association with trainer Clarry Conners when he booted home Manor House at Warwick Farm.
- Gibbons celebrates biggest win at Grafton
- Journeyman jockey Andrew Gibbons has made the most of his opportunity with the country's biggest stable winning the Ramornie at Grafton on Jerezana.
- Viking set to pillage Winter Stakes
- Viking Legend will continue his march towards some of the better spring carnival races in Saturday's Listed Winter Stakes at Rosehill.
- Chris Newman kicks a goal at Sandown
- Richmond captain Chris Newman got some welcome success away from the AFL arena when Johnnydrama, who he part-owns, gave him his first city win at Sandown.
- Uxorious peaks for caulfield test
- Warrnambool sprinter Uxorious has peaked for the most important test of his career in the Listed Sir John Monash Stakes at Caulfield.
- Day of firsts for young trainers
- It was a day of training firsts for former hospital wardsman Adam O'Neill and Toowoomba rookie Zelda Landry at Eagle Farm.
- Payne's concerns with Capecover
- Trainer Patrick Payne fears unbeaten jumper Capecover may be running out of steam with the Grand National Hurdle still a month away.
- Summarise going swimmingly ahead of Cup
- One-time sprinter Summarise has found a new lease of life as a stayer, all thanks to his swimming skills.
- Excellantes on trial for Melbourne
- Trainer Rob Heathcote will consider a trip to Melbourne for Excellantes if the three-year-old continues his love-affair with the QTIS scheme at Doomben.
- 3 Winners from 5 Startes for Nothing To Lose
- Nothing To Lose has now chalked up 3 winners from only 5 starters in his freshman year earning him a strike rate of 60%
- Cup tempo a query for Spechenka
- Trainer Ben Ahrens is sweating on a genuine tempo in Thursday's Grafton Cup as Spechenka chases his third black-type staying feature of the season.
- Alan Brown steps down as chairman
- Alan Brown has announced he is stepping down as chairman of Racing NSW.
- Tokamak after four from four
- Three-year-old Tokamak will be out to confirm the unpredictable nature of training racehorses when he brings an unbeaten record to Warwick Farm.
- Bell joins Patinack as Qld stable rider
- Apprentice Tim Bell has accepted a lucrative offer to be the Queensland stable rider for Nathan Tinkler's powerful Patinack Farm stable.
- Veterans team up in Winter Stakes
- Two veteran performers will join forces for the first time on Saturday in the hope of feature race success at Rosehill.
- Randwick trainers on Hendra alert
- Randwick racehorse trainers are on a Hendra virus alert because of a large bat population which inhabits nearby Centennial Park.
- Munce returns loyalty to trainers
- Loyalty to trainers and respect for rival Larry Cassidy will see leading jockey Chris Munce continue his bid for Brisbane's riding honours at Eagle Farm.
- Penza happy with bad barrier boy Angels
- One of racing's well-publicised bad boys Here De Angels has jockey Jeff Penza convinced a path to redemption will continue in the Ramornie Handicap.
- Musgrove wary of Capecover
- Trainer Eric Musgrove says Our Aristocrat will be vulnerable against another unbeaten jumper Capecover when they clash at Sandown.
- 3rd First Crop Winner for World Champion
- There aren’t many colts that can have retired to stud with better credentials than Dylan Thomas
- Schiffer, Fast Shanti win trials
- Magic Millions placegetter Schiffer has pleased trainer Gerald Ryan with a barrier trial win as she heads towards a spring campaign.
- Minister accepts racecourse safety review
- Racing minister Denis Napthine has endorsed Racing Victoria's action plan to avoid a repeat of a horror incident at Warrnambool races in May.
- Smith takes softer option with Testarhythm
- Testarhythm, unbeaten in two starts since resuming, will race against his own age at Rosehill in preference to a black type start in the Winter Stakes.
- Qld, Victorian stayers dominate Cup field
- Interstate-trained runners are dominant among the main chances after a field of 15 stayers accepted for the $150,000 Grafton Cup.
- Four Group 1 Winners - Open day this Weekend
- Egmont park stud the only stud in QLD to have four Group One winners standing at the stud this year.
- Piranha presence to help Temple Of Boom
- Black Piranha's place at the top of Ramornie Handicap weights could play into the hands of rivals such as Queensland sprinter Temple Of Boom.
- Late charge gives Moore Hong Kong title
- Australia's Darren Beadman played a crucial role as John Moore led in four winners to claim the Hong Kong trainers' premiership in a dramatic finish.
- Secret to fly at Caulfield
- Connections of Secret Flyer are hopeful a decision to miss last Saturday's All Victorian Sprint Final will pay dividends in the Listed Monash Stakes.
- Lawyer back in action at Tallawonga Park
- The Royal Sovereign Stakes-Gr.2 (1200m) and Norman Robinson Stakes-Gr.3 (2000m) winner Lawyer (Waajib (IRE)-Resound Lady by Rassendyll (USA)) was one of the best three year-olds of 1998-99
- Inglis Launches 2011 Inglis Race Series Program
- Australia’s leading thoroughbred auctioneer Inglis has launched the Inglis Race Series program for nominated yearlings sold exclusively through Inglis Select Yearling Sales in 2011.
- Simcock dreams of further glory
- July Cup winner Dream Ahead is in fine shape after his Newmarket triumph with trainer David Simcock now looking towards an important French sprint.
- Frankel in the red for Sussex Stakes
- Superstar three-year-old Frankel is an odds-on favourite for his first start against older horses later this month in the Sussex Stakes at Goodwood.
- Star Witness to head home
- Star Witness was due to enter quarantine on Sunday ahead of his long journey home after a mixed Group One campaign in England.
- Ryan to trial spring hopes at Hawkesbury
- Trainer Gerald Ryan is looking forward to the new season with two-year-old fillies Fast Shanti and Schiffer who will trial at Hawkesbury on Monday.
- Buckley confident about Stagger
- Brilliant two-year-old Stagger returns to racing in Monday's $15,000 Kings Halls Jewellers Silver Goblet at Dubbo a more mature individual.
- The Dudes in one-two finish
- In a battle of the Dudes, First Dude held off stablemate Game On Dude by a nose to win the Grade One Hollywood Gold Cup.
- Collett to leave a better rider
- Chris Waller respects apprentice Jason Collett's decision to head home to New Zealand at season's end but hasn't given up hope of luring him back.
- Baker looking forward to greener pastures
- If ever trainer Bjorn Baker needed reassurance about his impending move to Sydney he only has to consider Hurricane Mickey's Te Awamutu Cup win.
- Enjin Number Nine on track for spring
- Rising four-year-old Enjin Number Nine is back in work and will be restricted to sprint races next season to avoid pulmonary overload.
- Cape Blanco wins Man O'War
- Cape Blanco has given Aidan O'Brien and Coolmore another international win, running out an easy winner of the Grade One Man O'War Stakes at Belmont Park.
- Turner first woman to win group one race
- Hayley Turner became the first woman to ride an outright winner of a group one race in Britain when she partnered Dream Ahead to victory in the July Cup.
- Star Witness fails in July Cup
- A dual group one winner in Australia, Star Witness has failed to place at the Newmarket Darley July Cup.
- Bittersweet day for star apprentice
- New Zealand whiz kid James McDonald's announced himself to Sydney racing with a winning double at Randwick on Saturday tempered by a suspension.
- Filly gives hayes camp a boost
- Redoute's Choice filly Maraaseem has given the David Hayes stable at Flemington after assistant trainer Tom Dabernig had a leg shattered this week.
- Collett does it again
- Jason Collett moved closer to his end of season target with victory on Coup Ay Tee at Randwick on Saturday.
- Melham's heady ride gets Perturbo home
- Top jockey Ben Melham produced an intelligent ride to get Perturbo home in Saturday's All Victorian Sprint Series Final at Flemington.
- Melbourne beckons for Essington
- Trainer Daryl Hansen is plotting a path that will take his brilliant galloper Essington back to where it all started after his win at Eagle Farm.
- Spriggs bags Randwick double
- Blake Spriggs will miss the anniversary of his five winners at Rosehill next Saturday but made up for it with a winning double at Randwick.
- Unlikely quinella in Winter Championship
- Mount Gambier-trained gallopers Glaneuse and Riceman have landed an unlikely quinella in the Winter Championship Final at Flemington.
- Tinseltown in 3200m breakthrough
- Melbourne trainer Michael Moroney was rewarded for years of patience when veteran stayer Tinseltown won the $150,000 Queensland Cup at Eagle Farm.
- Black And Bent is back
- A routine clipping began a long-running saga that ended with Black And Bent's win in Saturday's Banjo Paterson Series Final at Flemington.
- Glory rockets to rich Brisbane prize
- The boys from the bush came to the big smoke and showed the city slickers how it was done when Rocket To Glory scored at Eagle Farm on Saturday.
- Dominant Future wins Silver Bowl Final
- The Mick Price-trained Dominant Future has revived hopes that he can measure up to better-class races after landing the Silver Bowl Series Final.
- Alvitas wins rich Eagle Farm Maiden
- The signs were ominous before Sydney visitor Alvitas asserted his superiority for an easy win in the $100,000 Brisbane Town Maiden Plate at Eagle Farm.
- First city winner for Cohen
- Almost a year after he started training Lionel Cohen is beginning to reap the rewards, bringing up his first city win with Aeronautical at Randwick.
- Bolisimo Miss earns a break
- Bel Esprit filly Bolisimo Miss has earned a break before the spring after three-race winning run with a tenacious victory at Flemington.
- Kiwi trainer cracks it for Randwick win
- New Zealand trainer Leeane Poulson and owner/breeder John Williams lived out a dream on Saturday when Aruriteson raced to victory at Randwick.
- Cohen eyes first Sydney win
- Lionel Cohen scaled racing's heights as an owner and breeder in South Africa and now he wants to make his mark in the competitive Sydney training ranks.
- Collett wants to bow out with a bang
- New Zealand apprentice Jason Collett will not be extending his stay in Sydney but hopes to end his stint the same way he started - by winning races.
- Moody's strong hand in Sprint Final
- Mid Summer Music is threatening to upset her stablemate and last year's winner Elumino in the All Victorian Sprint Series Final at Flemington.
- Tareena Makes Right Call
- Tareena Bloodstock’s Ian McRobert was certain he made the right call to pass a nuggety Commands colt in at the 2009 yearling sale and his decision was vindicated today with impressive winner Oak Street at Ipswich.
- Jenkins after third Banjo Paterson
- Street Cry gelding Allanthus is set to give Melbourne Cup-winning trainer Brian Jenkins his third consecutive success in the Banjo Paterson Series Final.
- Miss to bounce back at Randwick
- Trainer Barry Baldwin expects an improved showing from Demanding Miss at Randwick on Saturday.
- Doubts over Winter Championship favourite
- Favourite Mr Make Believe continues to ease in the betting as doubts grow about him lining up in the Winter Championship at Flemington.
- Smith chancing his hand with Raeburn
- Queensland Cup hopeful Raeburn is unproven at 3200 metres but trainer Brian Smith is happy to chance his hand.
- Guy's duo chase rich Eagle Farm prize
- The market suggests there is a clear difference between Bryan Guy's duo in Saturday's Geon Group Plate but the trainer believes both have genuine claims.
- McDonald off to Singapore after Sydney
- Record-breaking New Zealand apprentice James McDonald will showcase his talents in Sydney this weekend before heading to Asia next week.
- Strong noms for Grafton features
- Dual Stradbroke Handicap winner Black Piranha heads a strong list of nominations for Wednesday's Listed Ramornie Handicap at Grafton.
- Stablemates in Eagle Farm clash
- Stablemates Hume and Za Magic will continue their remarkable comebacks from injury when they clash at Eagle Farm on Saturday.
- Throat operation saves Tollesprit's career
- Bendigo trainer Shane Fliedner says a second throat operation appears to have rescued the career of Tollesprit ahead of the All Victorian Sprint Final.
- Hot Run for Hussonet
- Cornerstone Stud’s recent acquisition Hussonet has enjoyed a good run of late, producing six winners in as many days.
- Imports head Lees' Randwick team
- A pair of European imports will spearhead trainer Kris Lees' four-pronged assault at Randwick on Saturday.
- Battle of champions for Victorian title
- Champions Black Caviar and So You Think are set to battle it out for honours for the Victorian Racehorse of the Year.
- Pressday out to boost his stud value
- Group One winner Pressday takes the first steps in his quest to further boost his stud value in a barrier trial at Rosehill on Friday.
- Tierqualo out to end Doughty's frustration
- Kelly Doughty is hopeful Tierqualo can make up for a frustrating winter so far when he takes aim in Saturday's Listed Ascot Handicap at Eagle Farm.
- Winter hopes for in-form Nicastro
- A timely return to form is fuelling hopes that Nicastro can post his first feature win in the Winter Championship Final at Flemington.
- Black Caviar brother among Slipper noms
- The $1.025 million half-brother to superstar sprinter Black Caviar is among a bumper list of entries for next year's Golden Slipper.
- Ford continues family connection
- He's not yet 30 but Jay Ford sees sure signs of ageing ahead of his ride on Imperial Grand at Randwick on Saturday.
- Pattillo says Cup mount is over the odds
- Tony Patillo will return to the scene of his greatest triumph when he rides Bundebear in the Listed Queensland Cup at Eagle Farm on Saturday.
- Mafia to hit Randwick
- Former smart juvenile Mafia Miss will line up for just her second start in more than a year when she resumes at Randwick on Saturday.
- Think plans remain Fluid
- Discussions remain ongoing as to whether So You Think will return to Australia in an attempt to land a third Cox Plate at Moonee Valley in October.
- Rawiller, McEvoy share Randwick honours
- Nash Rawiller and Kerrin McEvoy shared riding honours with a double each at Randwick on Wednesday as their very different seasons come to a close.
- Bart Cummings hospitalised again
- Bart Cummings is recovering well after again being hospitalised for a respiratory ailment.
- Darley chasing more juvenile joy
- Sheikh Mohammed's maroon and white colours have dominated two-year-old racing this season and the momentum is set to continue at Randwick on Saturday.
- Cup winners set for jumps showdown
- Perth Cup winner Cats Fun is set for an showdown over the jumps with last year's Adelaide Cup winner Capecover after an impressive win at Sandown.
- Kent changes his mind with Philda
- Consistent galloper Philda is a confirmed runner in the Winter Championship Final after trainer Mick Kent had a change of mind.
- Doomben goes ahead after licensing row
- The Doomben race meeting on Wednesday went ahead as normal after a last-minute peace settlement in a licensing row.
- M'Lady ripe for the spring
- M'Lady Pedrille's autumn campaign was cut short and connections are hoping that decision will be rewarded in the final weeks of the season.
- It's Sydney not the bush for Code Word
- Grafton Cup plans for Code Word have been shelved with the four-year-old to line up in Sydney on Saturday.
- Instincts rule with trainers
- Trainers Mike Moroney and Ben Ahrens have stuck with their instincts which sees Tinseltown and Spechenka dodge a return bout on Saturday.
- Doomben to go ahead
- Wednesday's Doomben meeting has been given the green light to go ahead after the first race was delayed due to a licensing issue.
- 3rd winner for Manton
- First season sire Manton saluted with his third individual winner when the Steve Farley trained Bizarre Clarice coasted home by more than a length in the Cessnock Supporters Club Maiden Handicap 1150m at Cessnock yesterday.
- Zac Purton's appeal turned down
- Australian jockey Zac Purton's $A40,000 fine for failing to report an approach from a well-known Hong Kong punter will stand.
- Gold Trail off to Melbourne
- Sydney sprinter Gold Trail will be sent to Melbourne for two end-of-season weight-for-age races in a bid to recapture winning form.
- Peck could be Snowden's staying star
- Kerrin McEvoy is keeping a lid on expectations for Peck despite the colt's staying promise making him a potential standout for Darley Australia.
- Circle still powering along
- Trainer Rod Craig is confident a long campaign has yet to take its toll on last-start winner Circle Of Power who'll chase more success at Randwick.
- Munce rides Persian Star in her Qld Cup
- Brisbane Cup winning jockey Chris Munce has been handed the task of sending Victorian mare Persian Star out a winner in her Qld cup swansong.
- Pecs to flex muscle at Sandown
- Promising three-year-old Perfect Pecs has been freshened and will reappear with spring aspirations at Sandown.
- Heathcote stable's success to continue
- Foreman Melissa Leitch is hopeful the Rob Heathcote stable's good fortunes can continue in the absence of her boss at Doomben on Wednesday.
- Nominations close Thursday for $50,000 Inglis 2YO Bonus at Grafton
- Trainers and Owners are reminded that entries close this Thursday at 11.00am for the $50,000 Inglis Bonus on the two-year-old open handicap at Grafton on Thursday 14 July.
- Bossdon ready for Sydney return
- Bossdon City didn't live up to expectations in the autumn, prompting Brett Cavanough to lower his sights before the spring.
- Schofield appeals Kerchings suspension
- Glyn Schofield has appealed one of two riding bans from last Saturday's Rosehill meeting.
- Kiwi apprentice in demand for Randwick
- New Zealand apprentice James McDonald's Randwick book for a much-anticpated cameo appearance has more than doubled.
- Rewilding promoted to world top three
- Rewilding, the Royal Ascot conqueror of So You Think, has been a big mover in the latest world thoroughbred rankings.
- Moody faces drug inquiry
- Australia's leading Group One trainer Peter Moody is facing his second drug inquiry in 13 months after a positive swab from recent winner Lethal Arrow.
- Mildura winning haul again for Yendall
- Jockey Dean Yendall has celebrated the anniversary of a six-win haul at Mildura with another four winners at the track.
- Spechenka options kept open
- Caloundra Cup winner Spechenka has been nominated for Saturday's Queensland Cup but trainer Ben Ahrens still wants to stick to an original plan.
- Beyond Pardon to back up in Sprint final
- Consistent sprinter Beyond Pardon will back up from a Moonee Valley victory as the top qualifier in the All-Victorian Sprint Final at Flemington.
- Neeson on comeback trail
- Joe Pride is looking to fill a stable void with Neeson who begins his spring countdown with a barrier trial on Tuesday.
- Armidale Stallions Producing the Winners
- The past couple of months have really highlighted what a great job the resident Armidale Sire TOUGH SPEED is doing at stud.
- The Pentagon defence looks shaky
- Mick Kent says The Pentagon is coming along well in his preparation for the Grand National Hurdle but he fears Capecover and Our Aristocrat.
- Thompson out to enhance Cup record
- Sly Lu represents jockey Robert Thompson's best recent chance to add to his record tally of Jungle Juice Cups.
- Snow Fairy makes pleasing return
- Ed Dunlop was satisfied with Snow Fairy's seasonal return behind So You Think in the Eclipse Stakes.
- Mutual Trust boosts Fabre team
- English Derby-winning trainer Andre Fabre has another leading three-year-old colt on his hands following Mutual Trust's victory at Chantilly.
- Caulfield Cup absolutely the target
- Oaks winner Absolutely has bulked up during a short spell and trainer Mick Kent is looking forward to her ambitious spring campaign.
- Cox Plate option for So You Think
- A tilt at a third Cox Plate is among the options being considered for So You Think but a triumphant homecoming may be thwarted by quarantine restrictions.
- Lion-sized goals for Derby winner
- Victoria Derby winner Lion Tamer will campaign exclusively in Melbourne this spring with the Cox Plate and Melbourne Cup his goals.
- Essington to miss Ramornie
- The Ramornie Handicap at Grafton next week is off the agenda for talented sprinter Essington in favour of the Saturday's Ascot Handicap at Eagle Farm.
- Bowman wins at Haydock
- There was a double celebration for Hugh Bowman in England with victory at Haydock just minutes after he watched So You Think win at Sandown.
- Moudre on Melbourne Cup trail
- Moudre is getting ready to begin his campaign towards qualifying for the Melbourne Cup after missing a start last year.
- Derby Day target for Missile
- Trainer Anthony Cummings looking for unbeaten colt Smart Missile to reach his Group One potential this spring.
- So You Think wins Britain's Eclipse Stakes
- Dual Cox Plate winner So You Think has won the Eclipse Stakes after finding the form that was missing at Ascot.
- Schofield outed for two incidents
- Glyn Schofield will appeal a double suspension for careless riding that keeps him out of the saddle for three weeks.
- Yendall suspended at Moonee Valley
- Dean Yendall will miss next Saturday's finals day at Flemington after being suspended for careless riding at Moonee Valley.
- Four winners to Waller at Rosehill
- Chris Waller stopped short of declaring the Sydney premiership over despite training four winners at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Woorim does it again in Glasshouse
- Classy sprinter Woorim produced his trademark blistering finish to make it back-to-back Glasshouse Handicap wins at Caloundra on Saturday.
- Valley winner could back up at Flemington
- The Peter Moody stable will look at backing up dominant winner Mr Make Believe in next Saturday's Winter Championship Final.
- Ahrens and Spechenka claim Caloundra Cup
- Injury-prone stayer Spechenka put Beaudesert trainer Ben Ahrens back in the spotlight with a narrow victory in the Listed Caloundra Cup.
- Ormsbey's judgment spot-on
- Heavyweight New Zealand jockey Chad Ormsby will clearly make a bloodstock agent when his battle with weight eventually gets the better of him.
- Rain Affair makes it five from six
- Rain Affair was the most talked about horse heading into Saturday's Rosehill meeting and he didn't let anyone down with another explosive display.
- Sprinter looks set for big spring
- Connections of Bel Sprinter have plans to target the Group One Rupert Clarke Stakes in the spring following a big win at Moonee Valley.
- Facile Tigre earns Mebourne trip
- Underrated sprinter Facile Tigre may have earned a Melbourne spring campaign following his commanding win at the Sunshine Coast.
- Snowden bags another juvenile win
- The Peter Snowden stable continued its great run with two-year-olds this season when Pied A Terre made a winning debut at Moonee Valley.
- Evans out to outride his claim
- Rejuvenated apprentice Brent Evans says he is committed to trying to outride his claim before becoming a senior rider next month.
- Rawiller snaps losing streak
- An early double to Nash Rawiller snaps his losing streak but he admits getting to 100 this season will be hard.
- McEvoy off to perfect Rosehill start
- Kerrin McEvoy hopes to finish the final month of an injury-plagued season on the right note and got off to the perfect start on Rain Melody at Rosehill.
- Silent Movie books country Cups campaign
- Gold Coast trainer Alicia Willick wants to return to her former hometown at Taree on a NSW country Cups campaign with Silent Movie.
- Fall rules Hyeronimus out of Rosehill
- Apprentice Adam Hyeronimus has been ruled out of Saturday's Rosehill meeting after a trackwork fall at Randwick on Friday morning.
- Second city win in Malouf's sights
- Apprentice Daniel Malouf has his second city win in his sights with three rides at Moonee Valley, including Jetta in the Travis Harrison Cup.
- Brett Scott has lengthy back operation
- Champion jumps jockey Brett Scott is waiting on the results of scans following a marathon back operation this week.
- Valdhez facing Saturday test
- Valdhez will have a late-season examination of his potential on Saturday after connections bypassed a midweek assignment to start him at Rosehill.
- Rain Affair out to make it five from six
- Joe Pride is in no hurry to curb the race day behaviour of promising sprinter Rain Affair who is out to make it five wins from six starts on Saturday.
- Father and son after Valley win
- Jason Benbow gets the chance to ride his first city winner for his father, Bendigo trainer Bennie Benbow, aboard Wordmaster at Moonee Valley.
- Smith hopes he has winning ticket
- Wily trainer Brian Smith believes a wet track has turned the Listed Caloundra Cup into a raffle but remains hopeful he's got the winning ticket.
- Dunn to get the best out of De Arias
- Dwayne Dunn has been called up to revive the fortunes of De Arias after breaking an 18-month drought on the gelding last campaign.
- Cummings calls on Brown for Fortune
- Top jockey Corey Brown will be hoping lightning can strike twice when he heads to Rosehill for Saturday's Civic Stakes program.
- Hansen back on the road after Glasshouse
- There will be little time for celebrations for trainer Darryl Hansen if veteran sprinter Perugin Thought wins the Listed Glasshouse Handicap at Caloundra.
- Steel Zip to change Duff's luck in Guineas
- Steel Zip will be out to break a near three-month metropoltian drought for trainer Pat Duff in the Listed Sunshine Coast Guineas.
- Think speed key in Eclipse
- So You Think has the "tactical brilliance" to master just four rivals in Saturday's Coral-Eclipse Stakes, according to his connections.
- Poidevin-Laine outed for eight months
- Trainer Dianne Poidevin-Laine has been suspended for eight months after one of her horses returned a positive drug test.
- NZ trip off for Al Garhood
- Trainer Ciaron Maher has abandoned plans to take Al Garhood to to New Zealand for the Great Northern Steeplechase at Ellerslie.
- McDonald Sydney-bound for O'Shea
- Star New Zealand apprentice James McDonald has answered an early call from trainer John O'Shea to ride in Sydney on Saturday week.
- Dragon needs to fire up
- Trainer John Sadler says Epic Dragon needs to produce a form reversal at Moonee Valley to avoid what could be a premature end to his campaign.
- Waller says Brayroan on the up
- Brayroan will take his first steps towards the Epsom Handicap when he resumes at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Title and Ford after another stakes win
- Title has played his part in Jay Ford's comeback from injury and the jockey believes another stakes win is there for the taking on Saturday.
- You Think So odds-on for Valley win
- Mick Kent has autumn carnival aspirations for promising three-year-old You Think So who is an odds-on favourite to win at Moonee Valley.
- Blinkers off Viking Hero in Caloundra Cup
- Mike Moroney will remove blinkers from enigmatic stayer Viking Hero in a bid to help boost his chances of a quinella in the Listed Caloundra Cup.
- Parker taking patient approach with filly
- Trainer Kerry Parker is taking a softly, softly approach with two of his team this weekend, including juvenile filly Aliyana Tilde.
- McLachlan wants Glasshouse for Dad
- Trainer Jason McLachlan has turned to Golden slipper winning jockey Brad Rawiller to end Phelan Ready's two-year losing streak.
- Schweida opts for gear change wirth Epic
- Blinkers to winkers - that's the gear change trainer Kelly Schweida is hoping will help Epic win the Listed Sunshine Coast Guineas at Caloundra.
- Girls Go Racing after win number eight
- Girls Go Racing assumes an air of royalty around the stable but her race day manners can be more common than regal.
- Brown, Schofield fined over modified vests
- The crackdown on modified safety vests continued at Canterbury on Wednesday with high-profile jockeys Corey Brown and Glyn Schofield being fined.
- Unbeaten filly to miss spring
- Exciting filly Johannapine is set to miss the spring racing carnival despite being unbeaten after scoring a narrow victory at Sandown.
- Sonic Blast puts best feet forward
- The Bart Cummings-trained Sonic Blast put a forgettable debut behind him when he confirmed his talent with victory at Canterbury on Wednesday.
- Women to the fore at Eagle Farm
- It was a case of women to the fore at Eagle Farm when apprentice Priscilla Schmidt and Gold Coast trainer Kelly Purdy landed their first metropolitan wins.
- Melbourne Cup trophy goes on show
- The Melbourne Cup trophy will be worth a record $175,000 in 2011, thanks largely to the rise in the value of the gold from which it is made.
- Summarise earns crack at Grafton Cup
- Maturing stayer Summarise has booked a trip north for next month's Grafton Cup after a landmark win at Sandown.
- Payne's jumper does it again
- Patrick Payne's winning run with s boutique group of jumpers has continued with his Grand National Hurdle hope Capecover scoring at Sandown.
- Hong Kong still on the List
- Plans for the recuperating Hay List remain up in the air but trainer John McNair is still hopeful he will get the chance to showcase his star overseas.
- Gauci has fractured verterbra in back
- Darren Gauci has a compressed fracture of a vertebra in the lower back sustained in a nasty race fall at Mornington on Tuesday.
- Philda in for busy time
- Mick Kent is considering backing up Philda in the $200,000 Winter Championship Final on Saturday week after he runs at Moonee Valley.
- Onthelookout one to watch
- A gear change has added another string to the bow of consistent gelding Onthelookout who will chase his first black-type win in Saturday's Civic Stakes.
- Morrisey gambles on his instincts
- Trainer John Morrisey is hoping his instincts are right as he sends Teary Eyed into his last run this campaign in the Listed Caloundra Cup.
- Unexpected hurdle for Hugh Bowman
- Don't be surprised if Hugh Bowman returns from his overseas working holiday with a jump in his step.
- Gauci has scans after Mornington mishap
- Darren Gauci has been taken to hospital with significant lower back soreness but escaped serious injury in a spectacular race fall at Mornington.
- VRC alters Patinack Classic bonus scheme
- Australian sprinters including Black Caviar are now eligible for the $600,000 bonus attached to the Patinack Farm Classic.
- Waller's team tunes up at trials
- Chris Waller used Tuesday's Rosehill barrier trial session to boost the fitness levels of a number of his team ahead of first-up assignments on Saturday.
- Here De Angels back
- Multiple Group-winning sprinter Here De Angels has been passed to return to the races with next month's Listed Ramornie Handicap his first-up target.
- Riveted having another Banjo crack
- Warrnambool trainer Ciaron Maher believes Riveted is going better this year as he prepares for another crack at the Banjo Paterson Final.
- Needle after back-to-back city wins
- Time away from the racetrack will be the making of Eye Of The Needle but trainer Keith Dryden sees no reason why he won't win again at Canterbury.
- Trainer looking for first city win
- Former rodeo rider Andrew Murray will out to land his first metropolitan winner as a trainer when the in-form Willysfilly runs at Sandown.
- Double Ranga warms up for spring
- Trainer Paul Messara hopes to get an early indication of promising filly Double Ranga's spring hopes when the youngster makes her comeback at Eagle Farm.
- Break Card chasing stakes win
- Motherhood beckons for multiple city winner Break Card but before that happens she is being given a second chance to put a stakes win on her record.
- Gold In Dubai to tick box for Riley
- Trainer Mark Riley has one box ticked with Gold In Dubai and hopes to mark off another in the Listed Caloundra Cup.
- Bowan picked for world team
- Hugh Bowman has been named in a Rest of the World team to be captained by South African Douglas Whyte for this year's Shergar Cup.
- Motorised revved up for Valley debut
- Well-bred colt Motorised will give trainer John Sadler a guide to any spring hopes he may have when he makes his debut at Moonee Valley.
- Adnocon primed for Glasshouse
- Adnocon is primed to go one better than last year in Saturday's Glasshouse Handicap but stablemate Ironstein is unlikely unless weight is right.
- Cahill called up for Sniper's Bullet ride
- A jockey who won on Sniper's Bullet long before he became a star has been recalled to the fray to help revive the Group One winner's career.
- Squamosa fit and well despite Gosford flop
- Squamosa has been given a clean bill of health despite finishing out of the placings in the Takeover Target Stakes last week.
- Hill suspended for Noonan fall
- Apprentice Jack Hill has been suspended for 20 meetings for causing a fall that hospitalised fellow apprentice Jake Noonan with severe concussion.
- Singapore Group 1 to Inglis’ Speed Baby
- Speed Baby asserted himself as one of Asia’s top racehorses when taking out the S$500,000 Group 1 Patron’s Bowl in Singapore today.
- Yosei Notches Third Group 1
- Fairytale filly Yosei ended the season on a high for Inglis graduates when upsetting odds-on favourite Beaded in the Group 1 Tatt’s Tiara at Eagle Farm on Saturday.
- Sarafina shines at Saint-Cloud
- Sarafina, who hails from the same stable as Melbourne Cup winner Americain, has strengthened her claims for the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.
- O'Brien wins ninth Irish Derby
- The Queen's search for a Derby winner continues after Carlton House was fourth in the Irish Derby.
- Kaiser wins again in Singapore
- Kaiser scored a comfortable length and a half win in the $65,000 Open Class 2YO stakes over 1200m
on the grass at Kranji last Sunday taking his tally to three wins and two seconds from six starts
earning more than AU$150,000 in prizemoney.
- Gold In Dubai to run at Caloundra
- Mark Riley will continue a northern country cups campaign with in-form galloper Gold In Dubai in the Caloundra Cup.
- Hay List continues to improve
- Hay List continues to improve at the Randwick Equine Centre where he is being treated for a leg infection which curtailed his winter campaign.
- Waller goes from strength to strength
- Chris Waller is on the brink of a history making Sydney premiership win to cement 10 years of dedication to a dream.
- Title to back up in Civic Stakes
- Joe Pride is looking to strike while the iron is hot with Takeover Target Stakes winner Title set to back up in Saturday's Listed Civic Stakes at Rosehill.
- Toorak Toff on comeback trail
- Toorak Toff has made a full recovery from a bout of travel sickness and will return to Rick Hore-Lacy's Caulfield stables at the end of the week.
- Drenalin entered for two states
- Talented sprinter Drenalin could bypass the Listed Glasshouse Handicap at Caloundra on Saturday in favour of a surprise trip to Sydney.
- Red Cadeaux Melbourne Cup possible
- The Melbourne Cup is among the options being considered for Red Cadeaux following his win in the Group Three Curragh Cup.
- Force delights in Newmarket work
- Workforce has shown his well-being ahead of his clash with So You Think in the Eclipse Stakes at Sandown on Saturday with a pleasing workout at Newmarket.
- Misty leaves Midday stunned
- Misty For Me floored multiple Group One winner Midday in sensational style when she made all the running in the Pretty Polly Stakes at The Curragh.
- Ironstein survives protest to win Cup
- Sydney stayer Ironstein could be back to defend last year's Caloundra Cup after surviving a protest to claim the Group Three Tattersall's Cup.
- Nikolic cops 15-meeting suspension
- Jockey Dan Nikolic was suspended for 15 meetings after he adversely affected the chances of several runners in the sixth heat of the Winter Championship.
- Parr escapes charges over elbow incident
- Jockey Josh Parr will not have to answer any charges relating to an incident in a race at Rosehill last week where he raised his elbow.
- Salinger target for Elusive Touch
- Mark Kavanagh will set Elusive Touch for the Group Two Salinger Stakes on Derby Day following his win at Flemington.
- Griswold races into Championship Final
- Four-year-old Mr Griswold has taken an unexpected passage to the Winter Championship Final with a win in the Provincial Plate at Flemington.
- Brown suspended again
- Sydney jockey Corey Brown fell foul of Queensland stewards for the second time during the Brisbane winter carnival at Eagle Farm.
- Grafton Cup a query for Frozone
- Gold Coast trainer Alan Bailey is weighing up whether to again tackle the Grafton Cup with Frozone after the gelding's strong win at Eagle Farm.
- Waller's big day at Rosehill
- Chris Waller notched another milestone at Rosehill on Saturday, becoming just the fifth trainer to prepare 100 Sydney winners in a season.
- Hidden Gem finds form
- Trainer David Vandyke had Hidden Gem's owner to thank after the gelding scored in Sydney rather than Newcastle on Saturday.
- Browne the punters' pal at the Farm
- Jockey Damian Browne missed the major part of the winter carnival through suspension but made up for it at Eagle Farm on Saturday.
- Gundogdu to the fore again
- Visiting Melbourne apprentice Ibrahim Gundogdu kept his momentum going in Sydney racing with victory on board Gybe at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Dr Nipandtuck causes Flemington upset
- A ground-saving ride by Lisa Cropp helped rising nine-year-old Dr Nipandtuck cause an upset at Flemington on Saturday.
- Payne and Yosei win Tatt's Tiara
- The old firm of Yosei and jockey Michelle Payne continued their amazing comebacks to claim victory in the season's final Group One, the Tatt's Tiara.
- Cummings still not keen on pacemakers
- Frontrunning tactics by Dublette played into the hands of Divya at Rosehill but not enough to convince trainer Bart Cummings about pacemakers.
- Mahisara off to Melbourne for the spring
- Promising colt Mahisara broke through for his first black-type win at Eagle Farm on Saturday and will now be set for the Melbourne spring carnival.
- Peck back to winning form
- A return to winning form by talented colt Peck has the Darley team excited about his future.
- Stackhouse does it again
- New Zealand apprentice Daniel Stockhorse has made it a perfect 10 with an emphatic victory on Victoria Derby hope Apollo Creed at Flemington.
- Waller cracks the ton
- Chris Waller joined an elite club at Rosehill on Saturday when he became just the fifth trainer to prepare 100 metropolitan winners in a Sydney season.
- Bolisimo in for good spring
- Trainer Mathew Ellerton believes Bolisimo Miss will measure up in the spring following her strong win at Flemington on Saturday.
- Mystical Grey earns Glasshouse start
- Former Victorian Craig Stott will roll the dice and back up Mystical Grey in next week's Listed Glasshouse Handicap at Caloundra.
- RSPCA inspectors at Gosford
- RSPCA inspectors were at Gosford racecourse for Takeover Target Stakes day on Friday to investigate a complaint made to the animal welfare group.
- Ford's bond with Takeover Target goes on
- Takeover Target's regular jockey Jay Ford caused a major upset aboard Title in the race named after the sprinting champion at Gosford on Friday.
- Plenty to Think about at Sandown
- Sandown's Coral-Eclipse Stakes could prove one of the highlights of the season as So You Think and Workforce square up for a fascinating clash.
- Lennybe in Flemington raid
- South Australian stayer Lennybe is in career-best form as he launches a raid on the Banjo Paterson Series at Flemington.
- Walter sweating on scratching for Foxstar
- Guy Walter is sweating on a scratching so handy mare Foxstar can keep her winter campaign on track at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Change of tactics for Dubawi Gold
- The John Sadler stable has flagged a change of tactics for Dubawi Gold at Flemington on Saturday after his first up failure.
- Peck needs to start winning
- Promising three-year-old Peck needs to start winning if he is to avoid missing more feature races later this year.
- Trio chasing another Winter Series heat
- Tough Future, Jungle Ruler and Rocky Times are chasing a second victory in a heat of the Winter Championship series at Flemington.
- McDonald beats ash cloud to ride Pontiana
- Star New Zealand apprentice James McDonald is set to fulfil four key engagements including the ride on Pontiana in the Group One Tatt's Tiara at Eagle Farm.
- Ryan banking on Ironstein
- Trainer Gerald Ryan hopes to top up his winter carnival bank balance with Ironstein in the Group Three Tattersall's Cup at Eagle Farm.
- Heathcote plans big spring assault
- Holidaying trainer Rob Heathcote is planning a big interstate spring carnival team this year but first he has some unfinished business at Eagle Farm.
- Another setback for Hay List
- Star sprinter Hay List has been taken to the Randwick Equine Centre after suffering another setback with a lingering leg infection.
- Weight relief for Royal Bender
- Ballarat trainer Darren Weir has called on in-form apprentice Daniel Stackhouse to get some weight relief for Royal Bender against the boys at Flemington.
- Pengelly excited about city return
- Weight has limited Brad Pengelly's recent opportunities in town but on Saturday the hoop will seize the chance to remind city trainers of his talent.
- Ford chasing another Takeover Target win
- Takeover Target took Jay Ford on the ride of his life and the jockey will attempt to win the race named after the sprinting champion at Gosford on Friday.
- Dead Flemington track against Riceman
- Trainer Dean Saxon says he is disappointed the track has come up only dead for superior wet tracker Riceman in the Provincial Plate.
- Elusive Touch in late bid for Sprint Final
- Mark Kavanagh-trained Elusive Touch will make a belated entry into the All Victoirian Sprint series in an effort to avenge his defeat in last year's final.
- Chad Schofield breaks bone in hand
- David Payne has called on the services of Blake Spriggs after stable apprentice Chad Schofield broke a bone in a hand at Bathurst.
- Lees banking on Cassidy for Tiara victory
- Trainer Kris Lees is hoping a successful association over many years with jockey Larry Cassidy can culminate with a Group One victory from Zingaling in the
- Purton to appeal fine
- Zac Purton bounced back from a drama-filled week in the best way possible with a winning double at Happy Valley.
- McDonald puts milestone on hold
- New Zealand riding sensation James McDonald will postpone an attempt to land his 200th win of the season in his homeland to ride at the Tatt's Tiara meeting
- Gollan hopes Brown has winning game plan
- Trainer Tony Gollan and jockey Corey Brown will wait until race day before finalising a game plan to win the Group Three Healy Stakes at Eagle Farm.
- Born a Ready-made racehorse
- Trainer Marc Conners is adopting a conservative approach to the debut of Born Ready at Rosehill on Saturday despite believing he has a bright future.
- Oliver to team up with Waller at Rosehill
- A shortage of senior riders in Sydney for Saturday's meeting has seen leading trainer Chris Waller call on Damien Oliver to fill the void.
- Waller one shy of century
- Chris Waller's century of Sydney winners for the season will have to wait until at least Saturday after the trainer was left on 99 with a Warwick Farm double.
- Williams has instant city success
- Apprentice Rebecca Williams had a day she'll never forget at Sandown when she landed her first city winner at her first ride in town.
- Pass Me By breaks drought
- Pass Me By broke through for his first win in 22 months, prompting Peter Moody to query the worth of the ratings handicapping system.
- Bell weighing up massive Queensland offer
- Apprentice Timothy Bell is weighing up a massive offer to make a permanent move to Queensland to ride fulltime.
- Bailey says Excapishe the real deal
- Trainer Trevor Bailey declared promising youngster Excapishe the "real deal" following the gelding's explosive win at Doomben.
- Rebel Raider back in work
- The failure to find a suitable stud for Rebel Raider this season has led to the dual Derby winner being prepared for a return to the racetrack.
- City win hope for De Mars
- Gunbower trainer Jim Lake has comeback galloper De Mars primed to give him his first city win in more than seven years at Flemington.
- Rebel with a Target
- Trainer Sue Grills is confident defending titleholder Border Rebel is going as well as he was 12 months ago heading into Friday's Listed Takeover Target.
- Lovelock-Wiggins stood down from riding
- Apprentice Taylor Lovelock-Wiggins has been stood down from riding until he fronts an inquiry after failing to show for his engagements at Warwick Farm.
- Purton cops big Hong Kong fine
- Top Australian jockey Zac Purton has been heavily fined by the Hong Kong Jockey Club.
- Steps In Time takes leap in Tiara
- Trainer John O'Shea is hoping Steps In Time can prove a giant-killer in the final Group One race of the season, the Tattersall's Tiara at Eagle Farm.
- McGauran resigns from breeding post
- Former federal politician Peter McGauran has resigned his position as chief executive with Austrlalia's leading breeders groups.
- Barrier crucial for Zero Rock
- Trainer Kelso Wood believes Zero Rock can be a threat in the Tattersall's Tiara as long as she can draw a decent barrier on Wednesday.
- Unbeaten three-year-old set for city test
- Any Dream Will Do will have his third rider in as many starts when he puts an unblemished record on the line at Sandown.
- Squamosa stifles Gosford hopes
- John McNair believes Friday's Takeover Target Stakes is a race for second with Squamosa to be a dominant force.
- Gai duo to confirm Grafton Cup bid
- Gai Waterhouse stablemates Fusakeo and Kontiki Park can confirm Grafton Cup aspirations when they clash at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Hughes to miss Newmarket meeting
- Richard Hughes has been suspened for seven days with the ban ruling him out of the Newmarket July meeting.
- Beach gallop key to Gran Sasso start
- A beach gallop will determine whether Gran Sasso will return to Melbourne for the All-Victorian Sprint Series which he won two years ago.
- Browne in strike-rate battle with Rawiller
- Damian Browne has champion rider Nash Rawiller in his sights when it comes to mainland strike-rates and he will be out to improve his figures at Doomben.
- McMahon to ride at Warwick Farm
- Clarry Conners has made the first step in his bid to entice Queensland jockey Ric McMahon to Sydney by booking him for three rides at Warwick Farm.
- Maher fined $10,000
- Trainer Ciaron Maher has been fined $10,000 for lying in regard to the condition of a horse he scratched at Casterton last month.
- Kyneton meeting abandoned
- A race meeting at Kyneton has been abandoned after overnight rain made the track unsafe for racing.
- Johnston mulls Namibian options
- Namibian has given trainer Mark Johnston a host of possible options following his victory in the Queen's Vase at Royal Ascot.
- Eclipse poser for Canford camp
- Canford Cliffs, a star of the Royal Ascot carnival, could have his campaign switched to include a clash with So You Think in the Eclipse Stakes.
- Eddery preserves family legacy
- Robert Eddery has become the latest member of a famous racing family to make his mark with the first winner of his training career.
- Randwick trials in disarray
- The aftermath of Sydney's wet weather played havoc with barrier trials at Randwick on Monday when riders questioned the safety of the steeplegrass.
- Star Witness third pick for July Cup
- Bookmakers have included Star Witness on the third line of July Cup betting on the strength of his creditable Royal Ascot placings.
- Ryan, Gundogdu chasing more success
- Gerald Ryan and Ibrahim Gundogdu are off to a flying start as trainer and apprentice with the promise of more to come.
- Payne all set for Yosei reunion
- Michelle Payne will partner Yosei in a track gallop on Tuesday ahead of riding her in Saturday's Group One Tattersall's Tiara.
- Weight's right for Rawiller in Takeover
- Racing NSW handicappers have played their part in making sure Nash Rawiller will be reunited with Squamosa.
- Callow to return to Melbourne
- Top jockey Noel Callow will return to Melbourne in two weeks after a successful overseas riding stint.
- Seguro committed to quick back-up
- Trainer Brian Jenkins is hoping for better luck with Seguro in Saturday's $100,000 David Bourke Provincial Plate.
- Spencer tipping long reign for Glory
- Jamie Spencer hopes Fame And Glory can become a permanent fixture in the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot.
- Cumani to attack Melbourne Cup again
- Hardwicke Stakes minor placegetters Harris Tweed and Drunken Sailor could be headed to the Melbourne Cup.
- Jumps winner for Riddell
- Jonathan Riddell has won his first race for the season over jumps but wants to be known for his feats on the flat and looks forward to Jimmy Choux.
- Payne pair fly over jumps
- Patrick Payne-trained stablemates Capecover and Kerdem have continued their new jumping careers in style with wins at Bendigo on Sunday.
- Second Effort first again
- Second Effort earned a start in the $150,000 All Victoria Sprint Series Final when he made it four straight wins at Moonee Valley.
- Glasshouse next for Adnocon
- Dual Eye Liner Stakes winner Adnocon has some unfinished business at Caloundra next month in the Sunshine Coast's feature sprint, the Glasshouse Handicap.
- Brideoake warming to spring love
- Trainer David Brideoake is excited about the prospects of talented filly Warm Love who is scheduled to resume racing next month.
- Smith hurtling towards challenge
- Sydney trainer Matthew Smith hopes to get a gauge on Hurtle Myrtle's spring prospects when she runs in the Tiara on Saturday.
- Carlton House thrives in Newmarket workout
- Carlton House has had a strong workout ahead of a likely start in next week's Irish Derby at The Curragh.
- Star Witness to run in July Cup
- Australian sprinter Star Witness will have a crack at the July Cup at Newmarket following his two minor placings at the Royal Ascot meeting.
- Parr faces elbow inquiry
- Josh Parr has found himself at the centre of an inquiry over concerns he elbowed fellow rider Nash Rawiller in a race at Rosehill.
- Short break suits See The World
- A break in routine has worked wonders for See The World who returned to form with a fast-finishing win at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Philda finally wins over a mile
- Prolific winner Philda has finally proved himself a miler with an impressive victory at Moonee Valley.
- Palmer issues distance warning on filly
- Lightly-raced Melbourne filly Born To Rock is poised for bigger things after posting an easy win in the Gai Waterhouse Classic.
- Mid Summer Music on song
- Linda Meech was stunned and excited by the effort of honest mare Mid Summer Music who rocketed home to win at Moonee Valley.
- Snowden all but concedes to Waller
- The score was one-nil to Peter Snowden over Chris Waller at Rosehill on Saturday but the premier trainer has all but conceded his title.
- Gold In Dubai all the way in Ipswich Cup
- Mornington trainer Mark Riley hopes to continue a country Cups campaign with gutsy Victorian stayer Gold In Dubai following his win in the Ipswich Cup.
- Adnocon wins back-to-back Eye Liners
- Months of planning paid big dividends at Ipswich when Sydney sprinter Adnocon scored back-to-back wins in the $175,000 Eye Liner Stakes.
- Dark Note stakes claim for Paterson Final
- Underrated stayer Dark Note has staked his claim for a crack at next month's Banjo Paterson Final with a barnstorming win at Moonee Valley.
- Hat-trick for Dance With Her
- Mornington trainer David Brideoake says Dance With Her put up a career-best performance to win at Moonee Valley.
- Reuben could be Sydney Cup-bound
- Lightly-raced Reuben Percival relished his first attempt at 3200 metres to score his first Australian victory in the Stayer's Cup at Rosehill.
- Craig's persistence pays off
- Persistence was its own reward for trainer Rod Craig when Circle Of Power claimed an overdue win at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Coveney loves a cheap buy
- Toowoomba hobby trainer Ross Coveney's love for a cheap horse was rewarded when Glow Heart scored an upset win in the Provincial Cup.
- Gundogdu has immediate impact
- Visiting Melbourne apprentice Ibrahim Gundogdu has made an immediate impact on Sydney racing with a winner for his new boss Gerald Ryan at Rosehill.
- Bell and Nolan to it again
- Toowoomba trainer Michael Nolan continued his luck with star apprentice Tim Bell when the pair combined to win the Ipswich Mile with Gold Rating.
- Newitt defies instructions but still wins
- Craig Newitt earned praise from the Mick Price stable despite riding against instructions on Secret Hills to win at Moonee Valley.
- Testa straight into his Rhythm at Rosehill
- Talented three-year-old Testarhythm returned from a nine-month absence in the best possible way with a strong victory at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Scriven gets suspension reduction
- Jockey Shane Scriven has had a five-month suspension for his infamous whip-stealing incident reduced to three months on appeal.
- Verse is poetry in motion
- Immortal Verse confirmed the superiority of French three-year-old fillies as she led home a one-two for the Collet family in the Coronation Stakes.
- Cleopatra in Saturday test
- The Gai Waterhouse team will gauge the spring potential of debut winner Queen Cleopatra when she makes her first foray into Saturday-class racing at
- Waller looking for milestone at Rosehill
- Chris Waller favours Strike One to go back-to-back in Saturday's Stayer's Cup at Rosehill on what could be a major day for the leading Sydney trainer.
- Centrebet signs five-year Geelong deal
- Geelong Racing Club has secured Centrebet as the naming rights sponsor for the Geelong Cup for another five years.
- Is this the best valued son of Redoutes Choice?
- Redoute’s Choice, an Australian sire sensation since his retirement to Arrowfield Stud in 2000, is set to continue his fledgling sire dynasty on the Mid North Coast of NSW, with his blue-blooded son May'Haab, entering his 3rd season in stud duties at Glenthorne Park, Taree this spring.
- Stackhouse to keep winning sequence going
- Apprentice Daniel Stackhouse is set to increase his sequence of winners at consecutive metropolitan meetings to eight.
- Hinchinbrook officially retired
- Hinchinbrook has been officially retired and will stand at stud this season after injury ruled him out of Saturday's Group One Golden Jubilee Stakes.
- Royal Commands out to dodge sale
- Stakeswinning mare Royal Commands will be looking to build on her record at Moonee Valley and head off her pending sale next week.
- Bary confident of Ipswich Cup win
- New Zealand trainer John Bary is confident The Hombre can end a year-long absence from the winners' list in the Ipswich Cup on Saturday.
- Ryan confident Adnocon can do it again
- Adnocon heads into his Eye Liner Stakes defence off a different preparation to last year but trainer Gerald Ryan is bullish about the gelding's chances.
- Rangi to miss the spring again
- Star galloper Rangirangdoo will miss the spring carnival for a second straight year.
- Zippy Lou Winter Stakes-bound
- Trainer John Petersen will back up Zippy Lou in next week's Group One Winter Stakes if the talented mare is successful at Listed level at Ipswich.
- Secret Hills chasing first city win
- Mick Price says he doesn't want to see Secret Hills leading when he tries for his first city win at Moonee Valley on Saturday.
- Eye Liner curse continues for Doughty
- Ten years since a fall in the Eye Liner Stakes ended Gary Doughty's riding career, his wife Kelly can't help thinking the race remains a curse.
- Glory crowned king of stayers
- Fame And Glory provided redemption for Jamie Spencer and Aidan O'Brien as he graduated into a top-level stayer in the Gold Cup.
- O'Brien takes blame for star's defeat
- Trainer Aidan O'Brien took the blame after So You Think was beaten in the Prince Of Wales's Stakes by Godolphin's Rewilding at Royal Ascot on Wednesday.
- Bowman, Lindop make Royal entrance
- Hugh Bowman will add to the Australian presence at Royal Ascot with rides on the final two days of the carnival.
- Hinchinbrook out of Royal Ascot
- Hinchinbrook is out of Saturday's Group One Golden Jubilee Stakes and Royal Ascot and may have run his last race.
- Snowden's juveniles keep emerging
- Darley has dominated two-year-old racing in Australia this season and trainer Peter Snowden is set to take the wraps off another promising one.
- Gundogdu starts Sydney stint on Saturday
- Turkish-born apprentice Ibrahim Gundogdu is set to venture to Sydney from Victoria for a winter riding stint beginning at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Dual Melbourne Cup runner makes comeback
- Dual Melbourne Cup runner Dolphin Jo will return from his second serious injury in less than three years at Moonee Valley.
- Rain hampers Testa's comeback
- Darren Smith's task of readying the stakes-performed Testarhythm for his first start in nine months has been made more difficult by the heavy rain in NSW.
- Laing expects Titus to bounce back
- Robbie Laing is expecting Titus Vinius to bounce back from a lacklustre performance at Flemington last week.
- Danagaze set to repay Mayfield-Smith
- Lawrie Mayfield-Smith hopes former rogue Danagaze can help repay some debts by giving the trainer his third Ipswich Cup on Saturday.
- Exports out to topple Waller imports
- Fledgling training partnership to take on Sydney's leading trainer Chris Waller in Saturday's Stayer's Cup at Rosehill.
- Drenalin ready for Eye Liner
- Trainer James Lyons is confident Drenalin can add the Listed Eye Liner Stakes to his trophy cabinet at Ipswich on Saturday.
- Bart still rapt in So You Think
- Australian star So You Think lost little in the eyes of his former trainer Bart Cummings despite his shock defeat at Royal Ascot.
- Appearance impressive in debut win
- Jockey Patrick Murphy was thankful the rain stayed away on Wednesday so he was able to ride two-year-old Appearance to a debut win at Canterbury.
- Rosie Myers lands city double
- New Zealand apprentice Rosie Myers has posted a double at Sandown only two days after notching her first win in Australia.
- Moody's Doomben appetiser for Jubilee
- Peter Moody was on the other side of the world but it didn't stop him from celebrating a win with new stable acquisition Irish Dream at Doomben.
- Apprentice gets lucky break at Sandown
- Adelaide apprentice Scott Westover has made a successful debut in Melbourne after he got a lucky break on the Lee Freedman-trained Joyeux at Sandown.
- Battle continues for Hay List
- Spring plans for Hay List are in doubt with the top sprinter suffering another setback as he battles to recover from a leg infection.
- McEvoy to cop suspension sweet
- Kerrin McEvoy has decided against appealing a careless riding suspension and will miss the ride on Beaded in the Group One Tattersall's Tiara.
- Hayes having a quiet winter
- Winter is traditionally a quiet time for the David Hayes stable which will saddle up just the one runner at Moonee Valley on Saturday.
- European flavour to Ipswich Cup
- The Listed Ipswich Cup will have a European flavour to it this year when Frenchman Yves Sequin saddles up Kiwi stayer Arcenciel.
- Healthier noms for Stayer's Cup
- Australian Turf Club officials will be breathing a sigh of relief after nominations for Saturday's Stayer's Cup at Rosehill more than doubled.
- Snipers to shoot far and wide
- Tracey Bartley will split two of his stable guns between city and country this weekend with General's Sniper to fly the flag at Rosehill.
- Star Witness set for second Ascot run
- After a second place on opening day at Royal Ascot Star Witness's trainer Danny O'Brien is hoping the four-year-old will race again on Saturday.
- Echoes Of Heaven sent for a spell
- Mick Price says he would like to aim Echoes Of Heaven for the Sandown Classic after the colt took ill in Queensland.
- Murphy confident of racing at Canterbury
- Lindsay Murphy is confident racing will go ahead at Canterbury on Wednesday despite the heavy rain that has fallen in Sydney.
- Champion jumper set for Valley comeback
- Reigning Australian Jumper of the Year Black And Bent is set to make his long-awaited return from injury at Moonee Valley.
- Birchley could bring runners to Sydney
- Sydney's winter weather is likely to entice Queensland trainer Liam Birchley to send a couple of wet trackers to Rosehill on Saturday.
- Small noms for Stayer's Cup
- Racing officials remain committed to running Saturday's Stayer's Cup in spite of a limited entry list for the $100,000 feature.
- Lonhro set for another win
- Lonhro, one of Australian racing's glamour racehorses, is on the verge of being crowned a champion sire.
- Winter test for Mythical Spirit
- Mythical Spirit's winter campaign will be on the line when she resumes from a let up at Sandown.
- Our Lukas out for third Ipswich Cup
- Trainer Rob Heathcote concedes Our Lukas faces a daunting challenge to become the first horse to win three Ipswich Cups.
- Shenzhou could be Guineas-bound
- The Brisbane winter carnival is far from over for trainer Mike Moroney who hopes Shenzhou Steeds can maintain his unblemished record at Doomben.
- Think Dominates Wales's Line-up
- So You Think is a red-hot favourite to land his first British Group One when he faces six rivals in the Prince of Wales's Stakes at Royal Ascot.
- O'Brien hoping for Star performance
- Star Witness bids to continue the fine record of Australian sprinters at Royal Ascot when he struts his stuff in the King's Stand Stakes.
- Cantonese lives up to bloodlines
- Impeccably-bred colt Cantonese overcame difficulties to post his first victory at Randwick.
- Big future tipped for Absalon
- Absalon is on his way to the top after producing a brilliant finishing burst to win the Listed Dalrello Stakes.
- Stratcombe saved from cruel cut
- Mick Price has had his problems with Stratcombe but he believes the colt will develop into a stakes-class horse.
- Onthelookout to chase Ramornie riches
- A famous country NSW sprint is the next target for Onthelookout after a decisive win at Randwick.
- Ex-jockey in breakthrough training win
- Norman Waymouth, famous for his association with former brilliant juvenile Rancher, landed his first winner as a trainer at Mornington.
- Walter pulls right rein in the wet
- The decision to take the plunge and start debutante Matignon on a wet track proved a winning one for trainer Guy Walter
- Global feel to stellar Royal Ascot cast
- Royal Ascot's showpiece race could be overshadowed this year by an opening-day card featuring Australian sprinter Star Witness.
- Sacred Choice returns for spring campaign
- Doncaster Mile winner Sacred Choice will be given the chance to add to her Group One record with the Sydney mare to return for a spring campaign.
- Mighty Frankel ready for Royal Ascot
- Frankel is to face eight rivals as he bids to enhance his tall reputation to greater heights in the St James's Palace Stakes.
- Witness to lead international charge
- Star Witness will follow in some famous hoofsteps, most notably Choisir who became the first horse trained outside of Europe to win at Royal Ascot.
- Titanic clash to open Royal Ascot
- A clash between 13-time Group One winner Goldikova and Canford Cliffs will open five days of racing at Royal Ascot.
- Fabre continues Golden run
- Golden Lilac maintained her unbeaten record with an easy victory in the Prix de Diane at Chantilly.
- Jockeys' CEO gets Queen's Birthday gong
- Paul Innes represents racing's little men but it is his willingness to tackle the big issues that has earned him a Queen's Birthday honour.
- So You Think all the rage
- So You Think faces his acid test in England this week at Royal Ascot and those close to him have no doubts he will pass with flying colours.
- Gelding option for Stratcombe
- Mick Price says if Stratcombe doesn't put his best foot forward and go close to winning at Mornington on Monday there is a chance he will be gelded.
- One Way Ticket up for trainer Price
- One Way Ticket can give injured trainer Robert Price a boost with victory in the P J Bell Country Cup at Randwick on Monday.
- Guy shapes up for Dalrello quinella
- Gold Coast trainer Bryan Guy is looking at a quinella in the Dalrello Stakes at Doomben with Noisy Ocean and Easy Successful.
- Cecil honoured with knighthood
- Legendary English trainer Henry Cecil has been awarded a knighthood in the Queen's Birthday Honours List.
- Ruler On Ice wins the Belmont
- Ruler On Ice has posted a huge upset in the Belmont Stakes in which Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom and Preakness winner Shackleford were unplaced.
- Torio proves his trainer right
- Torio's Quest proved trainer Brett Partelle's high opinion of him was spot-on when he scored a big win in the $250,000 Queensland Guineas at Eagle Farm.
- McEvoy suspended at Eagle Farm
- Sydney rider Kerrin McEvoy will miss the Winter Stakes meeting on June 25 after he was suspended for his winning ride on Benfica in the TJ Smith Stakes.
- Ford back in winner's circle
- The final race at Randwick on Saturday was run with the trackwork lights on due to gloomy conditions but jockey Jay Ford was beaming after the event.
- Melham outed for winning ride
- Ben Melham's winning ride on Perturbo in the fifth heat of the All Victorian Sprint Series at Flemington has been soured by a suspension.
- O'Brien's mixed feelings at Sincero's win
- Chris O'Brien watched with mixed emotions from the Randwick jockeys' room as Sincero chased down Beaded to win Saturday's $1 million Stradbroke Handicap at
- Code Word wins again
- Trainer John Marzol is eyeing the Grafton Cup with Code Word after another impressive win from his new stable acquisition at Randwick.
- Surprise win to Jungle Ruler
- Jungle Ruler staged a form reversal to win a heat of the Winter Championship Series but he might not run in the final.
- Oliver wins Flemington feature
- Travel-weary jockey Damien Oliver has kicked back with a feature race win on pony-sized three-year-old Liveandletdie in the Creswick Stakes at Flemington.
- Dual state winners for Waterhouse
- A holidaying Gai Waterhouse has racked up two feature winners in different states within 10 minutes.
- Sincero and Farley win Stradbroke
- It took 10 hard years but Wyong trainer Steve Farley's career finally came of age when Sincero gave him his first Group One winner in the Stradbroke.
- Perturbo looking good for Sprint final
- Five-year-old Perturbo is mounting a serious challenge for the All Victorian Sprint Final after winning the fifth heat of the series at Flemington.
- Rogerson caps big week with Derby win
- Trans-Tasman trainer Graeme Rogerson capped one of the best weeks of his career when Shootoff won the $500,000 Group One Queensland Derby.
- Scarf earns Brisbane trip
- A fighting win at Randwick under a big weight has secured a late Queensland carnival berth for talented three-year-old Scarf.
- Munce lands fifth Brisbane Cup
- Champion jockey Chris Munce added a fifth Brisbane Cup trophy to his cabinet when he guided tough Sydney stayer Tullamore to victory on Saturday.
- Apprentice racks up Flemington milestones
- Ashley Thompson brought up two significant landmarks with his 100th career winner and his first at Flemington.
- Clean sweep for Snowden and McEvoy
- Trainer Peter Snowden and jockey Kerrin McEvoy set a record which may never be equalled when Benfica won the Group One TJ Smith.
- Trusted Partner heads to Ramornie
- Rookie Gold Coast trainer Simon Foster will aim Trusted Partner at next month's Listed Ramornie Handicap at Grafton.
- Startreusse does it again
- Promising colt Startreusse will be set for an early season stakes mission as a three-year-old after maintaining his unbeaten record at Randwick.
- Symbol to be reserved for late spring
- Field-shy two-year-old Hidden Symbol will be reserved for the late spring races after a leading all way to score his first win at Flemington.
- Munce kicks off Stradbroke day with win
- Chris Munce kicked off Stradbroke Handicap day with a win aboard talented filly Belle D'Amour in the Listed Lancaster Stakes at Eagle Farm.
- Clark earns Hong Kong contract
- Tim Clark's successful year just got better with the Sydney hoop gaining a contract to ride in Hong Kong next season.
- Murphy to put in the hard kilometres
- Jockey Patrick Murphy is confident he can score an early win at Randwick on Saturday before he jumps in the car to finish the day at Kembla Grange.
- Stablemates set to lift Corstens' spirits
- Rock Me Sweet and Johnnydrama will be doing their best to lift the spirits of trainer Leon Corstens when they contest the Creswick Stakes at Flemington.
- Simpson's Legend back, General out
- It will be a day of mixed emotions for Ross Simpson at Randwick on Saturday when comeback galloper Viking Legend makes an unlikely return.
- Bowman and Schofield lose appeals
- Jockeys Hugh Bowman and Glyn Schofield have lost their appeals against careless riding suspensions.
- Sniper's ready for fourth Stradbroke start
- Sniper's Bullet is set for his fourth and final Stradbroke start with trainer Tracey Bartley hoping to cause an upset in the race he won four years ago.
- Listen Son can win Stradbroke dogfight
- If the Group One Stradbroke Handicap at Eagle Farm comes down to a dogfight, Tony Gollan knows who he'd like to be on.
- Rodd to break winter drought in Derby
- Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Michael Rodd believes his lean winter carnival run is set to end with his second Group One Queensland Derby victory.
- June Stakes fit for a Prince
- Almost eight years to the day since Paul Perry won over Royal Ascot and met the Queen, the Novacastrian trainer will head to Randwick with a Prince.
- So You Think odds-on again
- Superstar So You Think will face 10 rivals in Wednesday's Prince Of Wales's Stakes at Royal Ascot as he strives to keep his unbeaten record in Europe.
- O'Brien upbeat about Star Witness
- Trainer Danny O'Brien is talking up the chances of top colt Star Witness, who will fly the flag for Australia in Tuesday's Group One King's Stand Stakes.
- Fontelina to give Cummings second TJ Smith
- Anthony Cummings isn't running scared of Fontelina's rivals in the Group One T J Smith at Eagle Farm and is confident of claiming his second win
- Solo Flyer to Carin Park Stud
- Progressive and relative newly established Throughbred stud, Carin Park is proud to announce that Solo Flyer will be heading to Victoria to stand his first season at Stud in 2011 at their Hamilton property.
- Fresh Raffaello aiming high in Stradbroke
- Raffaello, a Group One placegetter at 1400m, tackles the Stradbroke Handicap at his first start for Warrnambool trainer Patrick Ryan.
- "Dud" Cottonwood chasing city win
- Cottonwood, who was feared to be a "dud", has trained on so well that trainer Jim Mason has decided to step him up in class and distance at Flemington.
- Black Caviar set for Ascot next year
- Champion sprinter Black Caviar will get the chance to showcase her talents with trainer Peter Moody unveiling plans to take her to Royal Ascot next year.
- No Stradbroke start for Angel
- Trainer Joe Pride is resigned to starting Stradbroke Handicap first emergency Ladys Angel in Saturday's June Stakes at Randwick.
- Track to suit Torio's Quest
- Brett Partelle can't wait for Torio's Quest to get on a dry track in Saturday's Queensland Guineas and is confident he can end his campaign with a win.
- Sport Chic a spring prospect
- Danny Nikolic says spring prospect Sport Chic has a lot of potential and the best of her will be seen when she gets to 1600m.
- Board to consider minimum weight increase
- The Australian Jockeys' Association has made an application to the Australian Racing Board to increase the minimum riding weight.
- Epic Dragon after another second-up win
- Epic Dragon is set to maintain his unbeaten second up record in Saturday's Winter Championship Series Heat 4.
- Startreusse to attract Randwick eyes
- An impressive debut and subsequent 16-1/2-length barrier trial success ensures plenty of eyes will be on two-year-old Startreusse at Randwick on Saturday.
- Smerdon set to turn back clock
- Trainer Robert Smerdon will turn back the clock nearly 30 years as Punctuate attempts to become the second Tasmanian galloper to win the Creswick.
- Drinks on Code Word at Randwick
- Former publican-cum-trainer John Marzol hasn't looked back since swapping pints for ponies, even though it turned his life upside down.
- Bell on verge of deciding riding future
- Apprentice Tim Bell plans to resolve a likely career move within days but first wants to land his initial Group One win on Border Rebel in the Stradbroke.
- Hay List's half-brother wins on debut
- Hay List's half-brother Sound Of The Ocean made a winning debut at a low-key Gosford meeting on Thursday.
- Makybe Diva's foal flops on debut
- Makybe Diva's first daughter La Dolce Diva has launched her racing career in unspectacular fashion at Geelong.
- Ryan adopts same tactics with Hot Snitzel
- If it ain't broke, don't fix it says trainer Gerald Ryan ahead of Hot Snitzel's tilt at Group One glory in Saturday's TJ Smith at Eagle Farm.
- Sadler declares Shootoff the Derby danger
- Trainer John Sadler believes Scarlett Lady's absence from the Group One Queensland Derby won't make it any easier for Heidilicious.
- McDonald equals Cropp's record
- Star jockey James McDonald is poised to set the New Zealand record for the number of winners in a season as early as Friday.
- Tamworth trainer savours first Sydney win
- Young trainer Leon Davies savoured his first Sydney winner when the promising Altonio won at Canterbury on Wednesday.
- Darley chasing juvenile clean sweep
- Kerrin McEvoy and Darley's hopes of making a clean sweep of this season's juvenile Group Ones rest with talented colt Benfica in Saturday's TJ Smith.
- Rogerson's Derby confidence high
- Trainer Graeme Rogerson still believes he'll be leading in the Group One Queensland Derby winner at Eagle Farm but not with Scarlett Lady.
- Stanzout looking for win 10 at start 50
- Trainer Colin Davies says he is spacing Stanzout's races so that he can prolong his current preparation.
- Racing Victoria shuffles spring dates
- Group One features the Underwood Stakes and the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes will be held on consecutive Saturdays this spring.
- Parr confident about Skytrain
- A perfect barrier draw has Josh Parr confident he can reunite with Skytrain for a stakes victory at Randwick on Saturday.
- Horner rides first winner
- Young jumps jockey Lee Horner has finally put his name in the spotlight at Moonee Valley with his first ever win.
- Klose close to another Sydney win
- The pressure is off Kiwi galloper Klose who is after more Sydney success at Randwick on Saturday.
- Sky's the limit for Stratumsphere
- Unbeaten two-year-old Stratumsphere is shaping as a spring contender after injury denied him a crack at the Gold Coast Magic Millions earlier this year.
- Lindop to ride at Royal Ascot
- Four-time Group One winning jockey Clare Lindop has picked up a ride at next week's Royal Ascot meeting.
- Trainer confident of three Stradbrokes
- History is against Black Piranha winning his third Group One Stradbroke Handicap at Eagle Farm but trainer Con Karakatsanis is confident.
- Canford set for racecourse gallop
- Canford Cliffs is to wind up his preparation for a crack at the mighty Goldikova at Royal Ascot with a racecourse gallop at Kempton or Newbury.
- McEvoy believes he has the key to Eikept
- Tony McEvoy believes he has found the key to Eikept and is hoping he sneaks into the field for the A R Creswick Stakes.
- Davies confident of first Sydney win
- Young Tamworth-based trainer Leon Davies is confident of a first Sydney win when progressive four-year-old Altonio heads to Canterbury on Wednesday.
- Snort overdue for a win
- Stable favourite Snort will chase his first win in nearly three and a half years at Moonee Valley on Wednesday.
- Aussies backed for Royal Ascot
- Star Witness is a firming favourite to give Australian sprinters yet another win in the King's Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot.
- Scarlett Lady firming as Derby starter
- The odds of Kiwi filly Scarlett Lady lining up in the Group One Queensland Derby at Eagle Farm have shortened with a final decision on Wednesday.
- Jest Crewsin' after another stakes win
- A plan to consolidate a place for Jest Crewsin' in the ranks of Sydney's off-season stakes class sprinters will begin in earnest at Randwick on Saturday.
- Waterhouse enters Brisbane carnival
- Gai Waterhouse will saddle up her first runners of the Brisbane winter carnival in the Group One Queensland Derby and Group Two Brisbane Cup at Eagle Farm.
- Clark on Zero Rock in Stradbroke
- In-form Sydney jockey Tim Clark's hopes of snaring another Group One have been given a lifeline with his booking for Zero Rock in the Stradbroke Handicap.
- Royal Ascot looms for So You Think
- Dato Tan Chin Nam says Europe's major races will give So You Think the chance of proving himself as the world's best.
- General aims to win another major
- Trainer Ricky Maund would love all his horses to be as talented and as consistent as General Truce who is chasing another Flemington stakes win.
- Sincero still in Stradbroke reckoning
- Deposed Stradbroke Handicap favourite Sincero is still a chance to run in the $1 million sprint.
- Smith sticks to original plan with Hurtle
- Hurtle Myrtle has pleased Matthew Smith in the 48 hours since her Eagle Farm win but not enough for him to stray from a carefully devised Brisbane program.
- Unanimously to skip June Stakes
- Unanimously is an early defector from the June Stakes, leaving Squamosa as the only three-year-old in the Listed race.
- Injured jockey transferred to Sydney
- A jockey who suffered multiple injuries in a race fall at a NSW country racetrack on Sunday has been transferred to a Sydney hospital.
- Varenna Miss still in Stradbroke frame
- Trainer Tony Noonan remains undecided about backing up Varenna Miss in the Stradbroke Handicap.
- Karuta Queen back in work
- Karuta Queen is back at Neville Layt's Queanbeyan stables to be prepared for early season stakes races.
- Noonan out for at least another month
- Leading Victorian apprentice Jake Noonan will remain sidelined until at least next month while he recovers from a race fall.
- Gold Cup assignment for Kid
- The Betchworth Kid is set to take on the top stayers in the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot.
- Snow Fairy set for Curragh return
- Ed Dunlop's brilliant filly Snow Fairy remains firmly on course to make her return to action in the Pretty Polly Stakes.
- Moi victory fails to impress handicapper
- Official handicapper Phil Smith is planning to give Pour Moi the lowest rating for a Derby winner since Sir Percy in 2006.
- Urgent Bells ready for winning return
- For a filly bred to get over a bit of ground, Urgent Bells continues to surprise the Kris Lees stable.
- Reliable Man wins French Derby
- Reliable Man has won the French Derby at Chantilly to give trainer Alain de Royer Dupre his sixth win in the turf classic.
- Cummings turning thoughts to Cup
- Bart Cummings is already looking to a 13th Melbourne Cup, this time with Precedence who is being prepared for the big race.
- Laing wants shorter jumps season
- Trainer Robbie Laing believes the jumps season is too long and should be condensed to three or four months for the elite competitors.
- Ryan warms to Hot Snitzel
- Hot Snitzel's victory in Saturday's Sires' Produce Stakes has him primed for the Group One TJ Smith Stakes at Eagle Farm.
- Preakness winner Shackleford set to run
- Preakness Stakes winner Shackleford is a confirmed starter in the Belmont Stakes where he will take on Kentucky Derby winner Animan Kingdom.
- Squamosa to return in June Stakes
- Talented colt Squamosa will make his long-awaited comeback in Saturday's Listed June Stakes at Randwick.
- Banned Fallon sits out the Derby
- Headline jockey Kieren Fallon could only watch the Epsom Derby after the Court of Appeal banned him from taking part in the race won by Pour Moi.
- Heathcote looking for Maroon victory
- Rob Heathcote was born and raised in Tasmania but regards himself as a Queenslander on a mission to win the state's premier sprint with Woorim.
- French ace gatecrashes Royal house party
- French horse Pour Moi gatecrashed the Queen's party as he horse Carlton House finished third in the Derby at Epsom.
- Brown, Schofield suspended
- Top Sydney jockey Corey Brown will be free to ride Woorim in next week's Stradbroke Handicap despite beind suspended on Saturday.
- Moddy fined over missing lead bag
- Leading trainer Peter Moody was fined $1500 after the stable presented Deliver The Dream in the mounting yard minus the lead bag.
- Spriggs makes most of Taylor's bad luck
- Taylor Lovelock-Wiggins' misfortune gave fellow apprentice Blake Spriggs a lucky late pick-up ride on Irish Love at Rosehill.
- Winter Stakes next for O'Shea's filly
- Topline Sydney filly Steps In Time will attempt to win a Group One race at just her fifth start after her dominant victory at Eagle Farm on Saturday.
- Our Aristocrat still unbeaten in jumps
- Leading jumping jockey Steven Pateman dropped his whip on Our Arisocrat who was still good enough to win the Australian Hurdle.
- Varenna's win gives Noonan a dilemma
- Melbourne trainer Tony Noonan is facing one of the toughest decisions of his career following Varenna Miss' impressive victory at Eagle Farm on Saturday.
- Waller equals best season total
- Chris Waller equalled his season best tally with a winning double at Rosehill on Saturday, further boosting his premership bid.
- Scarlett Lady wins Queensland Oaks
- Trainer Graeme Rogerson declared Scarlett Lady a freak but refused to rush a decision whether to back up the Kiwi filly in next week's Queensland Derby.
- Cassidy to the fore in Rosehill feature
- Jim Cassidy has demonstrated just why he has been acknowledged as one of the great riders for so long with a front running display on Legsman at Rosehill.
- Qld first for Smith and Avdulla
- Warwick Farm trainer Matthew Smith and jockey Brenton Avdulla landed their first winners in Queensland when Hurtle Myrtle won the Dane Ripper Stakes.
- Laing and Bedggood win another Oz Steeple
- Trainer Robbie Laing and jumps jockey Gavin Bedggood combined to win their third Australian Steeplechase in five years with Vindicating.
- Snitzel too hot In Sires
- Hugh Bowman will ride Hot Snitzel in the Group One TJ Smith after the juvenile's win in Saturday's Sires' Produce Stakes.
- Bart's part in Robb's win
- Advice taken from the legendary Bart Cummings helped Wyong trainer Don Robb prepare Big Bonanza for a breakthrough city win at Rosehill on Saturday.
- No such thing as retirement for Stott
- Former Victorian trainer Craig Stott came to Queensland to retire late last year, but things didn't go to plan.
- Galah continues Darley domination
- Promising colt Galah continued Darley's domination of two-year-old racing this season with a strong win in the opening event at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Glass Harmonium may target Brisbane Cup
- Trainer Mike Moroney hasn't ruled out backing up Glass Harmonium in next week's Group Two Brisbane Cup following his Eagle Farm Cup win.
- Le Societe does it again
- Apprentice Daniel Stackhouse says the talented Le Societe is going to make a very nice three-year-old filly.
- Murtagh steals Oaks on Dancing Rain
- Johnny Murtagh won his first Epsom Oaks on Friday, the Irish jockey producing a superb front running performance on 20-1 outsider Dancing Rain.
- Le Societe could be a filly for the spring
- Peter Moody is keen for Le Societe to boost her prizemoney with a win on Saturday to help her get into richer races in the spring.
- Oforawesome in Derby trial
- Queensland Derby hopeful Oforawesome will put his Classic credentials on the line with a stopover run in Sydney on Saturday.
- El-Issa disqualification cut to 18 months
- Jockey Bobby El-Issa's two-year disqualification has been reduced to 18 months on appeal.
- Sincero handles Brisbane trip well
- Stephen Farley is confident Sincero has taken the trip to Brisbane in his stride and is ready to showcase his talent at Eagle Farm on Saturday.
- Overseas options for Black Caviar
- The Sprinters Stakes in Japan and the Hong Kong International Sprint are options for unbeaten champion Black Caviar.
- Pateman chasing magnificent seven
- Steven Pateman will be after his seventh straight win over the jumps when he rides Plumtastic in Saturday's Australian Steeplechase.
- Indikators good for Winter Cup
- A victory by Kiwi raider Indikator in Saturday's Winter Cup will almost certainly put an end to trainer Keith Opie's days of travelling across the Tasman.
- Scarlett Lady to equal Ethereal feat
- Kiwi filly Scarlett Lady needs only luck in running to win the Group One Queensland Oaks at Eagle Farm according to her trainer Graeme Rogerson.
- Conditions faultless for Faaltless
- New Zealand trainer Shane Marr's first Australian runner Faaltless will get conditions to suit him at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Holidaying Webb hopes for Ripper win
- Part-time trainer Stuart Webb will be enjoying a family holiday in the United States when dual Group One winner Yosei runs at Eagle Farm.
- New tactics possible for Hot Snitzel
- Trainer Gerald Ryan is considering a change of riding tactics for Hot Snitzel in the erratic youngster's bid to deny the Darley juggernaut in the Sires.
- Heaven out of Derby
- Echoes Of Heaven has been spelled and will not take his place in Saturday week's Group One Queensland Derby.
- Two New Stallions for Egmont Park Stud
- Darling downs stud Egmont Park Stud has just announced two new stallions will join the roster for 2011
- Rocky stakes Flemington claim
- Trainer Jason Clifford has his sights set on the Winter Championship Final for Rocky Times who won a heat of the Series at Bendigo.
- Musgrove's mortgage on Hurdle favouritism
- Eric Musgrove says he has probably the best team of jumpers he's had for a few years and four of them are running at Sandown.
- Hurtle Myrtle to run a Ripper
- Homebody Hurtle Myrtle will be in unfamiliar territory when she chases a second stakes success in Saturday's Group Two Dane Ripper Stakes at Eagle Farm.
- Berry confident of Winter Cup success
- Nathan Berry is confident of giving his career a timely boost on Saturday by landing his first stakes victory as a senior rider.
- Two barrier attendants for Heidilicious
- Trainer John Sadler will take steps to ensure Heidilicious is on her best barrier behaviour for the Queensland Oaks.
- Clark to carry good form to Brisbane
- Tim Clark is having a career-best season in Sydney and the jockey can also play a starring role in Brisbane on Saturday.
- Caught has no intention of quitting job
- Hobby trainer Jeff Caught has no intention of throwing in his fulltime job as a draftsman despite the deeds of his highly-promising three-year-old Falino.
- Pfieffer cautious about Rocker's chances
- The wet weather in Sydney this week has trainer David Pfieffer taking a cautious approach towards the chances of juvenile Prodigal Rocker at Rosehill.
- Wallace not listening to Shoot Out critics
- Trainer John Wallace has heard it all and isn't letting critics of last year's AJC Australian Derby winner Shoot Out get under his skin.
- Australian Turf Club name to stay
- Australian Turf Club will remain the name for Sydney's merged racing entity, it was announced on Thursday.
- Americain to target defence of Cup
- Melbourne Cup winner Americain is being targeted at a defence of his title in November.
- Doubts grow over Queen's Derby hope
- The Queen's hopes of winning her first English Derby are fading with Carlton House suffering strained ankle ligaments ahead of Saturday's Classic.
- Schofield on Buffering in Stradbroke
- Hay List's regular jockey Glyn Schofield will ride Queensland hope Buffering in the Group One Stradbroke Handicap at Eagle Farm on Saturday week.
- Star Witness favourite for Royal Ascot
- The Danny O'Brien-trained colt Star Witness has opened the $6.50 favourite for the King's Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot.
- Makybe Diva's second foal in at Sandown
- Trainer Mark Kavanagh said he would decide on Thursday night whether Makybe Diva's second foal La Dolce Diva would make her race debut at Sandown.
- Adams bounces back from suspension
- Just a day after being handed a lengthy suspension, apprentice Josh Adams got back to business on Wednesday with a winner at Canterbury.
- Cassidy to miss the Stradbroke
- Jockey Larry Cassidy will miss the ride on Buffering in the Group One Stradbroke Handicap at Eagle Farm on Saturday week after being suspended.
- Vindicating weighted up with Mazzacano
- Vindicating gets his chance to bounce back to winning form in the Australian Steeple following the incident-marred Grand Annual.
- Quarterbar a Derby contender?
- Victorian stayer Quarterbar may have raced his way into Queensland Derby contention on Saturday week with his impressive Doomben win.
- Power to go the distance
- Veteran Vision And Power will break new ground and a two-year losing streak if successful in Saturday's Listed Winter Cup at Rosehill.
- Brown fined for modified safety vest
- High-profile jockey Corey Brown is the latest to be fined after being caught with a modified safety vest.
- Curtana can handle back-up says Moody
- Trainer Peter Moody is confident talented filly Curtana can cope with a back-up into the Stradbroke after Saturday's Group Two QTC Cup.
- Seamer chasing another Oaks win
- Jockey Scott Seamer hopes to edge closer to Chris Munce's record of four Queensland Oaks wins on Saturday.
- Ironstein chasing another feature win
- McKell Cup winner Ironstein is on target for a feature off-season double at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Dodson hoping Great can get back to best
- Queensland's richest Group One race is no longer a comeback target but Brett Dodson isn't giving up on More Than Great reliving past glories.
- Moonee Valley to have facelift
- Reconstruction of the famous Cox Plate course is set to begin in 2016 as part of a multi-million dollar redevelopment of the Moonee Valley precinct.
- McEvoy confident of being fit for Oaks
- Darley head jockey Kerrin McEvoy is battling a bout of `flu but has declared his fitness to fulfil commitments at the Queensland Oaks meeting.
- Man From Oz in last-ditch Derby bid
- Trainer Kelso Wood will throw the dice one last time at Doomben as he attempts to qualify Man From Oz for the Group One Queensland Derby.
- Track the key for Ready Steady
- Canterbury's recuperative powers put to the test in Sydney's big wet.
- Adams outed for seven months
- Leading Sydney apprentice Josh Adams has been outed for seven months for returning a positive test to an unnamed banned drug.
- Wood has a million reasons to back-up mare
- Trainer Kelso Wood has a million reasons to break his normal pattern of racing with Zero Rock.
- Beaded penalised for Stradbroke
- Australia's latest Group One winner Beaded has been given a 1-1/2 kilogram penalty for the Stradbroke Handicap and will carry 53kg.
- NZ apprentice fined over illegal vest
- Apprentice Daniel Stackhouse had an eventful day at Caulfield where he rode a winner, was fined $1000 and was severely reprimanded three times.
- Hot Snitzel out to stop Darley dominance
- Gerald Ryan will rely on Hot Snitzel to repel the Darley two-year-olds in the BRC Sires' Produce Stakes at Eagle Farm.
- Carey undecided on Sydney as star returns
- Finding a way for diminuitive mare Influential Miss to increase her value beyond the racetrack won't be trainer Pat Carey's only focus this week.
- Hay List on the mend as campaign ends
- Homesick trainer John McNair and star sprinter Hay List will return to NSW as soon as possible.
- Musgrove concern over wet track
- Eric Musgrove is wary about a heavy Sandown track for some of his runners, including Zealous in the Australian Steeplechase.
- Owner's high hopes for Oaks favourite
- Big race wins are nothing new to Max Whitby but he will get extra satisfaction if Scarlett Lady takes out the Queensland Oaks.
- Ouija Board's first foal breaks through
- Ed Dunlop declared himself thrilled after seeing Ouija Board's first foal Voodoo Prince record his first career victory at Haydock.
- Fame And Glory on target for Gold Cup
- Fame And Glory continued his march towards the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot with a workmanlike display at Leopardstown.
- O'Brien to saddle up Derby quartet
- Irish trainer Aidan O'Brien is poised to have four runners in Saturday's Derby at Epsom.
- King's Stand start remains in balance
- Robin Bastiman is still holding on to the hope that his stable star Borderlescott will appear in the King's Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot.
- NZ racing administrator resigns
- The chief executive of the partnership that controls six of the main racing clubs in New Zealand's lower North Island has resigned.
- Freedman horse made abnormal noise
- Victoria's chief steward Terry Bailey has backed the scratching of Our Smokin Rock at Caulfield which prompted a Twitter tirade from Lee Freedman.
- Ascot still prescribed for Overdose
- Hungarian superstar Overdose remains on course for Royal Ascot and a clash with Australian Star Witness in the King's Stand Stakes.
- Lonhro on way to being a dual champion
- A champion on the racetrack, Lonhro is well on the way to becoming a champion in the breeding barn aided by Beaded's Doomben 10,000 victory.
- McEvoy heading to Brisbane carnival
- Kerrin McEvoy will travel north on Tuesday to ride the Darley team trackwork ahead of his first appearance of the Brisbane winter carnival.
- Shadowfax set for Winter Championship
- Trainer Mark Kavanagh has confirmed Shadowfax will have a crack at the Winter Championship Final in July after another easy win at Caulfield.
- Waller two handed in Oaks
- Trainer Chris Waller is planning a massive assault on the 2012 Brisbane winter carnival after he finishes with this year's features.
- Animal Kingdom to run in Belmont
- Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom has been cofirmed as a starter in the Belmont Stakes where he takes on Preakness conqueror Shackleford.
- Blue is the colour for Godolphin
- Godolphin's 1000 Guineas winner Blue Bunting is favourite to complete a famous double in the English Oaks.
- Tweet costs Freedman $750
- An angry tweet has cost champion trainer Lee Freedman $750 after he told the world how he felt when one of his horses was scratched from Caulfield.
- Heathcote saves best for last
- Premier trainer Robert Heathcote left the best until last when his underrated sprinter Gundy Son scored a heart-stopping win at Doomben on Saturday.
- NZ apprentice rides Randwick treble
- Homesickness may not be too much of a problem for apprentice Jason Collett after he made Randwick his own on Saturday with a winning treble.
- McEvoy back with a winner
- Kerrin McEvoy was unsure of his fitness and was happy to take one for the team and watch Beaded's Doomben 10,000 win from the jockeys' room at Randwick.
- Mixed fortune for Schofields
- While his father Glyn was ruing the scratching of Hay List from the Doomben 10,000, Chad Schofield was winning his first Saturday race.
- Guy faced with a happy dilemma
- Gold Coast trainer Bryan Guy left Doomben with a dilemma on Saturday but he's delighted it is him in a quandary and not someone else.
- Thompson rides first city double
- Secret Flyer broke a run of 15 outs since his last win 21 months ago and helped apprentice Ashley Thompson to his first city double.
- Beaded claims Doomben 10000
- It took six goes but gutsy Sydney mare Beaded finally broke her Group One drought with a nail biting win in the Doomben 10,000.
- Nolen to the fore without Black Caviar
- Luke Nolen didn't let the absence of Black Caviar disrupt his day at Doomben when he booted home Victorian Turnitup to a narrow Grand Prix win.
- Apprentice fined for modified safety vest
- "Inadvertent mistake" gets apprentice Taylor Lovelock-Wiggins a $300 fine.
- Another Waller import wins
- Foreteller will be set for the spring carnival after he became the latest in a long list of imported horses to win in Sydney for trainer Chris Waller.
- Cummings pulls the right rein
- A midweek decision to head north paid dividends when Sydney colt Fontelina scored an easy win at Doomben today.
- Speers celebrates Kavanagh move
- Apprentice Mitchell Speers celebrated his pending move to the Mark Kavanagh stable in Adelaide with a daring ride to score aboard Alberton Park.
- Yulalona stakes Qld Derby claim
- The powerful Darley team has added another weapon to its Brisbane carnival arsenal with Yulalona staking his claim for the Queensland Derby at Randwick.
- Sport Chic set for big spring
- Clinton McDonald described Sport Chic as a top-draw filly and has spring aspirations for her after her win at Caulfield on Saturday.
- Star Mystery makes it three from five
- Lady Be Great was well supported in Saturday's opening event at Randwick but the filly failed to fire as Star Mystery raced to victory.
- Adebisi shows his best
- Adebisi underlined his real ability with a gutsy all-the-way win to win the opening race on Doomben 10,000 day, the Ambassador Travel Handicap.
- Hay List could still be Stradbroke bound
- The Stradbroke Handicap could be back on the agenda for star sprinter Hay List despite his shock withdrawal from Saturday's Doomben 10,000.
- Sydney trainer and stablehand fined
- Trainer Bob Pearse has been fined $1000 over an incident at his Randwick stables in which a stablehand was accidently injured with a blacksmith's knife.
- Waller closing in on milestone
- Chris Waller rates The Verminator as the stable's leading chance at Randwick on Saturday as the trainer edges closer to a career milestone.
- O'Brien full of praise for So You Think
- Irish training wizard Aidan O'Brien has described his star Australian import So You Think as a horse "you don't see very often".
- Fitzroy to step down from VRC
- Rod Fitzroy will step down as VRC chairman and will be replaced by vice-chairman Michael Burn at the club's board meeting on June 24.
- Stablemates set off on winter path
- Dubawi Gold and Epic Dragon will start campaigns at Caulfield aimed at next month's Winter Championship Final.
- Hay List scratched from Doomben 10,000
- The shock scratching of raging favourite Hay List from the Group One Doomben 10,000 was greeted with mixed feelings from rival stables.
- Punters won't let Lady under their guard
- Lady Be Great exceeded expectations on debut but the filly won't be getting under the guard of punters at Randwick on Saturday.
- Pride keeping the faith with La Remlap
- La Remlap hasn't lived up to Joe Pride's expectations so far this campaign but the trainer is keeping the faith with the three-year-old.
- Bridge keen on Mr Clangtastic
- Trainer Les Bridge is moving on from the death of popular mare Hot Danish and has bright prospects of winning the Group Three Premier's Cup on Saturday.
- Frankel joins Caviar as world's best
- Champion Australian sprinter Black Caviar has been joined at the top of the World Thoroughbred Rankings by another unbeaten star, Frankel.
- Peck to charge into Qld Derby contention
- The Darley juggernaut has dominated this season's two-year-old majors but it's also hopeful Peck can storm into Queensland Derby contention.
- McEvoy hopes to be back with a bang
- Kerrin McEvoy makes his return from injury in Sydney on Saturday but will also be keeping a close eye on what's happening in Brisbane.
- Annlea after hat-trick
- Annlea faces a quick back-up for the first time in her career when she tries to complete a hat-trick of wins on Saturday.
- Ganderton noncommittal about future
- Daniel Ganderton still has a point to prove but wouldn't be drawn on his riding future after being suspended for two months.
- Track the key to Basil staying unbeaten
- David Jolly is hoping the track is no worse than slow for unbeaten sprinter Basil Da Man at Caulfield on Saturday.
- Bookies take on So You Think
- British bookmakers believe it won't be long before Coolmore's Australian import So You Think meets his northern hemisphere match.
- Snowden has reservations about Beaded
- Peter Snowden has reservations that Beaded can defy Hay List a place in history in the Group One Doomben 10,000.
- Shimmer chasing crack at Derby
- A Randwick race loaded with Queensland Derby nominations will give progressive galloper Southern Shimmer a chance to stake a claim for the Classic.
- Moroney tips Viking Hero over Tinseltown
- Trainer Mike Moroney believes Viking Hero and veteran Tinseltown can go a long way to turning around his Brisbane Cup fortunes when they clash at Doomben.
- Price says Heaven has a few pluses
- A horror draw and the tight Doomben track look formidable obstacles for Echoes Of Heaven in the Group Three Grand Prix Stakes.
- Tropicana Girl earns shot at Oaks
- Tropicana Girl earned a shot at the Group One Queensland Oaks with victory at Canterbury on Wednesday.
- Fledgling trainer lands first city winner
- Brenton Primmer landed his first metropolitan winner as a trainer when Orientaped won at Sandown.
- MRC announces new feature race
- The Melbourne Racing Club has announced the introduction from 2012 of a lucrative new feature race for three-year-olds on Caulfield Guineas Day.
- Babe could head for Queensland Oaks
- John O'Shea has every intention of running Zabeel Babe in the Group One Queensland Oaks as long as the filly can turn her form around on Saturday.
- Strat's set to fly at Randwick
- A revitalised Strat's Flyer will be out to enhance his trainer's reputation as a minor miracle worker at Randwick on Saturday.
- Clifford team ready after virus
- Trainer Jason Clifford is looking to gain some momentum after a virus swept through his Geelong stables.
- Kiwi apprentice wins first Melbourne race
- New Zealand apprentice Daniel Stackhouse landed his first city winner since being based with the Peter Moody stable at Sandown on Wednesday.
- Heathcote's dilemma - Oaks or Derby
- Trainer Rob Heathcote may sacrifice a Group One Queensland Oaks start in favour of the Group One Queensland Derby with Fillydelphia.
- Lobb switches stables
- Trevor Lobb, an influential figure in the rise of one of Australia's biggest thoroughbred empires, has switched stables.
- Scriven joins Hay List fan club
- Jockey Shane Scriven has joined the Hay List fan club after partnering the giant sprinter in his final gallop ahead of the Doomben 10,000.
- Moses resigned to missing Oaks with Roses
- Song And Roses is expected to be hard to beat at Canterbury on Wednesday but Kevin Moses is resigned to missing the Group One Queensland Oaks.
- Deteriorating track suits Multire Music
- A deteriorating Randwick track throughout Tuesday afternoon further boosted trainer Terry McCarthy's confidence in Multire Music.
- ATC creates new position
- Matt Rudolph has been appointed by the Australian Turf Club to a newly-created role.
- Shadows could still make it to Derby
- All may not be lost for South Australian Derby winner Shadows In The Sun's Brisbane campaign with the gelding on the mend.
- Dale coy about Unanimously's target
- Impressive first-up winner Unanimously is a certain runner at Randwick on Saturday but trainer Matthew Dale is keeping his options open.
- Cummings' swipe at Think's Irish rivals
- As many Australians stayed up to watch So You Think win in Ireland in the early hours of Monday morning, Bart Cummings slept soundly, sure of the result.
- All Silent close to best warns Begg
- Trainer Grahame Begg believes All Silent is nearing his old form and can defy his long odds and raging favorite Hay List to win the Group One Doomben 10,000.
- Mallyon joins Aquanita
- Apprentice Jordan Mallyon will join Aquanita Racing at Caulfield on a three-month loan from trainer Mike Moroney.
- Barrier to decide Gold Trail start
- Gold Trail has carried trainer Gary Portelli to England, Singapore and New Zealand but a trip to Brisbane is in doubt.
- Colless lands Chateau Fort ride in GP
- Trainer Paul Messara rang just one jockey, Glen Colless, after hearing Damian Browne would not be available for Chateau Fort.
- Shinn gets three months off ban
- Blake Shinn has had three months shaved off a 15-month disqualification for betting on horses via third party TAB accounts.
- Scriven waits on appeal decision
- The future of jockey Shane Scriven remains in limbo with a tribunal reserving judgement on his appeal against a five-month riding ban.
- Woorim assured of Stradbroke start
- Brisbane trainer Robert Heathcote is assured of two runners in the Stradbroke Handicap after Woorim received a penalty for his BRC Sprint win.
- Hay List on target for 10,000
- Trainer says Rocket Man couldn't beat Hay List let alone Black Caviar as a war of words begins over who is the best sprinter.
- Sydney runners to restore Cummings order
- Doomben Cup day was a disaster for Anthony Cummings but the Sydney trainer is already preparing to regroup at Randwick this week.
- Lycra Lass to shine at Randwick
- Lycra Lass is being groomed for a middle distance career but not before she tries to end her current campaign with a Randwick win.
- Costa In The Glen to returns
- Costa In The Glen is set to make his first appearance for his new trainer Kelvin Bourke in a heat of the All Victorian Sprint Series on Saturday.
- Hinchinbrook off to England
- Hinchinbrook has brilliantly won a barrier trial confirming that he will run at Royal Ascot next month.
- Shackleford likely to contest Belmont
- Preakness Stakes winner Shackleford is a better than 50 per cent chance to run in the Belmont Stakes setting up another clash with Animal Kingdom.
- Goldi back with a bang
- Super mare Goldikova got her 2011 season off to a winning start in the Prix d'Ispahan at Longchamp.
- Gitano now a Cup prospect
- Well-travelled international galloper Gitano Hernando is likely to be set for the Melbourne Cup after a slashing win in Singapore's biggest race on Sunday.
- Rocket Man to challenge Caviar
- Singapore sprinter Rocket Man has thrown down the challenge to Australia's champion Black Caviar with a resounding win in the KrisFlyer Stakes.
- Hinchinbrook on trial for Ascot
- Hinchinbrook will have a crucial barrier trial at Cranbourne on Monday to confirm a trip to England for the Royal Ascot meeting.
- Rogerson putting stamp on Brisbane
- Graeme Rogerson has cut back his Australian racing interests but is making his mark on the Brisbane winter carnival.
- Hay List dominates 10,000
- The loss of Black Caviar from the Doomben 10,000 has opened the race up, but not by much with Hay List a dominant favourite.
- Price points to Group One for Dubleanny
- The Rupert Clarke Stakes emerged as a Group One target for Dubleanny later this year after the mare notched successive stakes wins.
- Guineas glory for Team O'Brien
- Joseph O'Brien achieved a landmark first Classic success on Roderic O'Connor trained by his father Aidan in the Irish 2000 Guineas.
- Sole Powers Clear In Temple
- Sole Power has bounced back to his best form to land the Temple Stakes at Haydock as Hungarian star Overdose failed to fire.
- Shackleford wins Preakness
- Shackleford has denied Animal Kingdom a chance at the Triple Crown with a daring all the way win in the Preakness Stakes.
- Browne suspended at Doomben
- Damian Browne will miss the plum ride on Chateau Fort in the QCT Derby on June 11 after he was suspended for his winning ride on Woorim at Doomben.
- Klose wins travelling expenses
- An overseas trip for New Zealand galloper Klose has already paid off with the lightly-raced four-year-old storming home to grab victory at Rosehill.
- Reith goes from strength to strength
- Christian Reith achieved his season ambition this week and continued on his winning way at Rosehill with a winning double.
- Rawiller in demand
- Nash Rawiller was absent from Rosehill on Saturday but was still the centre of attention in a dispute between Gai Waterhouse and John O'Shea.
- Falino headed for Stradbroke
- Unheralded Doomben trainer Jeffrey Caught will roll the dice with talented sprinter Falino and chase a back door entry into the Stradbroke.
- Emotional Scriven wins Doomben Cup
- An emotional Shane Scriven fought back tears after combining with his favourite horse Scenic Shot to land their second Group One Doomben Cup on Saturday.
- Adams wins on Ironstein
- Apprentice Josh Adams celebrated his first stakes winner for his new boss Gerald Ryan when he partnered Ironstein to victory in the McKell Cup at Rosehill.
- Kanzan ready for Winter Stakes showdown
- The Darley juggernaut set the scene for an enthralling Group One Winter Stakes next month following gutsy mare Kanzan's Glenlogan win.
- Ramsden wins the Ramsden
- Andrew Ramsden won his own race when topweight Niwot put in a strong staying performance to claim the Listed Andrew Ramsden Stakes.
- Woorim in battle for Stradbroke berth
- Robert Heathcote is willing to tackle a 32-year-old Stradbroke Handicap hoodoo to ensure brilliant sprinter Woorim earns a start in the Group One
- Fibrillation turns in strong Oaks trial
- Fibrillation overcame a setback to get her Queensland Oaks campaign back on track with a fast-finishing victory at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Euryale wins at Flemington
- Assistant trainer Paul Snowden was happy to be proven wrong when Euryale took out the Listed Gibson Carmichael Stakes.
- Scarlett Lady comes up roses
- New Zealand unleashed two of its biggest stars when gun filly Scarlett Lady and boom apprentice James McDonald justified their reputations at Doomben.
- Schofield in rushed trip to ride Hay List
- Glyn Schofield has given Hay List a big tick of approval to win the Group One Doomben 10,000 after making a riding him in a Doomben gallop.
- Darley on track for clean sweep
- Talented youngster Free Wheeling boosted Darley's hopes of a clean sweep of the Group One juvenile races this season with an impressive Champagne Stakes win.
- Nobby Snip may go to Brisbane
- Gai Waterhouse has Golden Rose ambitions for Nobby Snip later this year but may also send the youngster to Brisbane after an impressive win at Rosehill.
- Single one out of the box
- A Queensland Derby start for his stable star Single may be more than a pipedream for trainer Craig Carmody after the gelding's win at Rosehill.
- Rocket Man to lay down Caviar challenge
- Singapore's greatest galloper Rocket Man is out to prove himself a worthy challenger to Australian superstar Black Caviar when he runs at Kranji on Sunday.
- Varenna Miss stakes winter claims
- Trainer Tony Noonan has not ruled out a tilt at next month's Group One Stradbroke Handicap with Varenna Miss.
- Flemington win for Matthew Dale
- Canberra trainer Matthew Dale, on his first trip to Flemington, came away a winner with two-year-old filly Jackpot Queen.
- Head hoping for Golden return
- Freddie Head's wonder mare Goldikova bids to show she has lost none of her talent when she makes her seasonal reappearance at Longchamp.
- Animal Kingdom primed for Preakness
- Trainer Graham is relaxed going into the Preakness Stakes with Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom.
- So You Think picks up Gold gauntlet
- So You Think appears to have the Tattersalls Gold Cup at his mercy with just four rivals in the Irish Group One race.
- Jockeys charged in UK corruption scandal
- Five British jockeys have been charged with involvement in a corruption scandal following an investigation by the British Horseracing Authority.
- Payne pair on trial for Queensland
- Cocky Raider and stablemate Bushcraft will be on trial for a trip to Brisbane when they compete in the same race at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Racing to go on during Randwick renovation
- Randwick's premier race meetings will remain at the track during major construction work next year.
- Tullamore to step up again
- Former New Zealander Tullamore is ready for his next Australian challenge in the Listed McKell Cup at Rosehill.
- Diplomatic to be a force at Flemington
- Trainer Wayne Nichols is optimistic Diplomatic Force can atone for his unplaced Goodwood effort in Saturday's Straight Six.
- Carmody single minded
- Lightly-raced gelding Single could earn a late shot at the Queensland Derby if he rises to the challenge of city racing at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Job not done yet for Alverta
- Alverta's career is drawing to a close but for trainer Paul Messara the job isn't over yet with the mare to target three races before retirement.
- Byrnes sure of good performance
- SA trainer Karen Byrnes is confident Doubly Sure will acquit himself well in the Andrew Ramsden Stakes.
- Bullet firing on all cylinders
- Andreas Suborics is excited about partnering Hungarian speedball Overdose in Saturday's Temple Stakes at Haydock.
- War Machine to battle it out
- Trainer Brett Bellamy believes a step up to 1600 metres at Ballina on Saturday will work in favour of the consistent War Machine.
- Freedman at home in Singapore
- Michael Freedman came to Singapore to make a name for himself and has done so well he's not sure if he'll ever come home.
- Import to join elite Doomben Cup company
- My Kingdom Of Fife will join elite company alongside Rough Habit and Mighty And Power if he can maintain his unbeaten southern hemisphere record.
- Snowden juveniles to step up to the mark
- Darley head trainer Peter Snowden is a master at targeting big races with the right horses and is confident he's got it right for the Brisbane winter.
- Animal Kingdom favourite for Preakness
- Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom is the 2-1 favourite to claim the second leg of US racing's triple crown, the Preakness Stakes.
- Melbourne Cup winner Shocking retired
- Melbourne Cup winner Shocking has been retired and will stand at Rich Hill Stud in New Zealand this spring.
- Bonus to attract overseas sprint winners
- A huge stakes incentive will be available to Global Sprint Challenge winners outside Australia if they run in the Patinack Farm Classic.
- Hay List odds-on in Caviar's absence
- John McNair wasn't surprised to hear of Peter Moody's decision to send Black Caviar for a spell.
- Black Caviar out of Doomben 10,000
- Black Caviar won't run in the Group One Doomben 10,000 with trainer Peter Moody confirming the champion mare will be spelled.
- Tarawera plans in limbo over jockey issue
- Connections are having trouble finding a suitable rider for Tarawera in Saturday's $200,000 Andrew Ramsden Stakes.
- Reunion ride to boost Collett's stocks
- New Zealand apprentice Jason Collett is aiming for his first Australian stakes victory when he reunites with Roi D'Jeu at Rosehill.
- Scriven focused on Doomben Cup
- A confident Shane Scriven isn't letting an appeal hearing cloud his ambition to claim a second Doomben Cup on Scenic Shot.
- Fibrillation ready to march to Oaks beat
- Queensland Oaks aspirant Fibrillation has overcome a setback to keep herself in contention for the fillies' classic.
- Crunch time for Heinrich's winter team
- It's decision day for trainer Gillian Heinrich at Doomben as she sifts through her winter carnival prospects.
- Cassidy tipped to stay with In A Tangle
- Trainer Bryan Guy believes jockey Jim Cassidy won't need any convincing to stick with In A Tangle as his Queensland Oaks mount.
- Wigmore Hall back on track for Cup
- English stayer Wigmore Hall is over a minor scare and firmly back on track for the Singapore International Cup.
- Zenyatta's jockey to make British debut
- Mike Smith, recognised internationally as the rider of US wonder mare Zenyatta, is set have his first ride in Britain next week.
- Holberg in running for Ascot Gold Cup
- Holberg, who finished sixth in last year's Melbourne Cup, is a possible contender for the Ascot Gold Cup.
- Moore has plenty to Think about
- English jockey Ryan Moore will partner the hugely talented So You Think in the Tattersalls Gold Cup at the Curragh on Sunday.
- Waller and Cummings look to Brisbane
- Anthony Cummings and Chris Waller are set to bolster their Brisbane winter carnival teams with winners from the Canterbury meeting.
- Spring beckons Sweet Ella
- Trainer Greg Eurell has spring aspirations for promising filly Sweet Ella who was far too strong for her rivals at Sandown.
- Melito retired with wear and tear injury
- Outstanding mare Melito has been retired from racing and will go to the breeding barn later this year.
- Waller can't split McKell Cup pair
- Chris Waller says he can't split his two chances in an open W J McKell Cup at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Webster hopes filly can overcome visitors
- Promising filly I Walk The Line takes her next step down the Queensland Oaks path in the Group Three Doomben Roses on Saturday.
- Kavanagh winter team at Flemngton
- Mark Kavanagh is eagerly waiting to see some of his unraced two-year-olds make their first appearances over the winter.
- Sydney Cup fall an accident
- The fall in which leading jockeys Kerrin McEvoy and Glyn Schofield were injured has been deemed accidental.
- Shoot Out at fighting weight in Doomben
- Trainer John Wallace believes Shoot Out is ready to reproduce last year's AJC Australian Derby winning form in the Group One Doomben Cup.
- Hay List still a chance for Stradbroke
- The Stradbroke Handicap is back on the radar for Hay List along with a possible switch in training venues while he is in Queensland.
- Overdose ready for first British start
- Overdose's owner Zoltan Mikoczy has a Group One victory in the King's Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot as the priority for the Hungarian sprint star.
- Field of 10 for Doomben Cup
- Imported galloper My Kingdom Of Fife will have nine rivals in Saturday's Group One Doomben Cup as he strives to keep his perfect Australian record intact.
- Workforce absent from So You Think clash
- So You Think will have nine rivals when he goes to the post in Sunday's Tattersalls Gold Cup at the Curragh with Workforce to miss the race.
- Rocket Man ready for KrisFlyer
- Local hero Rocket Man has signalled he is on song to break through in Singapore's biggest sprint with a sparkling gallop at Kranji on Tuesday.
- Olive keen on Commander over 2400 metres
- Nick Olive once doubted whether Voice Commander could win past a mile but he now can't wait to test the gelding over 2400 metres in Saturday's McKell Cup.
- Snitzel can stop Darley clean sweep: Ryan
- Trainer Gerald Ryan believes he has the ammunition in Hot Snitzel to deny Darley an unprecedented clean sweep of this season's five Group One juvenile races.
- Clark closes in on 50 city wins
- Tim Clark is on the verge of achieving his season goal at Canterbury on Wednesday with more than two months to spare.
- Bendigo to host premier Saturday meeting
- Bendigo has been granted a premier stand alone Saturday meeting for three years with the first to be held in March next year.
- Geehayhaitch returns to Sandown
- Injury prone Tasmanian galloper Geejayhaitch returns to Sandown for the first time since winning there last August.
- Heart Of Dreams to miss Doomben Cup
- My Kingdom Of Fife's odds of retaining his unbeaten Australian record have shortened with rival Heart of Dreams ruled out of the Doomben Cup.
- Native primed to repeat the dose
- Kingsgate Native is expected to defend his title in Saturday's Group Two Stakes at Haydock where he will come up against Hungarian champion Overdose.
- Beach gallop key to Raffaello return
- A gallop on the Port Fairy beach on Wednesday will decide if Raffaello resumes for his new trainer Patrick Ryan at Flemington.
- Sincero tightrope doesn't frighten punters
- Sincero is easily the most popular horse in Stradbroke Handicap betting despite his precarious position in the order of entry after the release of weights.
- Stayer to lay foundation for Ritchie move
- New Zealand stayer Roi D'Jeu will launch an advance attack on Sydney racing ahead of trainer Craig Ritchie's permanent move across the Tasman.
- Drunken Sailor runs straight and true
- Drunken Sailor set himself up for a crack at the Melbourne Cup with an authoritative success in the Listed Aston Park Stakes at Newbury.
- Dialed In running for $5.5 million bonus
- Dialed In has a chance to become The Six Million Dollar Horse if he wins the Preakness Stakes.
- Cassidy reunites with Vision And Power
- Joe Pride is banking on a reunion between Jim Cassidy and his veteran galloper Vision And Power to deliver a Group One result on Saturday.
- Warringah ready to spring into action
- Imported galloper Warringah is ready to get his qualifying ticket to go jumping under new trainer Robbie Laing.
- Derby favourite confirmed for Doomben Cup
- Queensland Derby favourite Shootoff is a definite starter in Saturday's Group One Doomben Cup.
- Avdulla out for four meetings
- Stewards have allowed Brenton Avdulla an immediate start to a careless riding ban to allow him to honour a Brisbane winter carnival commitment.
- Song Shan earns Queensland trip
- Song Shan kept herself in contention for a Queensland winter campaign with an overdue maiden victory at Warwick Farm on Sunday.
- Waller double for owners
- Owners Kerry and Jennifer Pooley celebrated a winning double in 24 hours with full brothers Key West at Scone and Great Heart at Warwick Farm.
- The Hombre has to step up at Doomben
- New Zealand trainer John Bary enjoyed Group One success with Jimmy Choux at the Sydney carnival and is looking to The Hombre to do the same at Doomben.
- Hiphopopotamus stayer of the future
- Oddly-named gelding Hiphopopotamus will get the chance to show his potential in the Listed Andrew Ramsden Stakes at Flemington.
- Waller a big fan of Scone
- Sydney's leading trainer Chris Waller is a huge fan of Scone hosting a Saturday meeting and has even called for a Group One event to be created.
- Black Caviar ranks alongside Phar Lap
- Does Black Caviar deserve to be ranked alongside Australia's greatest racehorse Phar Lap? It's an impossible question.
- O'brien urges Derby caution
- Aidan O'Brien insists his battalion for next month's Derby has yet to be finalised and has warned punters to hold off betting just yet.
- Classy Canford lifts Lockinge spoils
- Richard Hannon welcomed potential clashes with Goldikova and Frankel after Canford Cliffs made a successful reappearance in the Lockinge Stakes.
- Lonhro's little sister takes Dark Jewel
- Peter Snowden capped a successful Scone carnival when Lonhro's sister Shannara claimed a breakthrough stakes victory on Saturday.
- Brown ends Scone carnival on a high
- It took Corey Brown 16 rides over two days before he finally landed a winner in the last race of the Scone Cup carnival.
- Wet track can't stop Shadowfax
- Mark Kavanagh has his sights set on a second Winter Championship Final victory after Shadowfax relished heavy ground to score at Caulfield.
- Fillydelphia races into Oaks contention
- Robert Heathcote was rewarded for two of the toughest decisions of his career when Fillydelphia returned to form at Doomben.
- Long shot gives Bart some Scone spoils
- The decision by Bart Cummings to send horses to Scone paid dividends when the long shot Ardeche won the Coolmore 3YO Fillies Handicap.
- Beyond Pardon back to best at Caulfield
- Robert Smerdon was glad he decided not to scratch Beyond Pardon as the four-year-old produced a form reversal at Caulfield.
- Caviar delivers for huge Doomben crowd
- Queenslanders feasted on an entree of Black Caviar and will be back for the main course in the Doomben 10,000 in a fortnight following her BTC Cup win.
- Sincero lives up to Guineas expectations
- Sincero went to Scone with plenty of hype surrounding him and the exciting three-year-old left with his reputation enhanced.
- Humma earns Brisbane Cup stripes
- Outsider Humma gave trainer Rob Heathcote a pleasant surprise with his win at Doomben on Saturday.
- Darley juggernaut hits winter carnival
- The all-conquering Darley stable again signalled its powerful presence in Brisbane when gentle giant Benfica dominated his rivals at Doomben.
- Unwanted filly continues winning run
- Cindarockinrella continued on her winning way in the inaugural $130,000 Darley 2YO Fillies Handicap at Scone on Saturday.
- Stead salutes with Caulfield double
- Mature-aged apprentice Andrew Stead landed his first metropolitan winners in Victoria with a double in successive races at Caulfield.
- Melbourne Cup plans for Scone winner
- Gai Waterhouse has Melbourne Cup ambitions for Tullamore but will first look to feature races in Sydney and Brisbane.
- Sabrage added to Moroney spring team
- Trainer Mike Moroney has Caulfield Guineas aspirations for Sabrage after the two-year-old made an impressive debut at Caulfield.
- Scone win gives Martin Group One buzz
- Tim Martin declared Spot The Rock's win in Saturday's $70,000 Vinery Stud Maiden Plate at Scone felt as good as a Group One win.
- Web Of Love salutes on BTC day
- Patinack Farm started BTC Cup day on a winning note when Web Of Love scored a narrow win at Doomben.
- Anything to spearhead Waller charge
- Chris Waller is reluctant to talk about a premiership win just yet but takes a healthy lead into Sunday's Warwick Farm meeting.
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- Victoria to stay with gross revenue model
- The Racing Victoria board board has rejected the turnover model used by Racing NSW to charge wagering operators.
- Thompson bags birthday double at Scone
- Evergreen jockey Robert Thompson celebrated his birthday in style with a winning double on the first of two feature race days at Scone.
- Motspur wins at Scone
- A plan to miss the autumn carnival with Motspur paid off for trainer Kris Lees when the eight-year-old scored a thrilling win in the Scone Quality.
- Dysphonia wins Scone Cup
- It might not have been the Golden Slipper or Blue Diamond but Dysphonia's win in Friday's Scone Cup was a special moment for trainer Peter Snowden.
- Hunter loses Zendi to heart attack
- Exciting jumper Zendi has collapsed and died of a heart attack after working at Ballarat.
- Dunn back on My Kingdom Of Fife
- Jockey Dwayne Dunn will reunite with his longest priced winner in memory, My Kingdom Of Fife, in the Doomben Cup.
- Black Caviar can't lure Poli to Doomben
- As thousands flock to Doomben for Black Caviar day trainer Bill Poli won't be there and will watch Royal Reign run from the comfort of home.
- Track the key to Avionics
- Trainer Robbie Griffiths says consistent mare Avionics is ready to win but is wary about the prospect of a wet track at Caulfield.
- Birchley starts carnival in style
- Liam Birchley made the perfect start to Scone's two-day racing carnival when he produced Queensland Oaks hopeful Don's Surprise to win.
- Sabrage to make debut at Caulfield
- Mike Moroney has spring aspirations for the nicely bred two-year-old Sabrage who makes his debut at Caulfield on Saturday.
- Nolen wants Black Caviar to run in England
- Jockey Luke Nolen hopes trainer Peter Moody can be persuaded to showcase the world's best sprinter Black Caviar in England next year.
- Sincero on target for Guineas
- Trainer Stephen Farley believes Sincero can do even better on top of the ground at Scone than he did when he ran away with the Gosford Guineas.
- Heathcote stunned by Black Caviar gallop
- Trainer Rob Heathcote is a realist and knows his recent Group Two winner Buffering can't beat Black Caviar in the Group One BTC Cup
- Chateau Fort heads to Derby
- Trainer Paul Messara is not complaining but he does have some reservations about the depth of next month's Group One Queensland Derby at Eagle Farm.
- Hannon duo head Lockinge runners
- Richard Hannon's highly-talented pair Canford Cliffs and Dick Turpin head a field of 10 for the Lockinge Stakes at Newbury on Saturday.
- Crowning glory for majestic House
- A royal triumph in the Derby is now a distinct possibility after the Queen's Carlton House ran out an impressive winner of the Dante Stakes at York.
- Racing Victoria to target overseas horses
- Racing Victoria's recruiter Leigh Jordon leaves for Asia on Sunday to try to attract horses to the Melbourne spring racing varnival.
- Rose Of Peace on Oaks trail
- Rose Of Peace needs to impress in Saturday's Inglis 3YO Guineas at Scone if she is to get another shot at an Oaks victory in Queensland.
- Gold Coast Turf Club chairman banned
- Gold Coast Turf club chairman Andrew Eggleston has been banned for two months after being found guilty of unseemly behaviour.
- Good track boosts Waller's confidence
- The prospect of a good track has given trainer Chris Waller confidence Snow Alert can go one better than last year in Friday's Scone Cup.
- Wood's dilemma with Derby hope Man From Oz
- Trainer Kelso Wood may be forced to send his Queensland Derby hope Man From Oz to the provincials next week ahead of his Qld Derby mission.
- Young apprentice to make his mark
- WA apprentice Damian Lane, on loan to the Ellerton-Zahra stable for three months, has two mounts at Caulfield.
- Moody ignites tactical battle for BTC Cup
- Black Caviar's trainer Peter Moody has raised the stakes in the battle of tactics by declaring the mare could lead in Saturday's Group One BTC Cup.
- Border Rebel looking for repeat win
- An attempt at back-to-back wins on Scone Cup day holds much more appeal for Border Rebel's trainer Sue Grills than taking on Black Caviar in Brisbane.
- Albarado to get share of Derby prize
- Robby Albarado will receive a cut of the Kentucky Derby prize money after losing the winning mount to John Velazquez due to injury.
- Hawkes hopes Black Caviar luck will help
- The John Hawkes stable is hoping some of the Black Caviar luck will rub off when the wonder mare's rider Luke Nolen partners Rainbow Styling.
- Boss hoping to test Black Caviar
- Champion jockey Glen Boss is hoping for one thing at Doomben on Saturday - Hay List's performance to match the hype.
- Delegator to tackle major sprints
- Delegator showed enough potential to suggest he could be a fascinating addition to the sprinting ranks with victory in the Duke of York Stakes.
- Dead jockey was to face cocaine charges
- Jockey Michael Baze who was found dead in his car at the stable area of Churchill Downs was due to face court on cocaine charges.
- Frankel Focus Fixed On Ascot
- Teddy Grimthorpe has no intention of looking beyond Royal Ascot for superstar colt Frankel.
- Rawiller suspended at Randwick
- A careless riding suspension will cost premier Sydney jockey Nash Rawiller the ride on favourite My Kingdom Of Fife in Saturday week's Doomben Cup.
- Red letter day for Schofield
- Young jockey Chad Schofield's star continues to rise with the 17-year-old claiming his first city winner at Randwick on Wednesday
- Guineas contender right at home at Scone
- Colin Scott is hoping the decision to base himself at Scone for the past three weeks can give Speediness an edge in Saturday's Scone Inglis Guineas.
- Carnero back after long break
- Dean Binaisse is cautiously optimistic about injury-prone galloper Carnero's return to the race track after a 2-1/2 year absence.
- Pureness could head to Stradbroke
- Stradbroke Handicap ambitions will go on the line for Pureness in the Listed Scone Cup on Friday.
- Spring hopes for Moroney double
- A former Golden Slipper hope and an imported mare are on a path to the spring carnival after landing a winning double for Mike Moroney and jockey Lisa Cropp.
- Barrier draw won't help Hay List: McNair
- John McNair believes the barrier draw has tipped the scales against his star sprinter Hay List ending the unbeaten run of Black Caviar in the BTC Cup.
- Warrnambool injured seek compensation
- The Victorian government has reiterated its support for jumps racing after several spectators were injured by a runaway horse.
- Firebolt lone carnival visitor for James
- Kiwi trainer Roger James' numbers might be down for this year's winter carnival but he still hopes to play a role with his only visitor, Firebolt.
- Black Caviar to face seven rivals
- Seven sprinters will take up the daunting challenge against unbeaten superstar Black Caviar in the BTC Cup at Doomben on Saturday.
- Soumillon takes Seville mount
- Christophe Soumillon has snared the plum ride on Seville in what promises to be a hugely informative Dante Stakes at York on Thursday.
- Griffiths Happy to rely on Glen
- Robbie Griffiths will rely on Happy Glen in Saturday's second heat of the All Victorian Sprint Series at Caulfield.
- Famous stud to trade under new name
- Lindsay Park Stud, an iconic Australian thoroughbred nursery, has figured in a change of name.
- Moroney pair to boost stable's fortunes
- Mike Moroney is hopeful Viking Hero and Quarterbar can strengthen their claims for the winter staying races when they step out at Doomben on Saturday.
- Heidilicious continues Oaks campaign
- Talented filly Heidilicious will continue her build up to the Queensland Oaks when she goes for back-to-back wins at Sandown on Wednesday.
- Retirement looms for Palacio De Cristal
- The breeding barn beckons for Palacio De Cristal but Grahame Begg is hoping for more stakes success with the talented mare before her retirement.
- Hay List under veterinary microscope
- Queensland stewards will contact trainer John McNair before deciding whether to order a special veterinary inspection of Hay List.
- Squamosa close to race return
- Squamosa will have an exhibition gallop at Randwick on Wednesday but is unlikely to tackle the Group One Stradbroke Handicap next month
- Black Caviar's rivals get set in Singapore
- A selection of the sprinters likely to oppose Black Caviar when she makes her international debut are in Singapore preparing for a showdown on Sunday week.
- Lily ready for top three Guineas bid
- John O'Shea believes emerging filly Tigress Lily is one of the few genuine chances in Saturday's $250,000 Inglis 3YO Guineas.
- Randwick test for Tulloch Lodge filly
- Gai Waterhouse will get an even better gauge on Life Of The Party's potential when the unbeaten filly tackles older horses at Randwick on Wednesday.
- Munce sticks with Love Conquers All
- Leading Queensland jockey Chris Munce will keep the ride on Doncaster Mile runner-up Love Conquers All in two Group One missions in Brisbane.
- Recital to follow Chaparral hoofsteps
- Kieren Fallon sees no reason why Recital cannot put up a good performance in the Epsom Derby.
- Stablemates set for Lockinge clash
- Richard Hannon has indicated his top four-year-olds Canford Cliffs and Dick Turpin will clash for the fourth time in Saturday's Lockinge Stakes.
- Hounds has scent for Belmont raid
- Master Of Hounds is likely to return to America for the Belmont Stakes on the back of a creditable effort in the Kentucky Derby.
- Archarcharch retires after leg break
- Archarcharch, a three-year-old colt that suffered a broken left front leg in the Kentucky Derby, will not race again.
- Bundaberg licence reinstated
- The Bundaberg Race Club has had its licence reinstated after delivering a revised business model to Racing Queensland.
- Howlett's Star set to shine again at Scone
- Wet tracks have hindered Star Of Octagonal's autumn campaign but trainer Todd Howlett says a firmer surface for Friday's Scone Cup can help turn things around.
- Long road back for Costa In The Glen
- Injury-prone galloper Costa In The Glen, who promised so much as a young horse, is on track for his racetrack comeback at Caulfield.
- Toorak Toff steaming towards Queensland
- Toorak Toff is heading "full steam ahead" to Queensland's feature winter sprints despite failing in his racetrack comeback in Adelaide.
- Budding star looking beyond Scone
- Sincero isn't ready to return a peak campaign rating at Scone but trainer Stephen Farley isn't fazed heading into richest race over the two-day carnival.
- Melito takes on Caviar with new jockey
- Glen Colless will partner Melito for the first time when the Sydney mare takes her place against headline act Black Caviar in the BTC Cup.
- Concussed apprentice remains in hospital
- Leading Victorian apprentice Jake Noonan remains in Royal Melbourne Hospital's trauma unit suffering severe concussion from a race fall at the weekend.
- Animal Kingdom to run in Preaknes
- Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom will be heading back to his home turf to await a likely run in the second leg of the Triple Crown.
- House team looking for answers
- The team behind Derby second favourite Carlton House admit they will find out if the Queen's horse is a contender when he runs in the Dante Stakes.
- Craig Williams win Japanese Group One
- Australian jockey Craig Williams has claimed a Group One win in Japan, taking out the NHK Mile in Tokyo aboard Grand Prix Boss.
- Lindop, Melham winners at Morphettville
- Local star Clare Lindop and Melbourne's Ben Melham were the big winners at Adelaide's feature meeting with a Group One win apiece.
- Anthony Cummings wins SA Derby
- More than three decades after he strapped a South Australian Derby winner for his father Bart, Anthony Cummings has his own name on the trophy.
- Fate smiles on Derby's John Velazquez
- The ever-fickle hands of the Kentucky Derby fates seemed determined to crush John Velazquez - until Saturday.
- Gold In Dubai could head to Queensland
- Former sprinter Gold In Dubai may have earned a Queensland winter campaign by winning over 2000 metres at Flemington.
- Erewhon on comeback trail
- Group One winner Erewhon missed the autumn carnival due to illness but is in line for a late cameo in Brisbane.
- Boldan strikes Trial gold
- Zain Al Boldan has put herself into Classic reckoning with a silky-smooth success for Mick Channon and Sam Hitchcott in the Oaks Trial at Lingfield.
- Animal Kingdom wins Kentucky Derby
- In two of the most unlikely stories in Kentucky Derby history, Animal Kingdom won at just his fifth start and Johnny Velazquez finally captured the race.
- Noonan hospitalised after fall
- Leading apprentice Jake Noonan has been taken by ambulance to hospital following a race fall in the last race at Flemington.
- Treble for Reith at Canterbury
- Christian Reith continued to make the most of his opportunities by bagging a winning treble at Canterbury on Saturday.
- Military Rose back in form
- Military Rose has revived memories of her Magic Millions victory with a return to form in the Gold Coast Guineas but the for sale sign is still up.
- English galloper in Flemington upset
- Prominent Sydney owner Richard Pegum may have snared another big race winner following the shock victory of former English galloper December Draw.
- Rusticated earns step up in grade
- A more switched on Rusticated will be aimed at the $200,000 Andrew Ramsden Stakes after successfully stepping up in class at Flemington.
- English horse makes it three from three
- English import My Kingdom Of Fife maintained his unbeaten Australian record and booked Doomben Cup favouritism with a narrow Hollindale Stakes win.
- Shootoff confirms Derby credentials
- As Shootoff confirmed his Queensland Derby credentials at Canterbury on Saturday, 2007 winner Empires Choice had to be euthanased after breaking a leg.
- Tampiko steps up at the Gold Coast
- Underrated mare Tampiko provided the perfect preview for her glamour stablemate Black Caviar with a last stride win in the Prime Minister's Cup
- Beethog Stradbroke bound
- Under-rated mare Beethog defied a series of injury woes to burst into Group One Stradbroke Handicap calculations following her Silk Stocking win.
- Divorces rockets into Oaks contention
- Divorces has installed herself as Queensland Oaks favourite with a big win at the Gold Coast but Peter Snowden warns she is not yet a certain starter.
- Collett's loss Lovelock-Wiggins gain
- Ailing Jason Collett would not have been feeling any better after watching fellow apprentice Taylor Lovelock-Wiggins claim a winning double at Canterbury.
- Reith guides Rain Affair to victory
- Joe Pride pencilled Christian Reith in as first reserve for future rides on Rain Affair after the jockey guided the talented three-year-old to victory.
- Derby looms for Noble Park
- Trainer Mike Moroney may risk sacrificing a spring campaign with promising stayer Noble Park and run him in next month's Queensland Derby.
- Plum Pretty wins Kentucky Oaks
- The Bob Baffert-trained Plum Pretty has won the Kentucky Oaks to give the trainer his second win in the Classic.
- The New Boy makes an impression
- Trainer Danny O'Brien says The New Boy will be given his chance at the Caulfield Guineas after his Flemington win.
- Hot Snitzel on fire in Ken Russell
- Sydney youngster Hot Snitzel emerged a serious winter carnival threat after leaving his opposition in his wake with in the Listed Ken Russell Stakes.
- Toorak Toff back to best
- Rick Hore-Lacy says he confident Toorak Toff has fully recovered from a breathing problem ahead of his comeback in the Goodwood.
- Abbey back in winning Habit
- St Nicholas Abbey provided a belated but thunderous reminder of his capabilities by streaking nine lengths clear in the Ormonde Stakes at Chester.
- Uncle Mo scratched from Derby
- Uncle Mo, second favoruite among Kentucky Derby oddsmakers, has been scratched due to an intestinal disorder.
- Voice Commander on song in Cup
- Canberra warhorse Voice Commander has had to call on all his resources to claim a career-high victory for trainer Nick Olive in the Wagga Wagga Gold Cup.
- Manawanui the punters favourite
- Impressive midweek winner Manawanui hasn't escaped the eye of punters with the two-year-old favoured to win again at Canterbury on Saturday.
- Ganderton to make most of Canterbury
- Daniel Ganderton says the coming weeks are likely to determine his immediate future in Sydney racing and he hopes to make his mark at Canterbury.
- Backgammon on target for Derby
- Peter Snowden is set to claim his second SA Derby in consecutive years with Backgammon for Sheikh Mohammed in Sunday's classic.
- No negatives for Heart Of Dreams
- Mick Price can't find any negatives with dual Group One winner Heart Of Dreams and believes the weight-for-age scale favours him in the Hollindale Stakes.
- Sadler's winning run to continue
- The Malua Racing juggernaut is set to continue a remarkable winning run with three leading chances at Flemington.
- News Alert back from the dead
- Sydney sprinter News Alert set for remarkable comeback at the Gold Coast after recovering from a llfe-threatening stomach virus.
- Hay List sizzles in trial
- Hay List has tuned up for his next assignment against Black Caviar with a scintillating win in a barrier trial at Randwick.
- Hood sprinting to new career
- Guy Walter has found the key to Tie The Knot's half-brother Hood and the gelding will chase a third straight win on Saturday at Canterbury.
- Blinkers gamble with Excellantes
- Trainer Rob Heathcote will gamble on a crucial gear change to snare a Group success with Excellantes in the Gold Coast Guineas on Saturday.
- Chester joy for O'Brien and Moore
- Aidan O'Brien and Ryan Moore's association continued to grow stronger as they combined to lift both of Chester's Group races on Thursday.
- Kauto future In limbo
- Trainer Paul Nicholls reports Kauto Star is well after his defeat at Punchestown on Wednesday and has dismissed talk of retirement as premature.
- Last minute decision on Uncle Mo
- To go or not to go. Uncle Mo's connections are still not saying whether the talented colt will run in the Kentucky Derby.
- Boss to ride Sacred Kingdom
- Glen Boss will replace fellow Australian Brett Prebble on Sacred Kingdom in the Group One KrisFlyer International Sprint in Singapore later this month.
- Al Garhood wins dramatic Steeple
- Al Garhood made it back to back Grand Annual Steeplechase victories in an incident marred race which took the shine off the marathon feature.
- Whittington makes Hollindale inspection
- Trainer Trevor Whittington will make his own track inspection on Friday to decide his tactics with Femina Fashion in the Hollindale Stakes.
- Tinamou wins Warrnambool Cup
- The Robert Smerdon stable came up trumps when it counted most with Tinamou in the Listed Warrnambool Cup.
- Spring beckons for Euryale
- Peter Snowden-trained two-year-old Euryale is set to confirm her potential as a spring filly when she takes on the colts at Flemington.
- Penza unsung hero for Waller
- Chris Waller describes Jeff Penza as an unsung hero of his stable and hopes to utilise the jockey more in the coming months, beginning at Canterbury.
- Kavanagh has strong hand in Goodwood
- Trainer Mark Kavanagh has stacked The Goodwood with five runners in his quest to win Adelaide's feature sprint for the first time.
- Conners invested in filly
- Clarry Conners has had to be patient with two-year-old Invest but is hoping the filly can confirm winter carnival plans with victory at Canterbury.
- God needs some divine help in PM Cup
- His stable name is God, but trainer Pat Webster believes Thankgodyou'rehere may need some divine intervention to win the Listed Prime Minister's Cup.
- Voice Commander on song for Wagga
- The realisation of a long held dream awaits 38-year-old Canberra trainer Nick Olive in Friday's Wagga Wagga Gold Cup.
- Big bonus for Delegance
- The Russell Cameron-trained Delegance picked up a $50,000 bonus for connections when she won the Inglis Bonus 1200.
- Ready To Rip in Guineas
- Jockey Damian Browne expects gun three-year-old Ready To Rip to send a message to his winter carnival rivals in the Group Three Gold Coast Guineas.
- No rash decisions on Kauto future
- Connections of Kauto Star will not rush a decision on the great horse's future despite the 11-year-old being pulled up in the Punchestown Gold Cup.
- Overdose ready for British debut
- Hungarian champion Overdose is set to make his British debut at Haydock later this month.
- Dialed In Kentucky Derby favourite
- Dialed In has been installed the 4-1 early favourite for the Kentucky Derby with Uncle Mo second choice despite being treated for an infection.
- Carlton House installed as Dante favourite
- The Queen's Derby hope Carlton House has been installed the 2-1 favourite for the Dante Stakes at York next Thursday.
- Wheeler has Annual preference for Petushki
- John Wheeler says he has a leaning to Petushki over Banner Strand as he shoots for his fifth Grand Annual Steeplechase victory.
- Debut win earns Brisbane campaign
- Two-year-old Lady Be Great exceeded expectations on debut and earned a trip to Queensland with her victory at Warwick Farm on Wednesday.
- So You Think relation ready to step out
- Trainer Danny O'Brien is measured about the prospects of So You Think's half-brother Now You Know ahead of his race debut at Flemington.
- Uxorious wins Wangoom Handicap
- Matthew Williams fulfilled one of his main ambitions when Uxorious won the Wangoom Handicap at Warrnambool.
- Snowden sleeps on Canterbury starters
- Peter Snowden has ambitious winter plans for Benfica and Free Wheeling but only one of the promising youngsters is likely to run at Canterbury.
- Bargain filly takes aim at Group One
- Immovable Site, a filly bought for only $2,000, will chase a pot of gold for Toowoomba truck driver Gary Bein during the Brisbane winter carnival.
- Mark Thompson quits Patinack
- Patinack Farm boss Nathan Tinkler is on the lookout for a new Queensland foreman following the shock resignation of Mark Thompson.
- Forecast confirms Adelaide run for Force
- Wayne Nicholls will pursue a big-race dream with Diplomatic Force in The Goodwood on the back of a favourable Adelaide weather forecast.
- Zendi gives dashing display in Galleywood
- Dashing jumper Zendi gave Ballarat trainer Damien Hunter his biggest thrill in racing when he won the Galleywood Hurdle.
- Walter, Ford after more Cup joy
- Guy Walter and Jay Ford will be chasing more feature race success together with Skyerush in Friday's Wagga Wagga Gold Cup.
- Niwot to seal comeback at Warrnambool
- Comeback galloper Niwot is poised to reward his patient owners with a win in Thursday's Warrnambool Cup.
- Baffert not sure about Derby chances
- Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert's chances of winning the 137th Kentucky Derby will rest with one horse, an immature colt called Midnight Interlude.
- In-form Heathcote has Hollindale in sights
- Trainer Rob Heathcote is hopeful Our Lukas can continue his stable's flying start to the winter carnival when he contests the Hollindale Stakes.
- Sydney trainer lured by Wagga Wagga bonus
- A $50,000 bonus is a strong enticement for leading Sydney trainer John O'Shea to send two-year-old Hendricus to Wagga Wagga on Thursday.
- Black Caviar sneaks into Brisbane
- Champion mare Black Caviar has secretly arrived in Queensland for her assignment in next week's Group One BTC Cup at Doomben.
- Dale splits runners between bush, city
- Matthew Dale is set to stick with a Wagga Wagga Gold Cup start for Lebrechaun but an adverse barrier draw will see stablemate Unanimously race in Sydney.
- Frankel ruled out of Derby start
- Frankel will next run at Royal Ascot after Henry Cecil said that the remarkable 2000 Guineas winner would not line up in the English Derby.
- Rosebud winner set for Grand return
- Neville Layt wants to return to the state where he achieved his biggest success in racing with a promising galloper who is set to resume at Warwick Farm.
- Brierly winner vindicates Laing's faith
- Vindicating put in an impressive trial for Thursday's Grand Annual Steeplechase when he overcame trouble to win the Brierly Steeple.
- Layt targets Melbourne spring with Karuta
- Karuta Queen will bypass Sydney for Melbourne when she returns to racing for a spring campaign.
- Captain Sonador's career on line
- The jury is out about Captain Sonador this campaign as he faces a possible career swan song in the Listed Prime Minister's Cup.
- Sprinter set to snap into Wangoom action
- Barbara Marshman says Snapparazi should be forgiven for his Newmarket Handicap failure when assessing his Wangoom Handicap chances.
- Heathcote out to continue winning run
- In-form trainer Robert Heathcote will be disappointed if his winning spree doesn't roll on when he saddles six starters at Eagle Farm on Wednesday.
- Zito hopes to be Dialed In as Derby winner
- Nick Zito knows about the ups and downs of the Kentucky Derby, America's greatest thoroughbred race.
- Moroney import primed for Hollindale
- Mike Moroney expects Glass Harmonium to emerge as a genuine Doomben Cup hope with a strong showing in the Hollindale Stakes.
- Vic racecourse a killing field: RSPCA
- Animal activists have renewed their call for jumps racing to be banned after a horse died on the opening day of the Warrnambool Carnival in Victoria.
- So impressive for O'Brien
- Aidan O'Brien is anticipating a fruitful campaign with his Australian import So You Think after he strolled home a 10-length winner on his Irish debut.
- Shootoff puts Derby claims on the line
- Queensland Derby aspirant Shootoff will be tested against older horses on Saturday before he heads north for the Classic.
- Campaign finale for Sydney up and comer
- Manawanui will be given every chance to develop into a carnival horse after he races at Canterbury on Saturday.
- Price weighs up options for Tariana
- Tariana could be surprise runner in the Proud Miss Stakes at Morphettville as trainer Mick Price considers Adelaide and Melbourne options.
- Ipswich feature winner to skip winter
- Steven O'Dea will resist the temptation of winter carnival riches with Amber's Crown despite the filly's impressive win at Ipswich.
- O'Dea after more gold at the Coast
- Steven O'Dea will chase another big pay day on Saturday when he starts classy gallopers Geblitzt and Bianca Jewel at the Gold Coast.
- Beasley's high praise for Rocket Man
- Australian jockey Danny Beasley says Singapore hero Rocket Man is deserved of a lofty world ranking heading into the KrisFlyer International Sprint.
- Last Shogun ready to fire in Brierly
- Jockey Nathan Dunn will be looking to redeem himself on Last Shogun in Warrnambool's Brierly Steeplechase after two disappointing rides.
- Uncle Mo is a go for Kentucky Derby
- Uncle Mo is ready for the Kentucky Derby and his owner Mike Repole is ready to put his money where his mouth is on Saturday.
- Frankel team mull Ascot option
- Royal Ascot looks the most likely next port of call for Frankel following his incredible display in Saturday's 2000 Guineas at Newmarket.
- Bunting sparks Godolphin celebration
- Blue Bunting has given Godolphin another British Classic with victory in the 1000 Guineas at Newmarket.
- Dragon takes claim for top place in HK
- Ambitious Dragon challenged for the right to be regarded as Hong Kong's top galloper with victory in Sunday's QEII Cup.
- Rogerson planning assault on Queensland
- Scarlett Lady will join trans-Tasman trainer Graeme Rogerson's team being aimed at winter riches in Queensland following a Group Two win in New Zealand.
- Queensland Oaks for Heidilicious
- The John Sadler-trained Heidilicious is Queensland Oaks bound after landing her first metropolitan win at Sandown on Sunday.
- Crystal Lily favourite for Goodwood
- Co-trainer Simon Zahra says Crystal Lily and Response have both freshened up well and are set to run boldly in the Goodwood.
- Vision And Power back on track
- Vision And Power will restart his campaign in Saturday's Lord Mayor's Cup with trainer Joe Pride keener than ever to get another Group One victory
- Heart Of Dreams on track for Doomben Cup
- Trainer Mick Price hopes to confirm a Doomben Cup start for dual Group One winner Heart Of Dreams after the Hollindale Stakes.
- Frankel stars in Guineas
- Frankel has scored a stunning victory in the 2000 Guineas to further cement his favouritism for the next month's Derby.
- Greg Ryan scores his biggest win
- Leading bush jockey Greg Ryan was planning to spend his Saturday at a clearance sale but instead wound up winning the biggest race of his career.
- Buffering Stradbroke-bound
- Buffering has booked a Group One Stradbroke Handicap start in June with his Group Two Victory Stakes win at Eagle Farm.
- Nikolic, Maskiell suspended at Caulfield
- Jockeys Danny Nikolic and Jason Maskiell have been suspended in separate races at Caulfield.
- Keepin' The Dream does it again
- Keepin' The Dream's reputation as a NSW provincial and country racetrack giant-killer was further enhanced with his dominant win at Hawkesbury.
- Boom 'N' Zoom scores comeback win
- Comeback galloper Boom 'N' Zoom has completed an unlikely hat-trick of wins for Cranbourne trainer Ken Keys at Caulfield.
- Snowden lands trifecta in Darley Crown
- Peter Snowden was confident Kanzan was the pick of Darley's four-pronged attack in the race it sponsors and the trainer was proven correct.
- Derby dream delivered for Messara
- Unfashionably-bred Chateau Fort burst into Group One Queensland Derby contention with a convincing victory in the Group Three Gunsynd Classic.
- Lucky owner has Caulfield double
- Successful owner Barrie Griffiths combined with co-trainers Mathew Ellerton and Simon Zahra for a winning double at Caulfield on Saturday.
- Tullamore too tough in Stayers Final
- Tulloch Lodge accolades were shared between Gai Waterhouse and her husband Robbie after Tullamore came out on top at Hawkesbury on Saturday.
- City Of Song looks a spring hit
- Trainer John Moloney has flagged an exciting spring ahead for City Of Song after she stormed home to land the Blue Sapphire Stakes at Caulfield.
- Sydney accountant's numbers mount
- Sydney accountant Malcolm Moss had more than 200,000 reasons to smile after consistent mare Royal Reign scored a narrow win at Eagle Farm.
- Upstacker wins for the locals
- An emotional Joan Pracey struggled to hold back tears after two-year-old Upstacker scored a win for the locals at Hawkesbury on Saturday.
- Curtana earns Stradbroke tilt
- Peter Moody says smart filly Curtana is on track for a crack at the Group One Stradbroke Handicap following her first-up win.
- Parr puts bad week behind him
- Jockey Josh Parr found reason to put a difficult week behind him when Mascareri confirmed her liking for wet tracks at Hawkesbury on Saturday.
- Wood considers late TJ Smith fee
- Trainer Kelso Wood will consider paying the late nomination fee for the Group One TJ Smith following Lucky Morna's commanding victory at Eagle Farm.
- Saint Angers on trial for Brisbane
- Beautifully bred filly Saint Angers will be on trial for a Queensland winter campaign at Sandown on Sunday.
- Fletcher disqualified over betting scandal
- Professional punter Stephen Fletcher has been disqualified over his involvement in a Brisbane racing scandal.
- Wet the worry for Torio's Quest
- Brett Partelle has labelled the wet conditions as the biggest danger to Magic Millions Guineas winner Torio's Quest on Saturday.
- Goodwood thrown open as Hay List defects
- The Group One Goodwood in Adelaide has been thrown wide open with star sprinter Hay List a confirmed non-runner.
- Hay List to miss Goodwood
- Hay List won't be heading to Adelaide for the Group One Goodwood Handicap at Morphettville on Sunday week and will instead head straight to Brisbane.
- Keys unlocks Geelong double
- Cranbourne trainer Ken Keys is hoping his luck will hold at Caulfield after training his first double in memory at Geelong.
- Freedman chases third Blue Sapphire
- Lee Freedman says Spatha may have an edge on promising stablemate Baptism as he tries to win a third Blue Sapphire Stakes.
- Curtana on trial for Queensland
- Peter Moody has Queenland carnival aspirations for smart filly Curtana who resumes following a minor injury on Saturday.
- Ford's live chances in Hawkesbury features
- Takeover Target's former jockey Jay Ford ramps up his comeback from injury with chances in the three feature races at Hawkesbury on Saturday.
- Wet not weight scale worries Stephenson
- Trainer Richie Stephenson will go against his better judgment and give Toowoomba flyer Azzaland his first weight-for-age test on a heavy track at Eagle Farm.
- California stakes claim to HK feature
- Local star California Memory added himself to an impressive list of local conteders for Sunday's G1 QEII Cup in Hong Kong
- Jet Plane grounded by injury
- The stellar career of superstar South African sprinter J J The Jet Plane is in limbo after he suffered a serious injury when working in Dubai.
- Angland to return next week
- Australian jockey Tye Angland will resume riding in Hong Kong next week after making a speedy recovery from serious injury
- Callow to ride in India
- Noel Callow flew out for India on Thursday night after being suspended for careless riding at Ballarat the same day.
- Dream capable of another big race surprise
- Keepin' The Dream, invariably unfashionable with punters, has the statistics on board to say he will revel in his role as an underdog at Hawkesbury.
- Messara feels Gunsynd too short for Fort
- Trainer Paul Messara won't be giving up on Chateau Fort's in the Group One Queenland Derby in June even if the three-year-old is beaten at Eagle Farm.
- Collett's star on the rise
- Apprentice Jason Collett has had a good start to his Australian stint and has been given the chance to further announce his arrival at Hawkesbury.
- CEO confident about Hawkesbury racing
- Brian Fletcher has no concerns about the Hawkesbury meeting going ahead on Saturday despite Sydney's wet weather this week.
- Claim to give little General a break
- Ricky Maund has opted for claiming apprentice Ashley Thompson to offset the topweight of diminutive sprinter General Truce.
- Interstate trip to 'make' Speediness
- Trainer Colin Scott believes an interstate trip for the Hawkesbury and Scone Guineas can be the making of lightly-raced three-year-old Speediness.
- Heathcote prays for dry winter,
- Given one wish, leading trainer Rob Heathcote would hope for a dry winter carnival.
- Blackiston doubles up for Sapphire
- Nigel Blackiston will play a double hand at Caulfield in a bid to win his second feature race for the week.
- Cassidy seeks reward for winter start
- John Thompson hopes Jim Cassidy's decision to make an early start to the Brisbane winter carnival will be rewarded in the Group Three Gunsynd Classic.
- So You Think entered at the Curragh
- Dual Cox Plate winner So You Think is scheduled to have his first European start for Irish training legend Aidan O'Brien at the Curragh on Monday.
- Clark riding the crest of a wave
- Fresh from a successful autumn carnival, a confident Tim Clark continued on his winning way with a treble at Canterbury on Wednesday.
- Black Caviar dominates BTC Cup
- Champion Black Caviar is long odds-on to remain unbeaten in next month's Group One BTC Cup in Brisbane.
- Four more for Moore
- Expat Aussie trainer John Moore, fresh from a Group One win in Hong Kong on Monday, will try for another major on Sunday.
- Cup chance for Tarawera
- Classy jumper Tarawera could be a surprise runner in the Warrnambool Cup with connections literally weighing up their options.
- Steps In Time could head to Brisbane
- The Stradbroke Handicap could emerge as a realistic target for Steps In Time if the talented filly can win the Listed Hakesbury Guineas on Saturday.
- Melham outed for 11 meetings
- The Lee Freedman stable will have to find a new rider for Spatha in the Blue Sapphire Stake due to Ben Melham being suspended.
- City Of Song set to bounce back
- Talented filly City Of Song gets the chance to put two unlucky runs behind her when she contests Saturday's Blue Sapphire Stakes.
- Scriven granted stay of proceedings
- Shane Scriven has been granted a stay of proceedings against a five-month suspension for stealing a whip from a rival rider in an Ipswich race.
- Derby path to become clearer for Wood
- Trainer Kelso Wood hopes the path to the Group One Queensland Derby with stablemates Man From Oz and Igles Star will become clearer after Saturday.
- Unforgettable on Stradbroke path
- Mr Unforgettable didn't gain a start in last year's Stradbroke Handicap but victory in Saturday's Rowley Mile could take him a step closer this year.
- Purton enjoying Hong Kong lifestyle
- Life couldn't be better for jockey Zac Purton who wants to continue riding in Hong Kong for another five years.
- Legendary stallion Sadler's Wells dies
- One of the greatest thoroughbred stallions of all time, Sadler's Wells, has died aged 30 of natural causes at Coolmore Stud in County Tipperary, Ireland.
- James sweating on Rasteau Guineas start
- Roger James is sweating on almost half of the Hawkesbury Guineas entry falling by the wayside to confirm ambitious Australian plans for Rasteau.
- Dubleanny Goodwood-bound
- The Mick Price-trained Dubleanny will tackle the Group One Goodwood at Morphettville following her solid win at Flemington on Anzac Day.
- Hay List still a Goodwood chance
- A Goodwood Handicap start for Hay List could still be possible with the star sprinter to be nominated for Adelaide's Group One sprint on Wednesday.
- Tubman could have another flying filly
- Knockabout trainer Mick Tubman is daring to dream again with an unraced filly who is set to make her debut at Hawkesbury on Saturday.
- Highly Recommended is just that
- The Peter Moody stable is predicting a good future for Highly Recommended who will line up in Saturday's Listed Blue Sapphire Stakes.
- Tara out to confirm Brisbane plans
- Conditions are expected to favour lightly-raced filly Song Of Tara at Canterbury on Wednesday when she tries to confirm Brisbane carnival plans.
- Atomic Force sparkles in gallop
- A sparkling track gallop from Group One The Galaxy winner Atomic Force has boosted trainer Darren Smith's confidence in the five-year-old.
- Squamosa back on track
- Golden Rose runner-up Squamosa will trial on Friday ahead of a Brisbane winter campaign aimed at Group One success.
- Payne on comeback trail
- Group One-winning jockey Michelle Payne is three weeks away from resuming riding track work and about six weeks away from race riding.
- Don't forget Memory
- Memory continues to please her connections ahead of Sunday's 1000 Guineas at Newmarket.
- Irish national euphoria for Nina
- Nina Carberry delighted the huge Easter Monday crowd at Fairyhouse by winning her first Irish Grand National on Organisedconfusion.
- Beadman and Moore win Hong Kong Mile
- John Moore and Darren Beadman have combined to take out the rich Hong Kong Champions Mile and uphold the local tradition.
- Sincero wins Gosford Guineas
- Outstanding three-year-old Sincero has claimed his first stakes win in difficult conditions, racing away with the Gosford Guineas.
- Clipperton a winner in town
- Randwick's Anzac Day meeting came within one shower of being called off and spoiling the biggest moment in apprentice Sam Clipperton's life.
- Scriven walks off a winner
- Embattled jockey Shane Scriven walked off Eagle Farm racecourse in winning fashion today with the knowledge his stellar career might be over.
- Refusal on right track for Melbourne Cup
- Trainer Nigel Blackiston has Melbourne Cup aspirations for Right Of Refusal after his runaway win in the VRC St Leger Stakes at Flemington.
- The Big Steel headed to Warrnambool
- Consistent gelding The Big Steel has scored a timely win at Flemington ahead of next month's Warrnambool Cup.
- Liveandletdie scores at Flemington
- Mark Kavanagh is usually quick to work out where his horses are best suited but admits three-year-old Liveandletdie has been a frustration.
- Sniper too slick at Randwick
- Driving rain at Randwick couldn't dampen Tracey Bartley's spirits after Slick Sniper gave the trainer his first winner from his new Wyong base on Monday.
- Rangirangdoo to be rested
- A cautious Chris Waller will protect stable star Rangirangdoo to try to give him the spring preparation he wasn't able to have last year.
- Waller on top after carnival
- Leading Sydney trainer Chris Waller is taking a brief holiday after ending the Sydney carnival on top of the world.
- Chula Vista to appreciate drop in grade
- Anthony Cummings will lower the bar with Chula Vista at Randwick on Monday hoping to get the filly a confidence building win.
- Aussie influence in Hong Kong
- Australia may not have a runner in the Group One Champions Mile but there's still plenty of Aussie depth in the 1600-metre feature at Sha Tin on Monday.
- Henry has confidence in Pray For Me
- Bush trainer Barry Henry is confident he can pull off a masterful performance when former Victorian mare Pray For Me makes her Brisbane debut.
- St Leger hopes for Freedman filly
- Lee Freedman has Oaks-placed filly Giggleswick primed to give him his second VRC St Leger Stakes win at Flemington.
- Scenic Shot on track for lucrative winter
- West Australian warhorse Scenic Shot confirmed he is on track for another profitable winter carnival when he scored an emotional win at Eagle Farm.
- Ladys Angel salvages Cup day Pride
- Mudlark Ladys Angel salvaged Sydney Cup day for the Doncaster Mile-winning combination when she landed the Listed Hall Mark Stakes at Randwick.
- Winning post to hospital in 90 minutes
- Kerrin McEvoy experienced the highs and lows of horseracing at Randwick on Saturday, from a Group One treble to concussion.
- Red Colossus wins Victoria Handicap
- Four-year-old Red Colossus has made belated campaign launch with "a bonus" victory in the Group Three Victoria Handicap at Caulfield.
- Ready To Rip just that
- Top jockey Damian Browne issued a warning to potential rivals after gun galloper Ready To Rip returned to racing in blistering fashion at Eagle Farm.
- Two riders fall as Quinn steals Cup
- As Rod Quinn celebrated an unlikely victory in the Sydney Cup, fellow jockeys Glyn Schofield and Kerrin McEvoy were in hospital after a fall in the big race.
- Paddy set for the spring
- Paddy O'Reilly has given his connections confidence heading in to the spring after crowning is comeback from a fetlock injury with a Group
- Fall costs Schofield a Group One win
- A Sydney Cup fall cost Glyn Schofield a Group One win on Hay List in Saturday's All-Aged Stakes at Randwick.
- Stand To Gain wins Sydney Cup
- Trainer Chris Waller experienced every emotion possible as he watched Stand To Gain win him his first Sydney Cup.
- Bad day gets worse for Pride
- Joe Pride knew he was in for a bad day when his cat got run over on Saturday morning and it didn't get much better.
- My Kingdom Of Fife wins Queen Elizabeth
- My Kingdom Of Fife, once raced by the Queen, made an unexpected arrival on Australia's weight-for-age stage with a stirring Queen Elizabeth Stakes win.
- Octopussy back to best
- Classy mare Miss Octopussy has made a timely return to winning form ahead of next month's Group One The Goodwood in Adelaide.
- Sworn To Secrecy wins Emancipation
- Any doubts about Sworn To Secrecy's ability to handle a heavy track were quickly dispelled with the filly's dashing win in the Emancipation Stakes.
- Darley captures two-year-old triple crown
- The Darley team captured the Sydney two-year-old triple crown at Randwick but not before a wayward Helmet almost threw away the Champagne Stakes.
- Shootoff outguns Randwick rivals
- Lowering the autumn carnival bar for Shootoff turned out to be a winning move when the three-year-old ploughed through a rain-sodden track on Saturday.
- Stradbroke option for Red Tracer
- Talented filly Red Tracer could be Stradbroke bound with Chris Waller to consider the Brisbane Group One option following her win at Randwick.
- Maid earns Adelaide trip
- Promising filly Manhattan Maid has earned an interstate stakes assignment after scoring a stylish win at Caulfield.
- McEvoy to end carnival on a high
- Kerrin McEvoy can end a dream autumn on a high if Helmet confirms his favouritism in the Group One Champagne Stakes on Saturday.
- Victoire Pisa out of QE II Cup
- Dubai World Cup winner Victoire Pisa has been ruled out of Sunday week's QE II Cup in Hong Kong with a leg injury.
- Bellamy has strong hand at Coffs
- Weight of numbers suggests trainer Brett Bellamy will have a strong influence on his home track at Coffs Harbour on Saturday.
- Needs Further needs prize money
- The motivating factor behind racing Needs Further in Saturday's Group Three Frank Packer Plate at Randwick is to boost his spring carnival credentials.
- Fanjura aiming for second Easter Cup
- Trainer Lee Freedman says imported galloper Fanjura is ready to revisit a past glory and win his second Group Three Easter Cup.
- Read To To Rip ready to fly
- If confidence counts for anything, Andrew Williamson predicts exciting Sunshine Coast galloper Ready To Rip is poised for a big campaign.
- Anthony Cummings has eyes on the prize
- Horses at the opposite ends of their careers will be out to enhance trainer Anthony Cummings's reputation as a carnival giant killer at Randwick.
- Zedi Knight in right gate
- Trainer Brendan McCarthy says a favourable barrier draw has enhanced Zedi Knight's prospects in Saturday's Victoria Handicap
- Waller strength in All-Aged
- Chris Waller has nine runners in Group One races on Saturday including his two autumn stars Danleigh and Rangirangdoo.
- Begg hoping to make noise with All Silent
- A Queen Elizabeth Stakes field devoid of a genuine weight-for-age star has Grahame Begg growing in confidence about Palacio De Cristal.
- Maguire appeal successful
- Grand National-winning rider Jason Maguire has been successful in his appeal against a 10-day riding ban.
- Smoken Up returns swab irregularity
- Smoken Up, winner of the InterDominion Pacing Grand Final at Auckland's Alexandra Park earlier this month, has returned a positive swab.
- Scriven outed for five months
- Veteran Queensland jockey Shane Scriven has been handed a career-threatening five-month ban for stealing an apprentice's whip during a race at Ipswich.
- Retrieve chasing elusive Group One
- Three-year-old Retrieve will be out to farewell Australian racing on a high with a belated Group One win in Saturday's Queen Elizabeth Stakes.
- Hawk Island primed for Sydney Cup
- Imported stayer Hawk Island has really hit his straps in Australia and will be one of the favourites for Saturday's Sydney Cup at Randwick.
- Star Witness heads Australia's Ascot tilt
- The Danny O'Brien-trained Star Witness heads a contingent of four Australian entries for the Royal Ascot meeting in June.
- Spacecraft hurdling to Easter Cup
- Four-year-old Spacecraft has been living up to his name with some aerial work in preparation for the Group Three Easter Cup at Caulfield.
- Gollan's strong team for the winter
- Top young Toowoomba trainer Tony Gollan is licking his lips in anticipation of what might lay ahead.
- Praecido to chase SA Derby success
- Next month's Group One South Australian Derby has emerged as the target for honest stayer Praecido.
- Express slowed by weight and gate
- A steep weight rise and wide barrier have dampened trainer Steve McKinnon's enthusiasm for Orbit Express' bid to win successive Victoria Handicaps.
- The carnival is over
- The autumn carnival comes to a close on Saturday with the bumper Sydney Cup meeting featuring four Group One races.
- Fletcher found guilty by Qld stewards
- Professional Sydney punter Steve Fletcher has been found guilty of involvement in Queensland's Bold Glance betting scandal.
- Apprentices steal the show at Canterbury
- Apprentices Jason Collett and Josh Adams made the perfect start to new chapters in their riding careers with victories at Canterbury on Wednesday.
- Moody's Oaks plan for Grenada Road
- Peter Moody will try to get nicely-bred staying filly Grenada Road to the Queensland Oaks ifollowing her strong win at Sandown.
- C'est La Guerre new Sydney Cup favourite
- C'est La Guerre has displaced his Lloyd Williams-owned stablemate Mourayan as favourite for Saturday's Sydney Cup.
- Blow to Pride ahead of Queen Elizabeth
- An angry Joe Pride is relying on a Queen Elizabeth Stakes scratching after dual Group One winner Vision And Power failed to make the final field.
- Heathcote looks set for second premiership
- Brisbane's reigning premier trainer Robert Heathcote extended his lead in the metropolitan title race with a winning double at Doomben on Wednesday.
- Bart after elusive autumn Group One
- Salade will be Bart Cummings' final chance to claim a Group One win during the Sydney Carnival when he runs in Saturday's Champagne Stakes.
- Allen back on Danzylum
- Comeback jockey Matthew Allen will renew acquaintances with Danzlylum in the Group Three Victoria Handicap at Caulfield.
- Heathcote keeping an eye on the weather
- Premier Brisbane trainer Robert Heathcote is praying to the weather gods as he plots the path for many of his winter carnival aspirants.
- Freedman keen on Above Average in Cup
- Above Average has never been beaten by Sydney Cup favourite Mourayan and Lee Freedman is upbeat that trend can continue at Randwick on Saturday.
- Uate out to stop Darley triple crown
- The Kris Lees-trained Samantha Miss thwarted Sebring's triple crown bid and the trainer hopes Uate can do likewise to the Darley operation on Saturday.
- Adams chasing first win for new boss
- Sydney's leading apprentice Josh Adams, now indentured to Gerald Ryan at Rosehill, will be out to notch his first winner for his new boss at Canterbury.
- Flat race saves Tarawera
- A decision to enter exciting chaser Tarawera for a flat race at Sandown has saved his Grand Annual Steeplechase campaign.
- Arnold snares Singapore mount
- Former Melbourne trainer Cliff Brown has called on Steven Arnold to ride inform galloper Zac Influence in the Group Two Singapore Three-Year-Old Classic.
- A different Shoot Out on show this week
- John Wallace believes a different Shoot Out will turn up at Randwick for the All-Aged Stakes after the gelding disappointed in the TJ Smith Stakes.
- Webb hoping for better luck with Avienus
- Trainer Mark Webb is hoping for a bit of luck with the barrier draw and in running for Avienus in Saturday's Easter Cup at Caulfield.
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- Importing success a tried and true method
- Chris Waller's success with imported stayers could result in its biggest pay day in Saturday's Sydney Cup.
- Adelaide three-year-old in WFA reckoning
- Retrieve might not be the only three-year-old to try his luck at weight-for-age at Randwick on Saturday.
- Al Garhood on track for second Von Doussa
- Last year's Von Doussa Steeplechase winner Al Garhood has shown he is on track for a repeat performance with an encouraging trial result at Oakbank.
- Stay-at-home Melito treads familiar path
- Melito could have been racing at Sha Tin instead of Randwick this weekend but trainer Gerald Ryan is happy with the decision to stay home.
- Breeding giants set for Champagne battle
- Patinack Farm will match Darley for numbers in a bid to thwart the rival breeding and racing operation's bid for the Sydney two-year-old triple crown.
- Flat Chat to Easter Cup
- Exciting five-year-old Flat Chat will crown his meteoric rise through his classes with a crack at the Group Three Easter Cup at Caulfield.
- Whip incident inquiry to resume Thursday
- An inquiry into leading jockey Shane Scriven's use of another rider's whip in a provincial Queensland race will resume on Thursday
- Guineas unlikely for Helleborine
- French filly Helleborine has been all but ruled out of a crack at the 1000 Guineas at Newmarket.
- Bookies running scared of Frankel
- Frankel is set to be sent off the shortest-priced 2000 Guineas favourite since 1970 Triple Crown winner Nijinsky.
- Hot Danish dies after illness
- Popular mare Hot Danish has died after losing her battle with an infection caused by a leg injury.
- Hawk Island firms for Sydney Cup
- Hawk Island is the big mover in Sydney Cup betting following his gritty win under 61 kilograms in Saturday's JRA Plate.
- Goldikova nearing race return
- Trainer Freddie Head reports wonder-mare Goldikova to be in the form of her life ahead of yet another season of top-level racecourse action.
- Black Piranha ready for comeback
- Black Piranha is still three weeks away from his return but trainer Con Karakatsanis believes he is on target for his shot at Stradbroke history.
- Moroney looking for a wet Cup day
- Sydney's wettest April day in a decade came a week too early for trainer Mike Moroney who would like a repeat on Sydney Cup day.
- Clark riding in peak form
- Tim Clark believes his Group One heroics at Randwick on Saturday could help propel him to a new level in his riding career.
- Warrior seeks Easter Cup win
- Shamoline Warrior will chase a belated win in the Group Three Easter Cup ahead of a winter spell and a crack at the majors in the spring.
- Scenic Shot back for Doomben Cup
- Scenic Shot will launch his quest for a second Group One Doomben Cup when the western warrior makes his Queensland return at Eagle Farm.
- No comment on race-fixing claims
- The British Horseracing Authority has refused to comment on new allegations of race fixing in a London newspaper.
- Cedarberg to miss Sydney Cup
- Trainer Pat Carey has resisted the temptation to run Cedarberg in the Sydney Cup and will instead run him in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes.
- Southern Shimmer to shine at Grafton
- Monday's Grafton meeting represents an important stepping stone for promising three-year-old Southern Shimmer.
- Beshabar wins Scottish National
- Tim Vaughan continued his excellent end-of-season form as Beshabar turned in a fine round of jumping from the front to clinch the Scottish Grand National.
- Brilliant Frankel leads Cecil domination
- A not fully-fit Frankel was still far too classy for the opposition as Henry Cecil's budding superstar made a more than satisfactory start to his season .
- Tim Clark rides a Group One double
- Doncaster Day at Randwick belonged to young jockey Tim Clark who stole the show with a Group One double including the feature on Sacred Choice.
- $150K to zero in minutes
- For a few precious minutes, a 31-year-old Sydney policeman who never bets knew what it felt like to be one of the bigwigs of the turf.
- Duff in dilemma with Steel Zip
- Consistent sprinter Steel Zip left trainer Pat Duff with a dilemma following the gelding's victory in the Listed Queensland Day Plate at Doomben.
- More Joyous flops in wet race conditions
- Thousands of punters were left feeling less than joyous when the much-touted star of the show, More Joyous, flopped in wet conditions at Randwick.
- Smith celebrates first group One win
- Two decades after training his first Group One placegetter in the Galaxy, Darren Smith went one better when Atomic Force raced away with the sprint.
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- What the jockeys said after the $2 million Doncaster at Randwick on Saturday.
- Grove likely to miss Goodwood
- Stirling Grove is only an outside chance to contest next month's Group One The Goodwood in Adelaide despite an emphatic Flemington win.
- Azzaland overcomes distance hoodoo
- Toowoomba flyer Azzaland broke a distance hoodoo and opened a few winter carnival doors with a stunning victory at Doomben.
- Bargain buy Stole scores career-best win
- The Brian Jenkins-trained Stole, who cost her owner Ross McCarroll only $NZ100 as a yearling, landed her career-best win at Flemington.
- Sacred Choice wins Doncaster Mile
- Heavy rain in Sydney was music to the ears of trainer Joe Pride whose Sacred Choice ploughed through the Randwick mud to win Saturday's Doncaster Mile.
- Hawk Island relishes the Randwick wet
- Wet track specialist Hawk Island produced a stunning Sydney Cup trial to win the Listed JRA Plate with a big weight at Randwick on Saturday.
- Absolutely wins AJC Australian Oaks
- Melbourne filly Absolutely broke her maiden in devastating style when she beat Derby winner Shamrocker in the AJC Oaks on Saturday.
- Lucha Libre makes it two from two
- Lightly-framed filly Lucha Libre defied her size to muscle her way to victory at Randwick on Saturday at just her second start.
- Draw suits My Destiny in Gosford Guineas
- A good draw and an attractive prizemoney purse have convinced trainer Con Karakatsanis to have a crack at the Listed Gosford Guineas with My Destiny.
- Streama could be a star of the future
- Streama ended her two-year-old campaign on a high note and provided trainer Guy Walter with a race-to-race double with her victory in the Keith Mackay Quality.
- Highly Recommended wins on debut
- Highly Recommended has emulated the success of his glamorous stablemate Black Caviar with a debut win at Flemington.
- Hood could be off to Brisbane
- Unlike his champion half-brother Tie The Knot, Hood shows signs of shaping as a quality sprinter as evidenced by his strong win at Randwick on Saturday.
- Danagaze to bid for black type
- Trainer Lawrie Mayfield-Smith will give under-rated Danagaze every opportunity to feature at black-type level during the upcoming winter carnival.
- Darci on Derby path
- Bede Murray has the Group One Victoria Derby in his sights with Darci Be Good after the colt scored a strong win in the Fernhill Handicap at Randwick.
- First QTIS 600 Winner for Seidnazar
- Seidnazar (Rory’s Jester x Dangerous Seam) has produced his FIRST Queensland QTIS 600 winner.
- Avdulla loving the ride on Ilovethiscity
- Brenton Avdulla has made the most of his opportunities on Ilovethiscity this autumn but hopes he's not finished yet with the Doncaster Mile in his sights.
- News Alert after Galaxy "bonus"
- Con Karakatsanis wasn't sure if News Alert would ever get back to racing but the trainer never doubted the sprinter's toughness.
- Shrapnel to give Galaxy a shake
- Mark Kavanagh has no doubts Shrapnel is a Group One horse and punters seem to agree as the colt has been well supported to win the Galaxy at Randwick.
- Gear change to help Iron filly in Oaks
- Chris Waller has taken blinkers off Iron Lace for Saturday's AJC Australian Oaks to give the filly her best chance at trying to upstage the favourites.
- Bird wants Harvey's horses to fly
- Sunline's strapper Claire Bird is hoping to enjoy more Doncaster success on Saturday, this time as racing manager for Gerry Harvey who has two runners.
- Weir stablemates to clash at Flemington
- Ballarat trainer Darren Weir is confident stablemates Means A Lot and What A Beauty will both perform well when they clash on Saturday.
- Dating could be Oaks threat to Shamrocker
- Connections of Dating believe the New Zealand filly can be a threat to Shamrocker in the AJC Australian Oaks on Saturday.
- Thompson keeping an eye on Brisbane
- John Thompson's attention will be on Doncaster day at Randwick but he'll still take a keen interest in a Brisbane result.
- Corstens takes Ky to limit
- Trainer Leon Corstens has pumped the work into stakes-placed mare Ky's The Limit in the hope of her winning her first city race at Flemington.
- Queensland beckons Bright Heart
- A trip to Queensland is in the offing for Bright Heart if she can live up to her trainer Clarry Conners' faith in her ability at Randwick on Saturday.
- Randwick favourite to undergo vet test
- JRA Plate favourite Galizani will be examined by a Racing NSW veterinarian at Randwick on Saturday after missing a start last week.
- Heathcote not running from Black Caviar
- Rob Heathcote is prepared to take on Black Caviar during the Brisbane winter carnival provided Woorim makes a satisfactory comeback at Doomben.
- Black Caviar still on track for Brisbane
- Peter Moody says an indefinite suspension to horse transport by domestic airlines will not stop Black Caviar from racing in Brisbane.
- Shamrocker can match Research - Conners
- Research is the only filly to complete the AJC Australian Derby-Oaks double but her trainer Clarry Conners believes she will be joined by Shamrocker.
- Sky Heights a special horse: Alderson
- Cindy Alderson described 1999 Caulfield Cup winner Sky Heights, who had to be put down on Wednesday, as a special horse.
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- Rokstar in tune for city test
- An impressive debut win has set up the Mark Kavanagh-trained colt Gonna Be A Rokstar for his first city assignment at Flemington.
- Stead gets his chance in town
- Mature-aged apprentice Andrew Stead returns to metropolitan racing on Saturday with four rides at Flemington.
- Torio's target still undecided
- A decision on a weekend stakes target for dual acceptor Torio's Quest will be left as late as possible.
- Eclair to fly to Goodwood
- Three-year-old Eclair Flyer can book his place in next month's Group One The Goodwood in Adelaide should he hold his form at Flemington.
- Moroney's finger on the Group One Pulse
- Mike Moroney will chase a Group One double on Saturday with King Pulse's Galaxy chances hinging on how the lightly-raced sprinter handles the Sydney way.
- Shamrocker can match Research: Conners
- Research is the only filly to complete the AJC Australian Derby-Oaks double but her trainer Clarry Conners believes she will be joined by Shamrocker.
- Doncaster Pride hinges on the weather
- Joe Pride is hoping for rain and believes Sacred Choice can upset glamour mare More Joyous in Saturday's $2 million Doncaster Mile if the heavens do open.
- Weight's right for Fillydelphia
- Trainer Rob Heathcote believes weight students should maintain their faith in talented filly Fillydelphia when she takes another step down the Qld Oaks path.
- O'Brien aiming high with Shamrocker
- Major Cups are already on trainer Danny O'Brien's wish-list for Shamrocker despite unfinished business in what has been a stellar autumn campaign.
- Stephenson looking at winter options
- Trainer Richie Stephenson rates Azzaland the fastest horse he's trained and is hopeful winter carnival options will emerge after he starts at Doomben.
- Tinkler spends up big again
- Nathan Tinkler's sporting shopping list for the week hasn't stopped with a rugby league supercoach.
- Manawanui overcomes strife to score
- Trainer Ron Leemon had resigned himself to defeat but two-year-old Manawanui overcame trouble at the start to produce a win at Canterbury.
- Noble Park emerges as Derby hope
- Mike Moroney is looking ahead to the Brisbane carnival with lightly-raced three-year-old Noble Park who has emerged as a Queensland Derby candidate.
- Robbie Waterhouse in Gai's corner
- Bookmaker Robbie Waterhouse is firmly in his wife's corner as the trainer shoots for a record-equalling seventh Group One Doncaster on Saturday.
- Testa chasing five on the trot
- Mick Price says he couldn't be happier with Testa My Patience who is chasing his fifth straight win on Saturday.
- Brown deflated by Lass' Oaks draw
- A deflated Corey Brown admitted he would have to produce something special to get Mirjulisa Lass home from the outside alley in Saturday's AJC Oaks.
- Mortons seek Derby dream with Coca Dubwai
- A Derby dream which turned into a nightmare for owners Glenn and Lisa Morton could finally become a reality following Coco Dubwai's Eagle Farm win.
- Websters' budding star in the Galaxy mix
- Untapped Thankgodyou'rehere has been confirmed for a Group One return in what promises to be a defining campaign for the sprinter-miler.
- Doyle favours Stradbroke next year
- It may be a year early for Celtic Dancer but the three-year-old will go under the spotlight for the Brisbane winter carnival sprints at Doomben.
- Shamrocker favourite for Oaks
- Shamrocker is the favourite to become the first filly to claim the AJC Australian Derby-Oaks double in 20 years after Wednesday's barrier draw.
- Secret's size to offset big weight
- Marc Conners is confident Pimpala Secret's size can offset a big weight as the trainer hopes to get the three-year-old back into the winners' circle.
- Flat Chat with options
- Trainer John Sadler has nominated Flat Chat for three races at Flemington in an unusual move to keep the gelding's options open.
- Sister Madly after elusive Group One
- Stakeswinner Sister Madly is back in peak condition ahead of Saturday's Galaxy and what will be one of her last attempts to snare a Group One victory.
- Hexy Legs chases Melbourne success
- Fresh from a successful summer stint in Tasmania, Hexy Legs returns to Sandown for what will be his preliminary to a bush Cup in NSW.
- Doncaster would be Joyous' crowning glory
- Gai Waterhouse says victory for More Joyous in Saturday's $2 million Doncaster would be a crowning moment for the best credentialled miler in the land.
- Begg's pair draw out in Doncaster
- Grahame Begg doesn't place too much importance on barriers in 1600-metre races at Randwick which is just as well when it comes to the Doncaster.
- Moroney says Oaks should be 'interesting'
- Brazilian Pulse's trainer Mike Moroney says Shamrocker's Derby success makes for an interesting race in Saturday's Group One AJC Australian Oaks.
- Bold Glance aims to equal Dalrello
- More Joyous favoured to give trainer Gai Waterhouse a record-equalling seven Group One Doncasters at Randwick but Norm Hilton plans to spoil the party.
- Shoot Higher could be aimed for the winter
- Shoot Higher, a relative of last year's AJC Australian Derby winter Shoot Out, can enhance his chances of a Brisbane winter carnival campaign at Eagle Farm.
- More Joyous favourite for the Doncaster
- Champion mare More Joyous is the $2 favourite for Saturday's $2 million Doncaster Mile at Randwick after drawing barrier eight in the field of 18.
- Weighty issue confronts Doncaster field
- Plans for Rangirangdoo hold the key to the Doncaster Mile weights after Racing NSW confirmed they will be raised if last year's winner doesn't accept.
- Floods affect Yarra Valley racing
- The flood ravaged Yarra Valley track could be two years away from holding its next thoroughbred race meeting, says Hines.
- Quinton has right formula for Oaks success
- Ron Quinton has called on his experience as an Oaks-winning trainer and jockey to declare Crafty Irna a genuine AJC Oaks contender.
- God Help Her on trial for NSW start
- God Help Her is on trial for a start in next month's Inglis Scone Guineas when she runs at Flemington on Saturday.
- Bloodstock figure heads Magic Millions
- Respected bloodstock agent Vin Cox has been appointed managing director of the Magic Millions thoroughbred auction and sales company.
- Ortensia to set record straight in Galaxy
- Ortensia returns to Randwick on Saturday for the Galaxy with Tony Noonan determined to take the Group One sprint trophy home to Melbourne.
- Punters switch focus to More Joyous
- Autumn carnival punters are on the verge of cashing in for the second time in seven days on a glamour mare of the Australian turf.
- Proud Ginger basks in National Glory
- It was not hard to determine the sense of fatherly pride in Ginger McCain, even if much of what he said in interviews was unprintable.
- Owner blasts National criticism
- Owner Andy Stewart has hit back at criticism of Saturday's Grand National at Aintree following the death of two horses in the race.
- Jimmy Choux earns a holiday
- Black Caviar lived up to all expectations at Randwick on Saturday but for New Zealand's star Jimmy Choux, Derby day brought disappointment.
- Diehard Milne not giving up Doncaster
- Roger Milne believes he's been around long enough to be labelled a Queenslander and will carry the state's diehard traditions into the Doncaster.
- Shamrocker favourite for Derby-Oaks double
- Shamrocker has moved to outright favouritism to become the first horse since Research in 1989 to add the AJC Australian Oaks to her Derby win.
- More Joyous ready for her day in the sun
- If it wasn't for Black Caviar, More Joyous would be acclaimed as the best mare, if not the best horse, in the country.
- Grand plans in limbo after fall
- Jumping as shadows has interrupted veeteran sprinter Grand Duels' preparations for the Group One Goodwood in Adelaide next month.
- Kauto Star on Gold mission
- Kauto Star remains on course to round off his campaign in next month's Punchestown Gold Cup.
- Ballabriggs wins Grand National
- Ballabriggs carried the story of the most famous family in Grand National history on for another generation at Aintree.
- Nolen suspended at Randwick
- Black Caviar's jockey Luke Nolen has been suspended at Randwick but is free to ride the champion mare at her next start.
- Crafty Irna seals AJC Oaks berth
- Crafty Irna has staked her claim for the AJC Oaks with victory in the Adrian Knox Stakes at Randwick.
- Myrtle hurtles in Sapphire Stakes
- The Matthew Smith-trained Hurtle Myrtle staved off possible retirement when she chimed in down the outside to win the Sapphire Stakes at Randwick.
- Zedi Knight continues winning run
- Rejuvenated sprinter Zedi Knight is in career best form heading to the Victoria Handicap after posting his fourth win this campaign.
- Black Caviar steals the show
- Black Caviar won her 12th straight race, another $600,000 in prize money and the hearts of 25,000 punters at Randwick.
- Jasminka a serious winter contender
- Brian Smith may raise the bar to the Stradbroke Handicap with Jasminka followng the mare's briliant victory at Doomben.
- Almodovar plays his role in Moody spree
- Peter Moody capped off a memorable day when Almodovar completed a three-state treble with his victory in the Galilee Series Final.
- $3.2 million worth of Black Caviar
- Black Caviar, the world's top-rated horse, remains unbeaten in 12 starts after winning the $1 million TJ Smith Stakes at Randwick.
- Shamrocker wins AJC Australian Derby
- On a day when the AJC Australian Derby might have had to play second fiddle to Black Caviar, Shamrocker put it back in the spotlight.
- McNair's excitement short-lived
- John McNair psyched himself up on Saturday morning believing Hay List was a realistic chance of ending the unbeaten run of champion mare Black Caviar.
- Darley does it again as Helmet salutes
- Darley's domination of the feature juvenile races continued on Saturday when Helmet overcame an interrupted preparation to win the Sires' Produce Stakes.
- Fife earns Queen Elizabeth start
- My Kingdom Of Fife, a gelding formerly owned by the Queen, earned a shot at the Group One race named after her when he scored an upset win at Randwick.
- Black Caviar wins TJ Smith Stakes
- Black Caviar honoured her contract to the Sydney racing public with a devastating display in the TJ Smith Stakes and showed just why she is world's best.
- Once Were Wild back in the winner's circle
- Gai Waterhouse may have the last laugh over owner John Singleton following Once Were Wild's dazzling return to form at Randwick.
- Valuabelle knocked about at Caulfield
- Valuabelle's winning run has come to an end after she suffered head injuries in a barrier mishap in the Derrinstown Stud Plate at Caulfield.
- Needs Further confirms rapid rise
- Needs Further left trainer Gai Waterhouse and jockey Nash Rawiller excited about the future after a strong win in the Carbine Club Stakes at Randwick.
- Queensland beckons for Burnout
- Two-year-old Burnout could be bound for a Queensland winter campaign after he resumed with an impressive win at Caulfield.
- Old theory reaps rewards for Bailey
- Some advice given to Alan Bailey paid off for the Gold Coast trainer when Shadows `n' Stars scored a hard-fought win at Doomben.
- Anise strikes first on Derby day
- Sheikh Mohammed's Darley team opened proceedings on Derby day at Randwick with Anise scoring a narrow win in the Group Three Kindergarten Stakes.
- Americain sixth in France
- Melbourne Cup winner Americain has finished a creditable sixth in a 3100 metre race in France after being held up for a run in the straight.
- Tracer shows her class in PJ Bell
- Red Tracer showed her class under lights at Canterbury on Friday night when she unleashed a strong turn of foot to claim the Listed PJ Bell Stakes.
- Schofield looking for Hay List improvement
- Jockey Glyn Schofield is counting on rapid improvement from Hay List's last-start win as he attempts to end wonder mare Black Caviar'swinning streak.
- Wide draw the worry with Zedi Knight
- Brendan McCarthy is hoping a wide barrier doesn't foil in-form sprinter Zedi Knight's chances of taking out the Shadwell Australasia Stakes.
- Bart fancies his chances at Randwick
- Bart Cummings will be a spectator when Black Caviar runs in the TJ Smith Stakes but fancies his chances in the other two Group One races at Randwick.
- Walter eyeing second Sires' Produce
- Guy Walter doesn't start many two-year-olds in Group One races but says Exceed And Exalt deserves his chance to try win him another Sires' Produce.
- Jasminka faces weight hurdle
- Brian Smith hopes classy mare Jasminka can prove she's a genuine winter carnival sprints contender by overcoming a hefty weight rise at Doomben.
- Jolly tests Basil in sprint
- Basil Da Man has been a revelation for his South Australian trainer David Jolly who will give him his most serious test in the Reaan Cup at Caulfield.
- Gai chasing first AJC Australian Derby
- Her legendary father, the late TJ Smith, won a record nine AJC Australian Derbys and Gai Waterhouse will be chasing her first at Randwick on Saturday.
- Oaks picture to be clearer for Guy pair
- Gold Coast trainer Bryan Guy hopes his Queensland Oaks picture will become clearer when stablemaktes Wabeel and In A Tangle clash at Doomben on Saturday.
- Black Caviar arrives in Sydney
- Champion racehorse Black Caviar has arrived safely in Sydney after an overnight road trip from Melbourne.
- Moody gets his pick of the colts
- Peter Moody missed out on the half-brother to his champion mare Black Caviar but he still got his pick of the colts at the Australian Easter Yearling Sale.
- Filly could turn Gooree's luck around
- Smart Missile is out of the autumn carnival but Gooree Stud's Andrew Baddock is still hopeful of winning the Sires' Produce Stakes with Shared Reflections.
- Nolen chasing Group One honours
- Luke Nolen is looking to add to his tally in his quest to become leading Group One jockey of the season for the first time.
- O'Farrell on Caviar bandwagon
- Barry O'Farrell started a shorter-priced favourite in the NSW election than Black Caviar will be on Saturday and the new premier is on her bandwagon.
- TJ Smith a rich race within a race
- Black Caviar's rivals look to be racing for a rich second prize at Randwick on Saturday.
- Elusive King chasing Derby consolation
- Elusive King will be out for a consolation win when he contests Saturday's Galilee Series Final at Caulfield.
- He's Remarkable could spring Derby shock
- While all the Derby attention has been on Jimmy Choux, another Kiwi has been quietly going about his business before he attempts to upstage the star.
- Melito to tread a familiar path
- Quarantine issues have forced Melito out of the Champions Mile in Hong Kong with the mare to follow a similar path to last year in Sydney and Brisbane.
- No great expectations from Heinrich
- Trainer Gillian Heinrich is being realistic and hasn't any great winter carnival expectations for her three fillies who clash at Doomben.
- Red Tracer favourite for PJ Bell
- There will be no early night for Chris Waller ahead of the Randwick carnival with the trainer's Red Tracer favourite for the PJ Bell Stakes on Friday.
- Our Lukas to fore after Buffering setback
- Trainer Rob Heathcote is hoping Our Lukas can spark fresh life into the stable's winter carnival fortunes at Doomben.
- Smart Missile out of Sires Produce
- Trainer Anthony Cummings' aspirations for a Group One win with two-year-old Smart Missile this season with the colt found to be injured after track work.
- Sale clearance pleasing
- Boosted by the sale of Black Caviar's half-brother for more than $1 million, the Australian Easter Yearling sale has remained buoyant.
- Queen's former horse in at Royal Randwick
- Royal Randwick is the appropriate setting for one of the Queen's ex-racehorses to begin his Australian career on Saturday.
- Moody after another Derby
- Black Caviar's trainer Peter Moody also has a strong hand in Saturday's AJC Australian Derby at Randwick.
- McMahon bounces back after drug suspension
- Jockey Ric McMahon's career received a timely boost after landing his first metropolitan winner at Eagle Farm since a drug-related suspension.
- Royaltown Road on track for Galilee
- Pony-sized three-year-old Royaltown Road has found his niche as a stayer and emerged as a leading contender for the Galilee Series Final at Caulfield.
- All aboard the Black Caviar express
- Black Caviar, the world's top-rated horse, has the whole nation talking about her Sydney debut at Randwick on Saturday.
- Uate a flyer like his namesake
- Unbeaten colt Uate is named after one of the National Rugby League's brightest prospects and he can continue his own rise to prominence on Saturday.
- Black Caviar's half-brother a millionaire
- Black Caviar fever arrived in Sydney a couple of days early when a half-brother to the champion mare sold for more than $1 million.
- Form to decide Rosie's winter
- Bevan Laming will wait and see how Ringa Ringa Rosie performs in her comeback at Doomben before raising any great winter carnival expectations.
- Laing off to Oakbank with Vindicating
- Robbie Laing will make his first trip to Oakbank with Vindicating who won Victoria's opening steeplechase of the season.
- Messara gets breeding award
- Arrowfield Stud boss John Messara has been honoured for his contribution to the NSW and Australian breeding industries.
- The Black Caviar show coming to Sydney
- The Black Caviar show rolls into town on Saturday with trainer Peter Moody leaving no stone unturned for the mare's Sydney debut.
- Prices up on first day of Easter sale
- The Australian Easter Yearling sale got off to a buoyant start in Sydney on Tuesday with the average close to $250,000.
- Moody's options for Emily
- The Peter Moody stable is mulling over a start for Cute Emily at Caulfield or the SA Sires' Produce Stakes on Saturday.
- Smart Missile pleasing Cummings
- Golden Slipper scratching Smart Missile continues to please trainer Anthony Cummings ahead of Saturday's AJC Sires' Produce Stakes at Randwick.
- Pass Me By in jumps debut
- The Peter Moody-trained Pass Me By gets the chance to revive his racing career when he makes his jumps debut at Sandown.
- Black Caviar works the Sydney way
- Black Caviar continued preparations for her much-awaited Sydney debut with a pleasing hitout at Caulfield on Tuesday morning.
- Liesele on comeback trial for winter
- Trainer Liam Birchley hopes a midweek restricted race will be the springboard to possible winter carnival riches for talented filly Liesele.
- O'Shea's mixed news ahead of Sires
- John O'Shea will enter Saturday's Sires' Produce Stakes optimistic with Golden Slipper placegetter Elite Falls but the news for Foxwedge hasn't been as good.
- Wallace hopes wet will hamper Black Caviar
- Gold Coast trainer John Wallace is clinging to the hope a wet track could be the chink in Black Caviar's armour ahead of the sprinter's Sydney debut.
- Gerald Ryan buys top lot at Yearling Sale
- Trainer Gerald Ryan pays a million dollars for the top priced lot on the first day of a buoyant Easter Yearling Sale in Sydney.
- El-Issa denied stay of proceedings
- El-Issa denied a stay of proceedings by the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (QCAT) pending his appeal against a two-year disqualification.
- Jimmy Choux chasing second Derby
- New Zealand star Jimmy Choux will have 13 rivals at Randwick on Saturday as he aims to become a dual Derby winner.
- Expensive yearling jumps into action
- A $1.5 million yearling has found a new lease on life and won his first race as a jumper at Warrnambool.
- Rockstardom graduates to city racing
- Makybe Diva's first foal Rockstardom will make his city debut at Caulfield on Saturday over a distance trainer Danny O'Brien says is ideal.
- Makybe relation a first day sale highlight
- A half-sister to three-time Melbourne Cup winner Makybe Diva will be among the stars of the first day of the Australian Easter Yearling sale.
- Horse death at Warrnambool jumps
- A horse fatality has marred the start to the Victorian jumps season at Warrnambool with five-year-old Casa Boy put down after a fall.
- Scone carnival worth $1.8 million
- The Scone Cup carnival will reach new heights this year and organisers predict it will just be the start of things to come.
- Black Caviar deserves Derby day spotlight
- The trainer of the AJC Australian Derby favourite is happy for his horse to be reduced to a support role behind Black Caviar on Saturday.
- Smart Missile passes barrier test
- Controversial Golden Slipper scratching Smart Missile is back in the running for autumn carnival spoils.
- Realistic Messara looks beyond TJ Smith
- Outstanding mare Alverta will begin her final racing campaign in the toughest way possible, against champion Black Caviar.
- Mosse leaves Hong Kong on winning note
- Charismatic Gerald Mosse completed his latest Hong Kong contract with a winning double at Sha Tin.
- Aintree officials ready to water
- Aintree may resume watering before the three-day Grand National meeting begins on Thursday.
- So You Think stars in Curragh workout
- Dual Cox Plate winner So You Think put in an eye-catching track gallop at the Curragh on Sunday, winning the workout against two stablemates.
- It's all aboard the Black Caviar express
- Black Caviar will be kept in familiar surroundings for as long as possible ahead of her first start outside Victoria.
- Snowden maintains faith in Retrieve
- Peter Snowden hasn't given up on Retrieve as a leading AJC Australian Derby chance.
- High profile punter charged
- Stewards have laid a charge against of Australia's best-known punters during an inquiry which has already led to a leading jockey's disqualification.
- Rangirangdoo to undergo tests
- Tests later this week will decide the future of dual Group One winner Rangirangdoo.
- Sepoy staying on in Australia
- Golden Slipper winner Sepoy will continue to race on in Australia before a possible overseas campaign.
- Melbourne Cup winner set to resume
- Americain is due to resume in France in two weeks as part of a long campaign aimed at winning back-to-back Melbourne Cups.
- Right Of Refusal on song for Caulfield
- Exciting young stayer Right Of Refusal is back on track for the Listed Galilee Series Final.
- Dreamaway wins WATC Derby
- Dreamaway is being hailed as a wonder filly after she extended her winning sequence in the WATC Derby on Saturday.
- McCoy pleased with Binocular
- Champion jockey Tony McCoy was beaming after a schooling session with Binocular on Saturday morning.
- Stewards gear swiped before Slipper
- A would-be thief almost caused mayhem before the start of Saturday's Golden Slipper by taking binoculars and walkie-talkies belonging to stewards.
- Nathan Berry could miss Group One ride
- Apprentice Nathan Berry faces the prospect of missing a Group One ride after being the only Golden Slipper day jockey to fall foul of stewards.
- Swift Alliance helps ease Gooree's pain
- Swift Alliance ended a gut-wrenching day for Edwardo Cojuangco's Gooree Stud on a sweeter note when he raced to his second straight Sebring Stakes win.
- Brown picks up two Group Ones
- Corey Brown came to Rosehill on Saturday with few expectations and was more surprised than anyone when he walked away with two Group One trophies.
- Syreon heading for the Doncaster
- Trainer Chris Waller was thankful for the persuasive powers of Syreon's owner after the gelding scored a gritty win in the Group Three Queen's Cup.
- Sepoy's Slipper: the sport of sheikhs
- Racing was the sport of sheikhs rather than kings when the ruler of Dubai's hot favourite Sepoy won the $3.5 million Golden Slipper.
- Theseo runs last race
- Popular galloper Theseo, a genuine weight-for-age performer for much of his career, has run his last race.
- Sepoy's Slipper win hits bookies
- Rails bookmaker Robbie Waterhouse says his colleagues will be counting the cost of Sepoy's stunning Golden Slipper victory for a long time to come.
- Speers in Farm treble
- Apprentice Mitch Speers threw down the gauntlet to his junior colleagues when he produced a brilliant display to notch a winning treble at Eagle Farm.
- What the jockeys said after the Slipper
- What the jockeys said after the $3.5 million Golden Slipper at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Flat Chat surprises Sadler
- Trainer John Sadler says he is astounded by the improvement made by Flat Chat who completed a hat-trick of city wins.
- Stephenson's masterstroke as Azzaland wins
- Toowoomba trainer Richie Stephenson pulled off a masterstroke when he readied sizzling sprinter Azzaland for a triumphant racetrack return at Eagle Farm.
- Unbridled joy as Sepoy snares Slipper
- Unbridled joy surrounded Sepoy's win in the Golden Slipper as the Darley camp celebrated Sheikh Mohammed's biggest win in Australia at Rosehill.
- Emotional Waller lauds Rangirangdoo
- An emotional Chris Waller struggled to find the words to describe Rangirangdoo after the gelding won the George Ryder Stakes.
- More Joyous wins Queen Of The Turf Stakes
- As people watched in awe as More Joyous cantered to her fifth Group One victory, her jockey Nash Rawiller admitted the mare gave him goosebumps.
- Mirjulisa Lass wins Vinery Stud Stakes
- Nobody wanted to buy her and she was a rank outsider in the Vinery Stakes at Rosehill but Mirjulisa Lass has won the Vinery Stud Stakes.
- Cedarberg causes another Slipper day upset
- Pat Carey will focus on the Melbourne spring carnival after emerging stayer Cedarberg caused another upset at the Sydney Carnival to win the Group One BMW.
- The drinks are on Singo
- When you own a winning horse, three pubs and a brewery, and your name is John Singleton, there's only one outcome - free beer for punters.
- Barangaroo relishes drop in class
- Well-bred filly, Barangaroo who was once considered a Thousand Guineas chance, has relished a drop in class to score at Moonee Valley.
- Cash Bound wins for Cup-winning owner
- Melbourne Cup-winning owner Gerry Ryan was back in the winners' circle at Moonee Valley when Bound won the opening event.
- Derby still a query for Fast Clip
- Gai Waterhouse was adamant Tulloch Stakes winner Fast Clip would not run in next Saturday's Group One AJC Australian Derby.
- Big Spirit shows plenty of it
- Four-year-old mare Big Spirit has scored a tenacious all-the-way in at Moonee Valley and earned a short spell before a winter campaign.
- Do You Think grabs Slipper consolation
- One of racing's most enduring partnerships was left to wonder what might have been when Do You Think kept his unbeaten record at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Punters rally behind Sepoy
- Punters have continued to support favourite Sepoy on the eve of the $3.5 million Golden Slipper at Rosehill.
- El-Issa disqualified for two years
- Jockey Bobby El-Issa has been disqualified for two years for his handling of a horse in a race at Eagle Farm in February.
- Queen a once in a lifetime for Layt
- Neville Layt has spent his working life in racing waiting for a horse to come along good enough to be in a race like the Golden Sipper. In Magic
- Smart horses, smart owners in the Slipper
- An impressive list of runners in Saturday's Golden Slipper Stakes are the property of a similarly impressive list of owners.
- O'Shea tense ahead of Golden Slipper
- Golden Slipper week is always tense, but John O'Shea admits it's even more so for him this year.
- Joyous gives Rawiller goose bumps
- As people watched in awe as More Joyous cantered to her fifth Group One victory, her jockey Nash Rawiller admitted the mare gave him goose bumps.
- Hawkes chasing sixth BMW
- The Hawkes family have been involved in some of the great moments in the history of the Group One BMW at Rosehill and can add another chapter on Saturday.
- Pulse after another Oaks
- Michael Moroney is keen to make the most of Brazilian Pulse's three-year-old season with the filly set to be given a chance to chase a treble of Oaks.
- Tampiko's hefty weight rise at the Valley
- Tampiko has to deal with a hefty weight rise second-up in preparation for a start in the Group Two Queen Of The South Stakes.
- Trainer's quest for new start
- Former Tasmanian trainer Jason Clifford is looking for a perfect start to his relocation on the mainland with Forbidden Quest at Moonee Valley.
- Slipper day holds fond memories for Waller
- Golden Slipper day 2007 was a watershed for trainer Chris Waller and the beginning of a new phase of his career.
- Lucky Leak wins Weetwood
- A relationship forged 11 years ago in Sydney struck gold at Toowoomba on Thursday when Lucky Leak scored in the $150,000 Weetwood Handicap.
- Rosehill downgraded ahead of Slipper
- Overnight rain and intermittent drizzle have forced a track downgrade ahead of Rosehill's Golden Slipper meeting.
- Import Laristan pleasing Hayes
- David Hayes believes Laristan can produce a bold showing in the Group One BMW, but it's the Sydney Cup where he expects the stayer to really shine.
- Melham hopes to win first-up in Slipper
- Ben Melham is upbeat that he can win the Golden Slipper at his first ride in the race aboard Running Tall.
- Begg hoping Melito pressures Joyous
- Grahame Begg wouldn't be surprised to see something take a chance and apply the pressure to glamour mare More Joyous in the Group One Queen Of The Turf.
- Black Caviar rated world's best
- Black Caviar has been officially rated the world's best racehorse following the first release of the World Thoroughbred Rankings for 2011.
- Skilled to press his Doncaster claims
- Ilovethiscity will not be the only three-year-old to have his Doncaster Mile prospects assessed in a traditional weight-for-age lead-up at Rosehill.
- National Jockeys Trust lunch at Randwick
- The National Jockeys Trust will hold a luncheon at Randwick to assist jockeys, retired jockeys and their families facing hardship.
- Craft hoping Lucky Dubai can find form
- Former Wyong trainer Kim Craft is hopeful her quality mare Lucky Dubai is about to turn the corner and return to her best form at Eagle Farm on Saturday.
- Weight test for Moshe
- Team Hawkes has expressed fears about the placement of Black Caviar's brother Moshe against better-performed fillies at Moonee Valley.
- O'Shea upbeat about Sworn To Secrecy
- A scintillating track gallop ahead of the Group One Vinery Stud Stakes has trainer John O'Shea upbeat about Sworn To Secrecy's chances on Saturday.
- Long time between Slipper drinks for Bart
- It's been more than three decades since Bart Cummings won a Golden Slipper and he thinks it's about time to put that right.
- Punters stick solid to Sepoy
- Golden Slipper punters have shrugged off the possibility the race will be run on a wet track to keep the faith with long-time favourite Sepoy.
- Penguins' Crosby to join morning skates
- Penguins centre Sidney Crosby has been cleared to return to Pittsburgh's morning skates on game days, but he will not participate in full practices.
- Slipper day boasts $7.5 million prizemoney
- Golden Slipper day at Rosehill boasts $7.5 million prizemoney spread over nine races, the richest program on the Australian calendar.
- So You Think in Lockinge mix
- Former Australian superstar So You Think could have his first start for new trainer Aidan O'Brien in the Lockinge Stakes at Newbury on May 14.
- Schofield confident of taking Slipper ride
- Glyn Schofield says he is confident he will be able to ride at Saturday's Golden Slipper meeting despite having to forfeit rides at Randwick on Wednesday.
- Apprentice rides first Melbourne winner
- Kilmore apprentice Ashley Thompson landed his first Melbourne winner when You I Find scored at Sandown.
- Yorke fined $7000
- Coffs Harbour trainer Gordon Yorke has been fined $7000 for Mooltan having elevated levels of testosterone in his system in a race in January.
- VRC and TVN in 15-year media rights deal
- The Victoria Racing Club has extended its media rights with ThoroughVisioN for the next 15 years.
- Brotherly love wins the day at Doomben
- Brotherly love overcame sibling rivalry at Doomben on Wednesday when leading apprentice Justin Wood replaced his injured younger brother Mitchell and won.
- Another Rosehill Kiwi win on the cards
- The success of star New Zealander Jimmy Choux last week has trainer Stephen McKee keen to uphold Kiwi pride in Saturday's George Ryder Stakes.
- Distance step-up for Ocean Challenger
- Ocean Challenger will return to Moonee Valley to convince trainer Darren Magro she deserves a crack at next month's Queen Of The South Stakes.
- Satin Shoes Bowman's best Slipper chance
- Colts fill the first three positions in Golden Slipper markets but Hugh Bowman doesn't think it will be the same at the finish of Saturday's showpiece.
- Pinker in the pink for Vinery Stud Stakes
- Greg Eurell has used the last three weeks to increase Pinker Pinker's workload and have her ready to take on gun filly Brazilian Pulse.
- Olive after another Weetwood
- Canberra trainer Nick Olive is confident he has chosen the right horse to give him his second Weetwood Handicap winner in three years on Thursday.
- $38 million sale paves way for new track
- The development of a world-class racing and training facility in Melbourne's southeast is a step closer after the $38 million sale of Pakenham racecourse.
- Just six rivals for More Joyous
- Glamour mare More Joyous will have just six rivals as she looks to claim her fifth Group One success in Saturday's Queen Of The Turf Stakes at Rosehill.
- Noonan to ride Lass at the Valley
- Trainer Shaun Dwyer has engaged gun apprentice Jake Noonan for Dutchy's Lass at Moonee Valley on Saturday in an effort to turn her form around.
- Rawiller's confidence in Descarado
- Nash Rawiller is convinced Caulfield Cup winner Descarado can turn the tables on Zavite when they meet again in Saturday's BMW at Rosehill.
- Karuta Queen works "the place down"
- A sizzling track gallop at Queanbeyan has Neville Layt convinced Karuta Queen is on target to bounce back to her best in the Golden Slipper.
- Prain's mare after four straight city wins
- Winner Take All can earn a late carnival stakes race berth if she can make it four straight city wins on Wednesday.
- Slipper focus on Smart Missile
- The Golden Slipper focus is firmly on second favourite Smart Missile following a scintillating workout at Randwick and a favourable barrier.
- Wide draw a worry for Sertorius
- Promising three-year-old Sertorius has the right form around him but trainer Bruce Elkington is hoping he can overcome a wide draw at Sandown.
- Sepoy remains Slipper favourite after draw
- Sepoy has retained his place at the head of Golden Slipper betting after coming up with barrier 10 for the world's richest race for two-year-olds.
- Sepoy draws 10 in Slipper
- Long-time Golden Slipper favourite Sepoy has come up with barrier 10 for Saturday's $3.5 million feature at Rosehill.
- Full field for Golden Slipper
- A full field of 16 will run in Saturday's $3.5 million Golden Slipper at Rosehill, the world's richest race for two-year-olds.
- Chance Bye runs last race
- Fairytale filly Chance Bye has been retired after pulling up lame following a race at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Mosheen ready for Slipper call-up
- Leon Corstens has declared Mosheen a superior juvenile to his only Golden Slipper runner ahead of Saturday's Group One feature.
- Knobel suspended on handling charge
- Apprentice Ben Knobel was suspended after pleading guilty to failing to take all reasonable and permissible measures necessary to win on Glacier King.
- Brown to ride Hot Snitzel in Slipper
- Corey Brown will honour his booking for the Golden Slipper long shot Hot Snitzel who he committed to before riding Salade to qualify for the race.
- Bundaberg race licence suspended
- A country Queensland racing club has had its licence to hold thoroughbred meetings suspended.
- King Mufhasa puts Sydney trip on line
- King Mufhasa is set to contest his third George Ryder Stakes at Rosehill on Saturday, providing he gallops well in New Zealand on Tuesday morning.
- VRC announces Melbourne Cup changes
- Striving to make the Melbourne Cup field has been made more difficult with a review of qualifying conditions and weight penalty clauses.
- Darley goes with Sepoy, Altar in Slipper
- Darley will rely on quality rather than quantity in its bid to win the $3.5 million Golden Slipper.
- Wilson hopes to avoid another operation
- Veteran jockey Neville Wilson is hoping to avoid a second operation after taking his first steps since an horrific race fall at Geelong.
- Kauto booked for Punchestown
- Kauto Star will make his first appearance at the Punchestown Festival when he travels to Ireland in May.
- Mccoy Set To Push It Again
- Tony McCoy is set to stick with last year's winner Don't Push It in next month's Grand National at Aintree on April 9.
- Two Group One choices for Melito
- Group One options for Melito this week remain open with the mare to be entered for both the George Ryder Stakes and the Queen Of The Tur.
- Brown in Slipper dilemma
- Leading jockey Corey Brown is in a bid to continue his association with Bart Cummings Golden Slipper contender Salade but needs release from Hot Snitzel.
- Another juvenile winner for Bart
- Bart Cummings' mid-season surge with his young racing stock continued with debutante Empress Rock at Warwick Farm on Sunday.
- Rocket Man wins in Dubai
- Buoyed by Rocket Man's success in the Golden Shaheen, trainer Patrick Shaw has forecast a clash with Black Caviar - but only if the price is right.
- Kavanagh unearths another possible star
- Trainer Mark Kavanagh is eyeing a Queensland winter campaign for the promising three-year-old Mushatta.
- Hay List gives his all in Challenge Stakes
- Hay List has had to battle hard to beat Keen Commander in the Challenge Stakes with trainer John McNair admitting he needs to lift against Black Caviar.
- Free and easy for Presvis
- Luca Cumani was left fighting back the tears as Presvis finally came good in the Dubai Duty Free under the floodlights at Meydan.
- Victoria Pisa wins Dubai World Cup
- Victoire Pisa led home a Japanese 1-2 in the world's richest horse race, the Dubai World Cup, at the Meydan racecourse on Saturday.
- Moody and Nolen in Group One mode again
- Peter Moody's Group One haul continued at Morphettville on Saturday when Lights Of Heaven took out the Australasian Oaks.
- Tommy Berry suspended
- Tommy Berry will consider appealing a careless riding suspension which means he will miss Derby day at Randwick.
- Zingaling racks up another stakes win
- Lightly-raced mare Zingaling has notched her second stakes win in the Birthday Card Stakes at Rosehill with the promise of more to come.
- Bid Spotter on track for Cup
- Sydney Cup-bound Bid Spotter claimed the second stakes victory of his preparation when he took advantage of a good run in transit to win the Manion Cup.
- Cassidy gives Smith a wrap
- Top jockey Larry Cassidy applauded the training ability of Brian Smith after quality mare Jasminka made a blistering return to racing at Doomben.
- Pinwheel wings way to Goodwood
- Ultra-consistent sprinter Pinwheel is Group One-bound after enhancing his impressive race record with a stunning Melbourne debut at Caulfield.
- Testa makes it four in a row
- A brilliant ride by Peter Mertens helped Testa My Patience to defeat odds-on favourite Launay and make it four straight.
- Galizani wins for Patinack
- Well-travelled mare Galizani gained a valuable stakes win in her home town when she took out Saturday's Listed Epona Stakes at Rosehill.
- Mallyon lands 20th city winner
- Apprentice Jordan Mallyon landed his 20th city winner aboard Neriani at Caulfield but it wasn't how he expected it to happen.
- Pureness stakes Doncaster claim
- Pureness staked his claim as a lightweight Doncaster contender with a strong win in Saturday's Group Two Ajax Stakes.
- New Zealand star Jimmy Choux wins Guineas
- Much-hyped New Zealand star Jimmy Choux has lived up to his reputation with a galloping lesson for his rivals in the Rosehill Guineas.
- Solar Charged to lead rivals a merry chase
- Speed filly Solar Charged looks set to force favourite Hay List to chase in Sunday's Group Two Challenge Stakes.
- Slipper picture becoming clearer
- The jostling for Golden Slipper positions has ended with the final qualifying races at Rosehill.
- The Cat's back
- Talented mare Cat's Pyjamas has bounced back from a disappointing spring campaign with an impressive win at Caulfield.
- Prince in winning debut
- Trainer Liam Birchley will remain focused on long-term goals with well-bred juvenile Show A Prince despite his impressive debut win.
- Slipper doubt on Altar
- Sheikh Mohammed's Darley operation qualified another Golden Slipper runner when Altar won Saturday's Magic Night Stakes at Rosehill.
- Brazilian Pulse too good
- Class prevailed in the Keith Nolan Classic on Saturday as Brazilian Pulse raced to victory at her first Sydney start.
- Bart's Slipper hope salutes
- Master trainer Bart Cummings confirmed at least one runner for next week's Golden Slipper when debutant Salade overwhelmed his rivals at Rosehill.
- Cute Emily does it again
- The Peter Moody stable remains measured in its view of unbeaten filly Cute Emily despite landing a betting plunge at Caulfield.
- Sea Lord emerges as a sprinter
- David Payne's decision to abandon a staying campaign with Sea Lord paid off on Saturday when the colt raced to victory in the Listed Darby Munro Stakes.
- Nakaaya survives protest for surprise win
- Nakaaya landed a surprise win and survived a protest when she edged out Lady Lynette in a desperate finish in the Sunline Stakes.
- Number 11 for world champion Black Caviar
- World champion Black Caviar has made it 11 straight wins with victory in the Group One William Reid Stakes at Moonee Valley.
- Boss bags another big race win
- Glen Boss continued his winning ways with victory aboard Paddy O'Reilly in Friday's $170,000 Albury Gold Cup.
- Firmer ground to suit Aquatorial
- Ron Macrae says a return to firmer ground gives two-year-old Aquatorial a great chance of bouncing back to winning form at Doomben on Saturday.
- Moroney wary of Jimmy Choux
- Star New Zealander Jimmy Choux is the horse Mike Moroney fears most in Saturday's Group One Rosehill Guineas.
- Price says Dubleanny spot-on for Group One
- Trainer Mick Price says classy mare Dubleanny will have no excuses when she chases her first Group One success in the Sportingbet Classic.
- Racing suspended at Moe
- Racing at Moe has been suspended after extensive flooding throughout Gippsland this week.
- Gai rapt in Light Brigade
- Gai Waterhouse believes Light Brigade has come of age at the right time as the trainer looks to win her second Rosehill Guineas on Saturday.
- Torio's in Darby Munro quest
- Brett Partelle had to revise his autumn goals with promising three-year-old Torio's Quest but he hasn't completely shut the door on the Doncaster Mile.
- Rejuvenated Carrara ripe for winter riches
- An extended spell has rejuvenated Carrara who kicks off a belated autumn campaign at Caulfield with a view to tackling Brisbane's Group One winter sprints.
- Neville Wilson in fall at Geelong
- Veteran jockey Neville Wilson has been taken to Geelong Hospital suffering neck pain after a race fall.
- Helmet plays up again
- Helmet failed to pass a crucial barrier trial test at Randwick on Friday, leaving his possible participation in Saturday week's Golden Slipper in doubt.
- Waller ups the Slipper ante
- Chris Waller is set to have his first Golden Slipper runner but will have a throw at the stumps at gaining even more representation on Saturday.
- Fall costs Holland up to six weeks
- Jockey Dean Holland will be out action up to six weeks after suffering back fractures in a race fall at Sandown.
- Noonan set for big day at Caulfield
- leading apprentice Jake Noonan looks set to continue on his winning way with a full book of rides at Caulfield.
- Walter's Sandberg wish granted
- Guy Walter's weekend wish for Sandberg has been granted with the restricted-class stayer to take his place in the NE Manion Cup.
- Sunsets on Red Flair's career
- Consistent mare Red Flair will be looking to top up her CV in the Group Two Sunline Stakes with her retirement only weeks away.
- McEvoy to have barrier trial hitout
- Kerrin McEvoy will test his fitness for Rosehill Guineas day with at least two barrier trial rides on Friday.
- Pressday out of Guineas
- Group One winner Pressday was ruled out of Saturday's Group One Rosehill Guineas on Thursday with an elevated temperature.
- Weather the key to Chance Bye
- Weather will determine if Chance Bye runs at Rosehill on Saturday but trainer Mick Tubman is full of confidence the filly is ready to return a winner.
- Lily in another showdown with Black Caviar
- Co-trainers Mathew Ellerton and Simon Zahra are hopeful Crystal Lily can make more of a race of it against Black Caviar in the William Reid Stakes.
- "Freakish" Jimmy Choux Guineas favourite
- The transition from the playgrounds of the rich and famous to the daily rigours of training racehorses has been a smooth one for New Zealander John Bary.
- Secretary chasing another win
- General Secretary, a mare with links to legendary American galloper Seabiscuit, chases successive wins at Doomben on Saturday.
- Snowden's Slipper team still to be decided
- The Randwick barrier trials on Friday and Saturday's Magic Night Stakes will help determine which stablemates join favourite Sepoy in the Golden Slipper.
- Presvis a Cox Plate target
- Cox Plate organisers will have a close eye Presvis when he runs in the $5 million Dubai Duty Free at Meydan on Sunday.
- Pride's Warwick Farm double
- Joe Pride snapped a frustrating period in emphatic fashion at Warwick Farm on Wednesday with a winning double.
- Irish apprentice steals the show
- A well-travelled Irish apprentice who is lucky to still be riding arrived at Eagle Farm for one mount on Wednesday and managed to steal the show.
- Victoria to have 570 meetings in 2011-12
- Racing Victoria has approved the scheduling of 570 race meetings next season, which feaures the introduction of night racing at Cranbourne.
- Princess enhances value
- Well-bred mare Princess Narine will get the chance to enhance her impressive pedigree after posting her first city win at Sandown.
- Arnold rides a winner for his Mum
- Top jockey Steven Arnold has combined for a rare win with his mother Sheila on improved galloper Sense Of Sun in a real family affair at Sandown.
- Guineas barrier worries Snowden
- An awkward barrier has slightly dented Peter Snowden's confidence ahead of Saturday's Rosehill Guineas in which he has Derby-bound Retrieve.
- Blinkers for Bigelow
- Trainer Clinton McDonald has put blinkers on Bigelow to sharpen him up for his third-up tilt at the Pink Ribbon Cup.
- Heathcote issues Doomben warning
- Premier trainer Robert Heathcote will unleash two of his emerging stars at Doomben on Saturday but has warned punters both may be vulnerable.
- Hay List primed for Challenge
- A pleasing track gallop and the absence of Black Caviar has Glyn Schofield optimistic Hay List can return to the winners' circle on Sunday.
- Black Caviar ready for 11 out of 11
- Peter Moody says only some sort of "curve ball" could cause the defeat of Black Caviar in the William Reid Stakes.
- Jimmy Choux draws well in Guineas
- New Zealand Derby winner Jimmy Choux has drawn ideally in barrier six in a field of 14 for Saturday's Group One Rosehill Guineas.
- Werribee meetings transferred
- Werribee Racing Club will not race on its own track until December following Racing Victoria's decision to transfer the next four race meetings.
- McEvoy in trackwork tumble
- Leading Sydney jockey Kerrin McEvoy has been given an autumn carnival scare when he was involved in a trackwork mishap.
- Moody set for big payday
- Peter Moody is set to receive his biggest ever pay cheque if his runners pass the $1 million mark in prizemoney under lights this season.
- Gai's Choice gets her chance
- Wet track form and a drop from stakes company has David Pfieffer confident Gai's Choice can return to the winner's circle at Warwick Farm on Wednesday.
- Waterhouse bet dispute unresolved
- A dispute between bookmaker Robbie Waterhouse and the TAB can't be resolved under the rules of racing, a stewards' inquiry has found.
- Tunahog to return at Eagle Farm
- Lawrie Mayfield-Smith says he will have a better idea where he is heading with the talented Tunahog after the gelding resumes at Eagle Farm on Wednesday.
- Time for State to make the Grade
- Trainer Clinton McDonald says State Grade has been given a lot of time and now needs to start rewarding connections for their patience.
- Jimmy on track for Guineas
- Jimmy Choux has convinced trackwork watchers he is ready to succeed on a stage where a lot of other modern-day New Zealand Derby winners have failed.
- Blinkers for Heart's Slipper bid
- Clarry Conners has opted for blinkers in an attempt to propel Bright Heart to a Golden Slipper berth via Saturday's Magic Night Stakes.
- Queensland riders to weigh up pay offer
- Queensland jockeys will meet later this week to consider an offer by the state's administrative body for an increase in riding fees.
- Kiwi star ready for final Guineas hitout
- Jimmy Choux will be given a solid hitout on Tuesday ahead of his bid for a first Australian Group One victory in the Rosehill Guineas.
- Descarado heads Sydney Cup weights
- Caulfield Cup winner Descarado heads weights for the Sydney Cup after Monday's release of handicaps.
- Rain won't dampen Caviar's chances
- Peter Moody is taking a damp weather forecast in his stride as Black Caviar prepares to stretch her winning sequence.
- Amaethon out to make his own name
- Amaethon races in the shadow of his younger sister Crystal Lily but is on track for his own feature race success in next month's Victoria Handicap.
- Walter after first Golden Slipper runner
- Guy Walter could be entering new territory after Saturday's final qualifiers for the Golden Slipper with two chances to have a runner in the big race.
- Kypria on trial for carnival riches
- Kypria, chasing her fourth successive win at Taree, is being aimed at the two-day $1.62 million Scone racing carnival.
- Weld stayer set for Leopardstown return
- Dermot Weld's Ascot Gold Cup winner Rite Of Passage will reappear in the Saval Beg Stakes at Leopardstown in May.
- Injury ends Whobegotyou's autumn
- Dual Group One winner Whobegotyou is the latest autumn casualty for trainer Mark Kavanagh.
- Injured Snow Fairy out of Dubai
- Dual Oaks winner Snow Fairy has been ruled out of the Dubai Sheema Classic because of a leg injury.
- Kauto Star to stay in training
- Kauto Star will race on as a 12-year-old after Paul Nicholls moved to quash all speculation.
- Spencer booked for Blanco in World Cup
- Jamie Spencer will ride the Aidan O'Brien-trained Cape Blanco in Saturday's Dubai World Cup at Meydan.
- Nolen Classic day washed out
- The Group Three Keith Nolan Classic could be added to the Rosehill Guineas program following the washout of the Kembla Grange meeting on Sunday.
- Midnight Oil to burn in Australia
- A trip to Australia is on the agenda for New Zealand Oaks winner Midnight Oil but Queensland is likely to win out over Sydney.
- Starlist primed for Armidale Cup bid
- Grafton trainer Shane Everson hopes he's pulled the right rein with in-form stayer Starlist in Monday's Armidale Cup.
- Keep The Peace may return home to NZ
- Shaune Ritchie will recommend Keep The Peace return to New Zealand on Monday after her disappointing display in the Ranvet Stakes.
- Beaded ready for Classic
- Consistent mare Beaded has her main autumn goal in her sights with a trip to Adelaide for next week's Group One Sportingbet Classic.
- Golden Slipper opens up with Sepoy defeat
- Sepoy's defeat in the Todman Stakes has opened up the Golden Slipper market and given heart to connections of his rivals.
- Vet test to decide Poor Judge's autumn
- Poor Judge will undergo a full veterinary inspection on Monday to determine if he joins stablemate Bold Glance on a Group One Doncaster Mile campaign.
- Dignified homecoming for golden hero
- Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Long Run has had a quiet homecoming as discussion begin over future plans.
- Atomic Force in stakes breakthrough
- A breakthrough stakes win by Atomic Force in the Maurice McCarten Stakes at Rosehill brought an end to the first day of the Sydney carnival.
- Bossy's big day out
- Glen Boss capped off a day to remember when he scored his fourth feature win on the program at Rosehill on Sydney Cup hopeful Older Than Time.
- Psychologist back on track
- Talented filly Psychologist showed her career was back on track when she made it two wins from three starts this preparation.
- Golden Slipper thrown open
- The $3.5 million Golden Slipper has been thrown open with the defeats of Sepoy and Satin Shoes at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Eagle Farm abandoned - poor visibility
- Jockeys' safety concerns have forced the final three races of Saturday's Eagle Farm meeting to be abandoned.
- Blackie makes it four in a row
- Promising three-year-old Blackie capped off a great 24 hours for trainer Michael Kent with a narrow victory in the Group Two Phar Lap Stakes.
- Glen shows them who is The Boss
- Rain might have dampened Coolmore Classic day at Rosehill but not the spirits of Glen Boss who rode a Group One double to kick-start his Sydney carnival.
- More Joyous does it again
- Order was restored at Rosehill on Saturday when glamour mare More Joyous dispatched her rivals with ease to win the Group Two Canterbury Stakes.
- Zavite causes major upset in Ranvet
- Veteran warhorse Zavite has caused a major upset in the Ranvet Stakes with the 100-1 shot fighting off Descarado to take the Group One prize.
- Mosheen in sparkling debut
- The Leon Corstens-trained Mosheen lived up to her brilliant barrier trial form when she made a winning debut at Caulfield.
- Another Slipper fancy rolled at Rosehill
- Elite Falls caused the second upset in the Golden Slipper lead-ups, getting the better of Satin Shoes to throw open the $3.5 million race in two weeks.
- Healey breaks his drought
- Veteran sprinter Galbraith has broken a five-month losing streak for Mornington trainer Peter Healey with an all-the-way win at Caulfield.
- Cecil hoping for World domination
- Twice Over is "better than last year" with his bid for Dubai World Cup glory just over a week away.
- Jacobs toying with Sydney trip for Mazaya
- Trainer Michael Jacobs hasn't ruled out a trip to Sydney for vastly improved sprinter Al Mazaya following the four-year-old's victory at Eagle Farm.
- Sepoy beaten at Rosehill
- Long-time Golden Slipper favourite Sepoy has had his colours lowered for the first time in a shock result to the Todman Stakes at Rosehill.
- Battle Ready in Rosehill upset
- Battle Ready might not have ran brilliant time in trackwork on Tuesday but it was enough for Kathy O'Hara to predict an upset was possible at Rosehill.
- Portelli hoping Rodd can do it again
- Gary Portelli is hoping it is the same result as last year for Michael Rodd but a different one for him in Sunday's Group Three Keith Nolan Classic.
- Long Run wins Gold Cup at Cheltenham
- Long Run backed up his victory in the King George VI Chase by winning the Gold Cup with a late burst in the showpiece race of the Cheltenham Festival.
- Domesky headed for Australian Derby
- Trainer Mick Kent's plans for Domesky to contest the Australian Derby were confirmed when he won the Alister Clark Stakes at Moonee Valley.
- Three from three for Golden Archer
- The Peter Moody stable is keen to continue the winning run of Golden Archer who made it three straight in the St Albans Stakes.
- Conners has an eye on Slipper rivals
- Clarry Conners doesn't have a Todman Stakes runner but he'll be paying as much attention to that Golden Slipper lead-up as he does to the Reisling Stakes.
- Melham has no case to answer
- Jockey Ben Melham has no case to answer after stewards concluded an inquiry on Friday into his ride on Montgomery at Moonee Valley last Monday.
- Jockeys mark of respect for Reece Potter
- Jockeys Australia-wide will wear black armbands on Saturday as a mark of respect for young rider Reece Potter who died on Monday.
- Montahlia wins Werribee Cup
- Battle-scarred mare Montahlia has bounced back from injury for a consolation win in the Werribee Cup.
- Berry out to end apprenticeship with a win
- Tommy Berry is hoping to end his apprenticeship on the best possible note with Group One success aboard Montana Flyer at Rosehill on Saturday.
- McDonald brings his riding talent to town
- Shaune Ritchie is hoping Keep The Peace can measure up to Sydney's best stayers in the Ranvet Stakes and help boost apprentice James McDonald's profile.
- Excellentes on trial for winter
- The Brisbane winter carnival can't come quickly enough for Rob Heathcote who is hopeful Excellantes can add his name to the stable's contenders.
- Hilton favours Bold Glance
- Trainer Norm Hilton believes Bold Glance will have a fitness edge over stablemate Poor Judge when the pair clash in the $100,000 Gold Coast Stakes.
- Precedence out of Sydney autumn
- The Bart Cummings-trained Precedence has been sent for a spell and will not be seen during the Sydney autumn carnival.
- Cantankerous Kiss set for debut
- Special steps will be taken with well bred two-year-old The Fairy's Kiss to ensure her race debut at Caulfield goes as smoothly as possible.
- Nolan hopes for betters news with Jo
- Dubai television journalist Dan Nolan is hoping for some good news from brother, trainer Michael Nolan, when he reports on the performance of Toowoomba mare.
- Roughie wins Newcastle Newmarket
- Brothers Greg and Jim Lee celebrated their return to training after a three-month disqualification by winning the Group Three Newmarket at Newcastle.
- Elmore ready for Werribee Cup revival
- Caulfield trainer Luke Oliver is hoping the revival of the Werribee Cup will be timely for veteran stayer Elmore.
- Stewards move after Newcastle fall
- Stewards recommend repositioning of false rail after Newcastle fall.
- Ranvet right Choice for Group One mare
- Joe Pride has plenty of respect for Ranvet Stakes favourite Maluckyday but believes the star stayer is beatable at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Stanzout back at Caulfield
- Veteran sprinter Stanzout resumes at Caulfield on Saturday and trainer Colin Davies is happy with the way he has come back.
- Potential stallions on show
- In the business of horse trading, it doesn't get much more serious than the wheeling and dealing in the weeks before the Golden Slipper.
- Tiger roaring towards Alister Clark
- Tasmanian-trained Tiger Won't Tell is set to make a raid on series of three-year-old staying races culminating in next month's VRC St Leger Stakes.
- Azzaland poised for long-awaited comeback
- Ttrainer Ritchie Stephenson will keep a close watch on the weather but is likely to give Azzaland the green light to make his comeback at Eagle Farm.
- Pfieffer chasing first Group One
- David Pfieffer is hoping stable star Graceful Anna can claim a breakthrough Group One success in a race with special significance for him on Saturday.
- McArdle hoping Kid can make Slipper
- Trainer John McArdle hasn't shirked the task of taking on Golden Slipper favourite Sepoy with Kid Kobe in the Todman Stakes.
- Thompson warming to new job at Patinack
- Mark Thompson has been in the job less than two weeks and is enjoying the challenge of being Patinack Farm's new Gold Coast foreman.
- Waller says Tromso his best at Rosehill
- Chris Waller has nominated Tromso as the unlikely hero to maintain his unprecedented winning streak at Rosehill.
- Aussies entered for Singapore features
- Hulking sprinter Hay List is among seven Australian-trained sprinters nominated for Singapore's Group One KrisFlyer International Sprint.
- Rob Waterhouse takes dispute to stewards
- Bookmaker Rob Waterhouse has launched a complaint over a bet he placed with the TAB that left him $200 out of pocket.
- Hawk Island can hold his own - Waller
- Consistent stayer Hawk Island finds himself in rarefied company in Saturday's Ranvet Stakes but trainer Chris Waller believes he can hold his own.
- Iron Lace makes it three on the trot
- Iron Lace took another step towards the AJC Australian Oaks by winning at Randwick on Wednesday.
- Huddys chase Oaks with Testa Renaya
- Owners Graham and Linda Huddy will have more than Shoot Out to cheer home for Group One glory if Caloundra trainer Col Williamson gets his way.
- Gold Trail returning to work
- Gary Portelli will welcome back Gold Trail on Friday to begin the build up to another possible international campaign.
- Hay List for Challenge Stakes
- Hay List is set to be given a Group Two weight-for-age assignment at Warwick Farm on Sunday week before he faces the might of Black Caviar again.
- City on song for Caulfield
- Impressive two-year-old debut winner City Of Song can earn a trip to Sydney's autumn carnival when she takes on a small field at Caulfield.
- Hot Danish may have run her last race
- Sydney's pin-up mare Hot Danish may have run her last race after undergoing an operation on a deep-seated leg abscess.
- Almindoro ready for autumn grand final
- Steve Richards says Almindoro definitely won't lead in what will be his autumn grand final in the Alister Clark Stakes.
- Sydney off Essington's agenda
- Essington will back up at Eagle Farm on Saturday after trainer Darryl Hansen aborted plans to send him to Sydney for an autumn campaign.
- Light set to shine at Newcastle
- Kerry Parker says he'll be disappointed if Brilliant Light doesn't make his presence felt in Thursday's Group Three Newcastle Newmarket Handicap.
- Hore-Lacy puts big wrap on Sepoy
- Golden Slipper-winning trainer Rick Hore-Lacy has described Sepoy as the best two-year-old in more 30 years.
- Cropp back on Thursday
- Lisa Cropp will make a low-key return from a skull fracture with two rides at Sale on Thursday.
- Aloha the Coolmore favourite
- Melbourne mare Aloha is shading Melito for favouritism in Saturday's Group One Coolmore Classic at Rosehill.
- Shocking out for the autumn
- Mark Kavanagh has called a halt to Shocking's autumn campaign as he pulled up a bit scratchy after his Australian Cup win.
- Shadow to run on Friday, but where?
- Team Hawkes is yet to decide on starting Shadowofexcellence in the Alister Clark Stakes at Moonee Valley on Friday night.
- Patriot on trial for Sydney Cup start
- Time is running out for Sydney Cup entry The Patriot to confirm his credentials for a start in next month's staying feature.
- Warpath on Group One path
- Warpath, who posted her first win less than 12 months ago, will provide the Group One focus for a select John O'Shea team at Rosehill.
- Trader set for Group Three assignment
- A horse beaten almost 20 lengths at the start of his campaign will be out to prove he is a legitimate Doncaster Mile chance by winning at Newcastle.
- Bloodstock.com.au has a new home!
- William Inglis & Son Ltd has acquired Bloodstock.com.au
- Placement set to break through
- The Danny O'Brien-trained Placement is set to break her maiden status at Caulfield on Saturday.
- Herne dreams of winter glory
- Trainer Brad Herne may only be a fledgling trainer but it's not preventing him from dreaming of winter carnival riches.
- Military Rose to dodge Black Caviar
- Champion mare Black Caviar has frightened off trainer Gillian Heinrich who has aborted T J Smith plans with Magic Millions winner Military Rose.
- Sepoy's Sydney debut on Saturday
- Golden Slipper favourite Sepoy will make his Sydney debut a fortnight earlier than expected with the glamour colt set to run at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Jockey Reece Potter dies after fall
- Popular young country rider Reece Potter has died from injuries received in a fall at the Tottenham picnic races on Saturday.
- Melham faces ride inquiry
- Jockey Ben Melham faces an inquiry in to his ride on Montgomery at Moonee Valley.
- Muir wins Adelaide Cup
- Imported stayer Muir has claimed a career-high victory in the Group Two Adelaide Cup at Morphettville.
- Vets clear Karuta Queen
- Beaten Black Opal Stakes favourite Karuta Queen has been given a clean bill of health.
- Herculian Prince heads Newcastle weights
- The Gai Waterhouse-trained stayer Herculian Prince heads weights for the Newmarket Handicap at Newcastle on Thursday.
- Price declares Black Caviar unbeatable
- Trainer Mick Price has already conceded this month's Group One William Reid Stakes to champion mare Black Caviar.
- Rangirangdoo set for Saturday return
- Rangirangdoo will face an immediate examination of his autumn credentials when he clashes with glamour mare More Joyous at Rosehill.
- Avdulla sticks solid with Begg stable
- Loyalty to the trainer will ensure Brenton Avdulla has no regrets about his choice Coolmore Classic rides
- O'Leary continues Valley streak
- Five-year-old mare Roccin Jo has extended a Moonee Valley winning streak for South Australian trainer Dennis O'Leary.
- Keep The Peace arrives for Ranvet
- Top New Zealand mare Keep The Peace will be out to show Sydney racegoers her true form when she contests the weight-for-age Ranvet Stakes.
- Jump racing spectacle begins on Tuesday
- The Cheltenham Festival, jump racing's annual Olympics spread over four glittering days of top quality National Hunt action, begins on Tuesday.
- Nunthorpe winner in Dubai bid
- Group One-winning sprinter Sole Power is on target for the Al Quoz Sprint at Meydan at the end of the month.
- Binocular misses Champion Hurdle
- Long-time favourite Binocular has been ruled out of the Champion Hurdle after being treated for an allergy.
- Hot Danish out of Canterbury Stakes
- Sydney pin-up mare Hot Danish has suffered a setback to her autumn campaign and has been ruled out of next Saturday's clash with More Joyous at Rosehill.
- Lebrechaun wins National Sprint
- A long-range plan to win the Listed National Sprint in Canberra came off for local trainer Matthew Dale when Lebrechaun claimed the race in a photo-finish.
- Slipper market shaken up
- Sepoy has tightned further and Karuta Queen has eased in the Golden Slipper market after her shock Black Opal defeat.
- Karuta Queen beaten in Black Opal
- Karuta Queen's Golden Slipper aspirations have taken a battering after her Black Opal defeat but trainer Neville Layt plans to press ahead with the plan.
- Melito to race in Hong Kong
- International plans for Melito have changed with the mare to contest next month's Champions Mile in Hong Kong instead of races in Europe.
- Shoot Out pleases in exhibition gallop
- Shoot Out showed he was on target for the autumn carnival in Sydney with a sizzling exhibition gallop at the Gold Coast.
- Brown arrives just in time for Guineas
- Corey Brown arrived on track just in time to guide talented three-year-old Kudakulari to victory in the Canberra Guineas after being stranded in Melbourne.
- Kavanagh aiming for first Adelaide Cup
- Mark Kavanagh can top off a memorable long weekend by winning the Adelaide Cup with in-form stayer King Diamond.
- Bosson in Group One double at Ellerslie
- Jockey Opie Bosson scored his second Group One win of the day at Ellerslie with an outstanding ride on The Party Stand to capture the New Zealand Stakes
- Ofcourseican in overdue stakes win
- Ofcourseican lived up to trainer Ron Quinton's high opinion and claimed an overdue stakes win in the Listed Wenona Girl Handicap at Warwick Farm.
- Adams suspended at Warwick Farm
- Apprentice Josh Adams celebrated his biggest win at Warwick Farm but then fell foul of the stewards.
- O'Shea on Group One Warpath
- John O'Shea hasn't ruled out backing up in-form mare Warpath in the Group One Coolmore Classic after her impressive win at Warwick Farm.
- Lucky Leak confirms Weetwood start
- Lucky Leak confirmed his Weetwood Handicap plans and a possible tilt at the Brisbane winter carnival with a narrow win at Doomben.
- Newitt suspended at Flemington
- Jockey Craig Newitt has been suspended for 11 meetings at Flemington.
- Pinker Pinker earns Sydney trip
- Talented filly Pinker Pinker booked a Sydney trip with a hard-fought win against older opposition at Flemington.
- Saint Encosta lives up to trackwork
- Saint Encosta backed up an excellent track gallop on Tuesday with victory in the Randwick City Stakes at Warwick Farm.
- Guineas winner after more autumn glory
- An ambitious autumn program awaits Sydney's newest Group One winner Ilovethiscity after his Randwick Guineas triumph.
- Black Caviar makes it 10 from 10
- Black Caviar has won the Newmarket Handicap at Flemington to take her record to an unequalled 10 wins from as many starts
- Gai eyeing fourth Slipper
- Gai Waterhouse's chances of a fourth Golden Slipper received a boost when Shared Reflections won the Sweet Embrace Stakes.
- Uate keeps unbeaten record
- Confusion surrounded the thrilling finish to the Skyline Stakes on Saturday when the two trainers involved were resigned to defeat.
- Shocking wins Australian Cup
- Corey Brown has ridden through the pain barrier to reunite with Melbourne Cup winner Shocking and land the Australian Cup at Flemington.
- Do Ra Mi in Kewney surprise
- A plan to lift the stocks of her sire has led to the talented mare Do Ra Mi scoring an upset win in the Kewney Stakes.
- Black Caviar a perfect ten
- Black Caviar lived up to her rating as the world's best sprinter when she gave her opposition weight and a beating in the Newmarket Handicap.
- Josh Adams rides first stakeswinner
- A surprise Listed win by Agister in the Eskimo Prince Stakes at Warwick Farm brought up a milestone for Sydney's leading apprentice Josh Adams.
- Whobe on track for Doncaster
- Whobegotyou confirmed he was on track for a shot at the $2 million Doncaster Mile when he landed his first Flemington win in the Blamey Stakes.
- Queensland jockeys in strike threat
- Strike action by jockeys riding at Doomben was averted on Saturday but the threat of future industrial action remains.
- Syreon turns tables on New Day Rising
- A turnaround in the weights helped Syreon turn the tables on favourite New Day Rising at Warwick Farm on Saturday.
- Running Tall books Slipper berth
- Running Tall has booked a start in next month's Golden Slipper Stakes after a runaway win in the Group Two Sires' Produce Stakes at Flemington.
- Panipique set for Group One redemption
- Panipique has earned a shot at the Group One Sportingbet Classic in Adelaide with an impressive Listed win at Flemington.
- 'Unwanted' Triple Asset wins Breeders
- Triple Asset has defied a betting drift and given trainer John Keys his biggest success in the Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes at Flemington.
- Black Caviar closes in on the best
- Black Caviar may have a little way to go to reach the top but she is already among the best race horses Australia has produced in the past 50 years.
- Frazer can't fault Border
- Garry Frazer can't fault Scottish Border ahead of the Randwick City Stakes but believes he would be a better chance on a bigger track than Warwick Farm.
- Emperor on comeback trail for king
- Former top stayer Roman Emperor has pleased trainer Bart Cummings ahead of his return from injury at Flemington.
- Cummings touts overseas trip for Caviar
- Bart Cummings says unbeaten mare Black Caviar may have to go overseas to prove she is the world's best sprinter.
- Zippy Lou at top to beat Essington
- Gold Coast trainer John Petersen believes Zippy Lou will need to be at top of her game to topple inform sprinter Essington at Doomben.
- Rival trainers scared of Whobe
- Rival trainers fear Whobegotyou will be too classy for their horses as he shoots for his first Flemington win in the Blamey Stakes.
- Cummings confident of Precedence Cup
- Bart Cummings has declared Precedence a superior 2000-metre Flemington horse to Sirmione who only just failed to win his second Australian Cup a year ago.
- NSW TAB's Newmarket betting option
- Punters in NSW will be able to place a TAB bet on Saturday's Newmarket Handicap with raging favourite Black Caviar out of the market.
- Sydney punters' bets revealed
- Professional Sydney punter Steve Fletcher collected a five figure windfall following Essington's success at Eagle Farm last month.
- Eagle to dodge Caviar after Newmarket
- David Hayes is looking to take his talented sprinter Eagle Falls on an overseas campaign to dodge Black Caviar after the Newmarket Hcp.
- Waller looking for Pressday form reversal
- Chris Waller believes Pressday is capable of returning to form in the Randwick Guineas despite the added task of having to jump from the outside barrier.
- Praecido now Payne's only Guineas hope
- The Rosehill Guineas will be the next target for Masquerader after the colt was ruled out of Saturday's Group One Randwick Guineas due to a bout of colic.
- Igles Star on trial for winter
- Igles Star could become the latest member of trainer Kelso Wood's team to earn a winter carnival campaign if the gelding is successful at Doomben.
- Hay List out of Newmarket
- Hulking sprinter Hay List has been scratched from Saturday's Group One Newmarket Handicap at Flemington on veterinary advice.
- Betting firms win right to appeal
- Betting firms Betfair and Sportsbet have won the right to appeal a decision they pay 1.5 per cent of turnover to racing authorities in NSW.
- Betfair, Sportsbet granted leave to appeal
- The long-running battle between NSW racing authorities and wagering firms Betfair and Sportsbet over rights fees will continue in the High Court.
- Ilovethiscity on target for Guineas
- Grahame Begg acknowledges Ilovethiscity deserves the favourites tag in Saturday's Group One Randwick Guineas but he still isn't getting ahead of himself.
- Lad fresh for Sires
- A change of training routine has rejuvenated Delago's Lad who is a happy horse again heading in the VRC Sires' Produce Stakes at Flemington.
- Kavanagh has Shocking spot-on
- Trainer Mark Kavanagh believes Shocking is as sharp as he has had him going into the Australian Cup.
- Oaks hopes remain for Brazilian Pulse
- Star Filly Brazilian Pulse, who runs in the Group Two Kewney Stakes at Flemington, remains a chance to complete the VRC Oaks-AJC Australian Oaks double.
- History beckons Black Caviar
- Black Caviar can put herself into the history books as one of the best sprinters ever to race in Australia if she wins the Newmarket Hcp.
- Melbourne Cup delivers $730m economic win
- The 2010 Melbourne Cup carnival was worth $730 million to the Australian economy, despite wet weather holding crowd numbers back.
- Essington good winter guide for Lucky Leak
- Trainer Pat Sexton is hoping Lucky Leak's clash with Essington at Doomben will prove a worthy guide to his sprinter's winter carnival claims.
- Karuta Queen targets Black Opal
- Golden Slipper second favourite Karuta Queen will be the star attraction at Canberra on Sunday with Neville Layt deciding on a Black Opal start.
- Eskimo Prince to decide La Remlap path
- Joe Pride says the Listed Eskimo Prince Stakes at Warwick Farm on Saturday is a fork in the road for talented filly La Remlap.
- McMahon vows to get career back on track
- Jockey Ric McMahon is hoping to put his career back on track with a win aboard winter carnival hopeful Fantastic Blue at Doomben.
- Rawiller escapes careless riding ban
- Nash Rawiller vigourously defended a charge of careless riding at Canterbury on Wednesday and escaped without a suspension.
- Cuban Sunday earns shot at Group Two
- Promising stayer Cuban Sunday has earned the crack at the Group Two Alister Clark Stakes after an impressive win at Sandown.
- Titch wins Auckland Cup
- Six-year-old stayer Titch has scooted clear of the field in the run home to win the $NZ1 million Auckland Cup over 3200 metres at Ellerslie.
- First starter delivers the goods
- First starter Exceed And Exalt earned a Pago Pago Stakes start when he narrowly denied Houston Benfactor from scoring a miraculous victory at Canterbury.
- Birchley unfazed by Alberton Park defeat
- Trainer Liam Birchley refused to rule out a Sydney trip for promising mare Alberton Park despite her narrow defeat at Eagle Farm.
- Heart Of Dreams ready for 2000m
- Trainer Mick Price says Heart Of Dreams is a stronger and more mature gelding which will help him run out the 2000 metres of Saturday's Australian Cup.
- Big field for Adelaide Cup
- A capacity field of stayers will line up in Monday's $400,000 Adelaide Cup.
- Can Hay List turn the tables?
- Trackwork heroics were the last thought on trainer John McNair's mind when he put the finishing touches on Hay List's Newmarket Handicap preparation.
- Essington on trial for Sydney trip
- Essington will test his credentials for a Group One Stradbroke Handicap campaign during the winter when he heads to Sydney following his assignment at Doomben.
- Hinchinbrook could upset star stablemate
- Peter Moody says if any of Black Caviar's 11 rivals can beat her in the Newmarket Handicap, stablemate Hinchinbrook could be the one.
- Parr gives Retrieve chance in Guineas
- Josh Parr has ridden the top three Randwick Guineas fancies in Group One races and believes Retrieve can be right in the finish at Warwick Farm on Saturday.
- BlackCaviar, Theseo out of Doncaster
- As expected Black Caviar and Theseo were the high-profile withdrawals at Tuesday's first acceptances for the Doncaster Mile.
- Stokes overcomes shock to win at Cessnock
- Apprentice Alex Stokes, one of three riders involved in a fall at Newcastle on Saturday, returned to the saddle with a victory at Cessnock on Tuesday.
- Witness to take on Black Caviar
- Star Witness turned in what looked like a winning gallop but that was tempered by the fact that he will clash with super mare Black Caviar.
- One-eyed blinker to help Billy focus
- Paul Cave has opted for a gear change for Our Billy Blue as the gelding looks to win back-to-back city races at Canterbury on Wednesday.
- Absolutelyawesome set for Guineas
- Absolutelyawesome will run in Saturday's Group One Randwick Guineas after a pleasing right-handed gallop at Flemington on Tuesday morning.
- Injury rules Zipping out of Cup
- Reigning Australian Cup winner Zipping has been scratched from this year's race due to a leg injury.
- Queen headlines Black Opal nominations
- Karuta Queen headlines 31 nominations for Sunday's Black Opal Stakes but a decision on where the filly starts this weekend isn't expected until Thursday.
- No big plans for Dead End
- The Mike Moroney stable will be happy to see promising four-year-old Dead End race through his grades this preparation.
- Bradley to take initiative in Cup
- Manawatu jockey Darryl Bradley says he won't be afraid to ride aggressively on Auckland Cup second favourite Showcause on Wednesday.
- Temple Of Boom out of The Galaxy
- Magic Millions Sprint winner Temple Of Boom will miss the Group One The Galaxy at Randwick after failing to recover from a freak training accident.
- Weather plays on Birchley's mind
- Liam Birchley will delay a decision until Wednesday before deciding if Alberton Park takes her first step at Eagle Farm towards a black-type campaign..
- Two-year-olds gear up for Slipper
- A gelding operation has made a marked difference to two-year-old Hot Snitzel, renewing trainer Gerald Ryan's Golden Slipper aspirations.
- Aggression needed to beat Black Caviar
- Crystal Lily's trainer Simon Zahra says aggressive tactics are needed if she is to topple Black Caviar in the Newmarket Handicap.
- Rocket Man in form for Dubai
- Singapore sprint star Rocket Man is in peak form ahead of his clash with some of the world's best sprinters in Dubai later this month.
- Residual fitness the key for Top Drop
- Trainer Gerald Ryan is hoping a fitness edge can give Top Drop an advantage over his Randwick Guineas rivals.
- Sydney start firms for Playing God
- Neville Parnham will explore the option of Playing God extending his eastern seaboard campaign to contest next month's AJC Australian Derby.
- Mixed news for Newcastle fall jockeys
- Apprentice Alex Stokes is hoping to be back in the saddle on Tuesday while two other riders involved in a race fall face varying times on the sideline.
- Brown declares fitness for Canterbury
- Leading jockey Corey Brown expects to be cleared to ride at Canterbury on Wednesday ahead of fulfilling commitments at Flemington on Saturday.
- Melham to fight for big rides
- Ben Melham's hopes of riding Star Witness and Alcopop in Group One features rest on the result of his appeal against a suspension on Tuesday.
- Jimmy Choux to emulate Surfers Paradise
- The team behind New Zealand star Jimmy Choux will be hoping he can follow in the footsteps of the last horse to win the 2000 Guineas-Derby double.
- Cessnock test for Monolith Miss
- Gosford trainer Angela Davies has high hopes for promising filly Monolith Miss who resumes at Cessnock on Tuesday.
- Pressday to continue Waller's momentum
- Pressday will be out to get his career back on track in the Group One Randwick Guineas after an inauspicious start to his campaign.
- Newmarket rests on Hay List's shoulders
- Hay List has recovered from a bruising encounter against Black Caviar and is ready to take the mare on again in the Newmarket Handicap at Flemington.
- Australian Cup start for Lariston
- David Hayes is considering backing up Laristan in Saturday's Australian Cup after he broke through for his first Australian win at Flemington.
- Buffering impresses Cassidy
- Trainer Rob Heathcote hopes jockey Larry Cassidy is a good judge as he begins to shape a winter carnival campaign for talented three-year-old Buffering.
- Defiant Dame to be vetted on Monday
- Golden Slipper prospect Defiant Dame will be thoroughly checked on Monday with trainer David Payne hoping to get her campaign back on track.
- Star Witness takes on Black Caviar
- Trainer Danny O'Brien is not running and hiding from Black Caviar with Star Witness who will take on the super mare in the Newmarket Handicap.
- Thompson and Bartley Bathurst rivals
- Trainers Brett Thompson and Tracey Bartley will put their friendship to the test at Bathurst on Monday.
- National hopes delight at Kelso
- Grand National clues were the order of the day at Kelso as Skippers Brig floored Ballabriggs in the Premier Chase.
- Snow Fairy to take Sheema option
- Star English mare Snow Fairy will run in the Sheema Classic later this month instead of the Dubai World Cup.
- Cassidy gets four meeting suspension
- Jim Cassidy won the Liverpool City Cup but was suspended for four meetings for careless riding in the Chipping Norton Stakes at Warwick Farm
- Jockeys injured in Newcastle fall
- Three jockeys have been taken to John Hunter Hospital after an fall at Newcastle races.
- Melham suspended at Flemington
- A careless riding suspension incurred at Flemington threatens to cost Ben Melham rides in two Group One races.
- Bridge gilds the Lily at Warwick Farm
- Stable star Hot Danish will be missing from this year's Coolmore Classic but Les Bridge has a leading chance in Jersey Lily.
- Moody-Nolen rack up 500 wins together
- Three-year-old Master Harry will go down as a milestone horse after bringing up the 500th win for the Peter Moody-Luke Nolen partnership at Flemington.
- Doncaster in sight for Triple Elegance
- Triple Elegance has earned a Doncaster Mile exemption with his victory in Saturday's Group Three Liverpool City Cup.
- Rothera off to Sydney for Ranvet
- A Sydney trip is back on the agenda for Toowoomba mudlark Rothera following the gelding's commanding win in the Listed Tattersall's Member's Cup.
- Jimmy Choux wins New Zealand Derby
- Short-priced favourite Jimmy Choux has lived up to his reputation to capture the $NZ2.2 million New Zealand Derby at a rain-sodden Ellerslie.
- Quinn salutes on Parables
- Rod Quinn made the most of Corey Brown's misfortune to claim the Group Two Surround Stakes at Warwick Farm on Saturday.
- Aloha could be Group One-bound
- In-form mare Aloha may have earned a crack at the Group One Coolmore Classic after extending her winning streak at Flemington.
- King Diamond passes staying test
- King Diamond passed his first staying test with flying colours in the Roy Higgins Quality at Flemington, earning him Adelaide Cup favouritism.
- A very happy birthday for Waller
- Trainer Chris Waller celebrated his 37th birthday in style as Danleigh won the Group One Chipping Norton Stakes at Warwick Farm.
- O'Brien says Guineas win a bonus
- Trainer Danny O'Brien says winning the Group One Australian Guineas with AJC Oaks prospect Shamrocker was a real bonus.
- Atomic Force to tackle stakes company
- Talented sprinter Atomic Force will take the step up to stakes company after recapturing winning form at Warwick Farm.
- Rawiller dominates early at the Farm
- Nash Rawiller has dominated early on Chipping Norton Stakes day with a winning treble in the first three races, including a double for Gai Waterhouse.
- Dubleanny on Group One path
- Speedy mare Dubleanny has impressed with a first-up victory at Flemington ahead of Adelaide's Group One Sportingbet Classic later this month.
- Flop won't stop plans for Poor Judge
- Trainer Norm Hilton will press ahead with a Doncaster Mile campaign for Poor Judge despite his comeback defeat at Eagle Farm.
- Foxwedge flying towards Slipper
- Foxwedge has moved to the third line of Golden Slipper betting with a dominant return against a small field at Warwick Farm on Saturday.
- Archer on target with win number four
- Peter Moody says he has doubts prolific-winning two-year-old Golden Archer will be a genuine spring contender this year.
- Faint Perfume retired
- Dual Group One winner Faint Perfume has been retired after failing to recapture her three-year-old form.
- Avdulla after second Group One win
- Brenton Avdulla enjoyed the thrill of a Group One success during the spring carnival and is determined to experience it again aboard Melito on Saturday.
- King Diamond in Adelaide Cup trial
- King Diamond is on trial for an Adelaide Cup start when he contests the Roy Higgins Quality at Flemington.
- Distance increase for Bendigo Cup
- Connections will have another avenue to qualify horses for the Melbourne Cup following approval to increase the distance of Bendigo Cup to 2400m.
- Kim Heaven thrown in at the deep end
- Kim Heaven is expected to measure up to Sydney's top fillies but whether that happens as soon as Saturday remains to be seen.
- Master Harry comes of age
- Exciting three-year-old Master Harry is a chance to back up in Adelaide's Group Two Yallambee Stakes when he takes on the older horses at Flemington.
- Smart Missile set for Todman return
- Golden Slipper hopeful Smart Missile is set to have just one run prior to the $3.5 million event in the Todman Stakes on March 19.
- "Immature" Enjin faces Guineas test
- Trainers question whether Enjin Number Nine is mentally mature enough to cope with the pressure of the Group One Australian Guineas.
- Happy Finish chasing country riches
- Talented sprinter Happy Finish takes an important step towards the $60,000 City Handicap during the Albury Gold Cup carnival at the same track on Sunday.
- Walter's fond memories of Chipping Norton
- Guy Walter only has outside chances on the undercard for Chipping Norton Stakes day - a meeting the trainer's former champion Tie The Knot dominated.
- Sender to return to winners list
- The Moody stable remains upbeat about the chances of Returntosender regaining stakeswinning form at Flemington despite an alarming betting drift.
- Wood rivalry continues at Eagle Farm
- Leading apprentice Justin Wood will continue his rivalry with younger brother Mitchell when he maintains his association with Steel Lips at Eagle Farm.
- Brown injured at barrier trials
- Top jockey Corey Brown is in doubt for Saturday's Chipping Norton Stakes meeting after being injured at the Randwick barrier trials on Friday.
- Barrier not a concern for Williamson
- A horror barrier hasn't scared off Col Williamson who has declared Just About Ready a definite starter in the Hardy Brothers Jewellers Handicap.
- Trainers look for chinks in Jimmy Choux
- Like many trainers in the lead-up to Saturday's New Zealand Derby, Jason Bridgman is hoping Jimmy Choux will be found out by the 2400m trip.
- Plastic running rail at the Farm
- A plastic running rail will be in use on a metropolitan Sydney track for the first time on Chipping Norton Stakes day on Saturday.
- Cummings aiming high with Quick Peek
- Results so far haven't matched the hype about Quick Peek but Anthony Cummings still has one of the autumn's richest races in his sights.
- Injured rider on life support
- The condition of a country NSW trackwork rider injured in a fall has improved but he remains on life support, a Racing NSW spokesman says.
- Launay to keep Flemington record intact
- Launay is favoured to land his first black-type win and maintain his unbeaten record at Flemington on Saturday.
- Hayes filly on Slipper mission
- David Hayes is looking to keep the Golden Slipper Stakes dream alive with debutante Fortune Of War at Flemington.
- Rawiller ready for carnival riches
- Sydney's first Group One of the autumn is right on the doorstep and leading rider Nash Rawiller has a spring in his step.
- Barrier blow for Cahill
- Michael Cahill's hopes of a feature win before continuing his areer overseas have been dealt a blow following a horror barrier draw for Lucky Luna.
- Lindop positive despite "car park" draw
- Jockey Clare Lindop remains positive about the prospects of Southern Speed in the Australian Guineas despite her drawing out in the car park.
- Gallagher free to return to bookmaking
- Leading rails bookmaker Lindsay Gallagher is free to return to fielding at Eagle Farm on Saturday after a successful appeal.
- Eagle to soar for food
- Trainer Danny O'Brien believes Impressive Eagle an reassert herself after struggling for consistency since joining his stable last spring.
- Home ground advantage suits Snowden
- Peter Snowden is hoping to cash in on a rare home ground advantage when feature racing heads to Warwick Farm for the next two Saturdays.
- Hilton focuses on Poor Judge
- Trainer Norm Hilton will put a running and handling inquiry into the background as he looks to gauge Poor Judge's Doncaster Mile prospects.
- Bell suspended at Randwick
- Apprentice Tim Bell has found himself on the wrong side of stewards yet again, incurring a six meeting suspension for careless riding at Randwick.
- Cassidy shows why he is so highly rated
- A masterful display by Jim Cassidy aboard Maules Creek at Randwick showed why he is rated among the best ever.
- Added pressure for Clarry Conners
- There is a bit of added pressure on trainer Clarry Conners to win the first race at Warwick Farm on Saturday with Irish Times.
- Oscar revives memories of Jim Atkins
- Memories of racing legend Jim Atkins were revived when the last horse he trained, Oscar The Great, scored a narrow win at Doomben.
- Avdulla rides Melbourne winner
- Jockey Brenton Avdulla has repaid his former master John Moloney with a successful hit and run raid on two-year-old debutante City Of Song.
- O'Shea after juvenile hat-trick
- John O'Shea will chase his third straight juvenile win on Chipping Norton Stakes day when the exciting Foxwedge kicks off his Golden Slipper campaign.
- Interdoms shift to Auckland after quake
- The InterDominions have been transferred from Christchurch's Addington Raceway to Auckland's Alexandra Park after last week's devastating earthquake.
- Jacobs enjoying the ride with Al Mazaya
- Former dentist Michael Jacobs admits training horses is a tougher gig than pulling teeth but is enjoying the ride with stable star Al Mazaya.
- Trial win good News for Karakatsanis
- Con Karakatsanis opted for a Tuesday barrier trial as a crucial tune-up for News Alert heading into Saturday's Group Three Liverpool City Cup.
- Bullbars spot-on for Guineas
- The Peter Snowden stable says in-form colt Bullbars is right on target to win Saturday's Group One Australian Guineas at Flemington.
- Melito to go forward from wide gate
- The outside barrier means Chipping Norton Stakes favourite Melito will have to be ridden forward but the mare will not be fighting for the lead.
- Stewards continue Bold Glance probe
- Racing Queensland stewards are continuing their investigations into the handling on Toowoomba sprinter Bold Glance at Eagle Farm last Saturday.
- Slipper prospect back at the Farm
- The Golden Slipper prospect part-owned by murdered racing identity Les Samba will make her race return this weekend after winning a trial on Tuesday.
- Waterhouse scrambling for Wild jockey
- Gai Waterhouse has spent a furstrating 24 hours trying to finalise jockeys for her runners in the Group One Chipping Norton Stakes on Saturday.
- Blinkers back on Gilded Spur
- The Anthony Cummings stable has put blinkers back on Gilded Spur in an effort to get the best out of the colt at Sandown.
- Maluckyday ready for Group One return
- Maluckyday is ready to take his place in Saturday's star-studded Chipping Norton Stakes after pleasing in a Rosehill barrier trial on Tuesday.
- Oaks at Randwick for Cool Flyer
- An Australian Oaks nomination instead of an Adelaide campaign goes on the line for Cool Flyer when the bargain-buy filly races at Randwick on Wednesday.
- Baker's filly set for overseas trip
- We Can Say That can set up a trip to race in either Dubai or Hong Kong by winning Saturday's Australian Guineas.
- Captain Sonador to stand at Raheen Stud
- Epsom Handicap winner Captain Sonador is set to become the first son of multiple Group One winning sire Shamaradal to stand at stud in Australia.
- Onarohl to follow family tradition
- The pressure is on Shogun Lodge and Referral's half-brother Onarohl to continue his family's winning tradition at Doomben on Wednesday.
- Black Caviar gets 58kg in Newmarket
- The world's highest-rated sprinter Black Caviar will equal a modern-day weight-carrying record if she wins the Newmarket Handicap.
- Whobegotyou topweight for Doncaster
- Melbourne star and second favourite Whobegotyou heads weights for this year's Doncaster Mile.
- Melito ready for mile examination
- Trainer Gerald Ryan is hoping the Chipping Norton Stakes can help shape the rest of Melito's autumn as the glamour mare heads towards the Doncaster Mile.
- Portelli left to rely on Rose Of Peace
- Rose Of Peace, Gary Portelli's one remaining autumn prospect, will be out to enhance her carnival prospects in the Surround Stakes at Warwick Farm.
- Fry loses appeal against long suspension
- Apprentice Jarrod Fry has failed in his appeal against a 25-meeting suspension for causing another rider to fall in a race at Bendigo.
- Dubai, England ruled out for Hay List
- John McNair has left one overseas option on the table this year for top sprinter Hay List despite ruling out races in Dubai and at Royal Ascot.
- Nikolic back for Sandown
- Jockey Dan Nikolic says he will be fit to ride this week after being stood down on doctor's orders at Caulfield last Saturday.
- Prebble booked for WA star in Guineas
- Hong Kong-based jockey Brett Prebble has secured the mount on Playing God in the Australian Guineas.
- Comply on target for Aintree
- Comply Or Die is still on course for another tilt at the Grand National despite being pulled up in the Eider Chase at Newcastle on Saturday.
- Alcopop wins Kilmore Cup
- A return to the winner's stall in country Victoria has Alcopop primed to head back to Flemington take on Group One company.
- Bridge still hot on Danish
- Far from discouraged by Hot Danish's two placings this campaign, trainer Les Bridge believes the mare will still be a force this autumn.
- Sepoy dominates Slipper market
- Sepoy is the raging favourite for the Golden Slipper but trainer Neville Layt is more than happy with Karuta Queen.
- Jockey needed for Playing God
- West Australian trainer Neville Parnham is weighing up the jockey options for Playing God in the Group One Australian Guineas.
- Centennial Park ready for Warwick Farm
- Trainer David Payne has no doubts about Centennial Park's ability to run a strong 1600 metres in the Chipping Norton Stakes.
- Temple Of Boom in doubt for Galaxy
- Magic Millions Sprint winner Temple Of Boom has suffered a setback putting a trip to Sydney for the Group One Galaxy in doubt.
- Montana Flyer wins second Millie Fox
- Tommy Berry celebrated his first stakes win for his new boss Gai Waterhouse when Montana Flyer claimed her second successive Millie Fox Stakes.
- Red Flair cracks it for black-type win
- Red Flair finally broke through for a black-type win in the Group Three Mannerism Stakes at Caulfield.
- Avdulla loves this city
- Avdulla has claimed another Sydney feature aboard Ilovethiscity who turned in an awesome display to win the Group Two Hobartville Stakes at Rosehill.
- Essington leaves trainer with dilemma
- Exciting sprinter Essington has left trainer Darryl Hansen with a dilemma whether to head to Sydney for the autumn or wait for the Brisbane winter carnival.
- Heart Of Dreams wins at Caulfield
- Trainer Mick Price is approaching next month's Australian Cup with cautious optimism after Heart Of Dreams win in the St George Stakes.
- Wayward Ofcourseican wins at Rosehill
- Ofcourseican came away with victory at Rosehill but trainer Ron Quinton still wants to see the mare race more tractably when she steps up to stakes company.
- Sepoy brightens a Sheikh's world
- Sepoy, a colt owned by the ruler of Dubai, has won Victoria's biggest two-year-old horse race.
- Sepoy a star in the making
- The ruler of Dubai took control of one of Australia's richest races when his star colt Sepoy won Saturday's Blue Diamond Stakes at Caulfield.
- Satin Shoes fits Silver Slipper
- Clarry Conners' push for a fifth Golden Slipper remains on track after Satin Shoes scored an all-the-way win in the Group Two Silver Slipper.
- Darley's Sepoy wins Blue Diamond Stakes
- The Darley operation landed its most important two-year-old success in Australia when Sepoy thrashed his rivals in the $1 million Blue Diamond Stakes.
- Folding Gear on Derby trail
- Lightly-raced three-year-old Folding Gear is on a Derby path after scoring a surprise win in the Group Two Autumn Classic at Caulfield.
- Eagle Falls blazes the way for Hayes
- David Hayes is hoping Eagle Falls' Oakleigh Plate victory can lay the foundation for a rejuvenation of his stable.
- Lamasery wins again at Rosehill
- A late decision to back up Lamasery paid dividends for trainer David Vandyke as the in-form gelding continued his winning form at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Pinker Pinker could be Sydney-bound
- Trainer Greg Eurell is eyeing a trip to Sydney for talented filly Pinker Pinker who stormed home to win the Angus Armanasco Stakes.
- More Joyous wins Futurity Stakes
- Nash Rawiller's judgement was vindicated when he convinced owner John Singleton to be at Caulfield to see More Joyous win the Futurity Stakes.
- Decision Time for Newmarket
- A dominant comeback win by Decision Time at Rosehill has earned last year's Golden Slipper runner-up a crack at Black Caviar in the Newmarket Handicap.
- Telesmon continues Waller's streak
- Chris Waller made it 24 consecutive Saturday Rosehill meetings where he has trained at least one winner when Telesmon won.
- Blinkers do the trick for Vesper
- Blinkers have done the trick on Melbourne Cup hope Vesper who led all the way to win the Listed Victoria Gold Cup at Caulfield.
- Duff tips bright future for filly
- Trainer Pat Duff tipped a bright future for promising filly Kahui who booked a start in next month's QTIS600 Plate at the Gold Coast.
- Clip on fast track to glory
- Group One races await Fast Clip who has atoned for his last-start defeat with a determined frontrunning victory under a big weight at Randwick.
- Waller primed to do it again
- Chris Waller would dearly love to strike an early blow at Rosehill on Saturday to keep his much-publicised winning streak at the track intact.
- Kavanagh upbeat about Whobe's hopes
- Mark Kavanagh is upbeat about the first-up prospects of Whobegotyou against odds-on favourite More Joyous in the Futurity Stakes.
- Audacious Spirit out to go one better
- Audacious Spirit's Royal Sovereign performance confirmed Gillian Heinrich's opinion of the colt who will be out to go one better in the Hobartville Stakes.
- Sergi sweating on Slipper scratching
- Tony Sergi is sweating on another Silver Slipper scratching otherwise Diamond To Pegasus is expected to be a no-show for Saturday's Rosehill feature.
- Conners taking care of business
- Even after decades of training successfully at the highest level, Clarry Conners admits he is still a worrier when it comes to his horses.
- Weighty problem for sprinters
- Sprinters First Command and Varenna Miss may be at opposite ends of the weight scale in the Oakleigh Plate but trainers of both horses are unhappy.
- Rothera out to confirm Sydney trip
- Ben Currie expects a vastly improved performance from Rothera and is hopeful the gelding can remain on track for a Sydney trip at Eagle Farm.
- Blinkers on Running Tall in Diamond
- Danny O'Brien believes the addition of blinkers on Running Tall gives him the chance of upsetting odds-on favourite Sepoy in the Blue Diamond.
- Simmering can overcome hurdles
- Trainer Rob Heathcote hopes to gauge the winter carnival prospects of his promising three-year-old Simmering at Eagle Farm.
- Stewards take no action after race probe
- Racing Queensland stewards have taken no action against any party following an inquiry into a race an Eagle Farm last week.
- Racing NSW to support quake appeal
- Racegoers across NSW this weekend will be asked to support the Red Cross appeal to assist victims of the Christchurch earthquake.
- Kavanagh happy with Plate barriers
- Mark Kavanagh feels good barrier draws for his two runners Catapulted and Undeniably have stood them in good stead in the Oakleigh Plate.
- Ortensia ripe for Futurity
- Trainer Tony Noonan says Ortensia will be at her top for the Group One Futurity Stakes at Caulfield after two big-race conditioning runs this campaign.
- Dunn after more Diamond success
- Dwayne Dunn is hoping for another big Blue Diamond Stakes day on Saturday where he has three Group One rides including Masthead in the feature.
- Sepoy all the rage for Diamond
- The Peter Snowden stable can't fault odds-on favourite Sepoy who is poised to peak in Saturday's Blue Diamond Stakes.
- Robl loses betting appeal
- Jockey Peter Robl is considering his employment options after losing an appeal against a 12-month disqualification over illegal betting activities.
- Bargain buy kick-starts trainer's career
- A horse purchased for $3000 to give a fledgling Sydney stable a racetrack profile will be out to continue a flying start for his trainer at Randwick.
- Weather change boosts Bold Glance's hopes
- A cool weather change has lifted tainer Norm Hilton's confidence in Sydney-bound Bold Glance maintaining his winning momentum at Eagle Farm.
- No excuses for Somepin Anypin
- Inexperience in the saddle and a wide draw won't be used as excuses if Somepin Anypin's winning run comes to an end in the Hobartville Stakes.
- Fry appeals suspension
- Apprentice Jarrod Fry has appealed a 25-meeting suspension after being found guilty of causing another rider to be dislodged at Bendigo two weeks ago.
- MVRC chasing internationals for Cox Plate
- So You Think will be the MVRC's number one target in a new strategy to attract international participation in the 2011 Cox Plate.
- Goosestep to tell if Zippy zips
- Trainer John Petersen will know if Zippy Lou is in the right mood to continue her impressive form if she goosesteps in the parade ring at Eagle Farm.
- Dunn suspended at Launceston
- Dwayne Dunn will miss Saturday week's Australian Guineas meeting after being suspended at Launceston on Wednesday.
- Lady Lynette Melbourne-bound for Blamey
- Star Tasmanian mare Lady Lynette is headed back to Melbourne for feature autumn races after winning the Vamos Stakes in Launceston.
- Speediness on Guineas trail
- Lightly-raced three-year-old Speediness has kept his faint Australian Guineas hopes alive with an impressive win at Sandown.
- Fast Future wins Launceston Cup
- Melbourne gelding Fast Future denied a pair of local stayers to claim the Group Three Launceston Cup in a thrilling finish on Wednesday.
- Nikolic finally cracks it for comeback win
- Moe-trained stayer Family Bliss has given jockey Dan Nikolic his first win since his comeback from a two-month suspension.
- Beauty Express appreciates Australia
- The well-travlled Beauty Express continued his resurgence under trainer Tim Martin with a win at Canterbury on Wednesday.
- Seek And Fine takes another winter step
- Promising sprinter Seek And Find took another step to join trainer Kelso Wood's winter carnival team with a commanding victory at Doomben.
- Williams prepared to forgive Avienus
- Jockey Craig Williams is prepared to forgive the disappointing first-up performance of Avienus as she heads into the Group One Futurity Stakes.
- Waller looking for Pressday turnaround
- Trainer Chris Waller says his instructions will be decisive over riding tactics for Pressday in Saturday's Hobartville Stakes at Rosehill.
- Moody's strong hand in Oakleigh Plate
- Leading trainer Peter Moody is gang-tackling Saturday's Oakleigh Plate with five runners and says it is hard to split them.
- Every option considered for Essington
- Darryl Hansen will consider every option, including a Sydney campaign, with exciting sprinter Essington if the four-year-old wins the Falvelon Quality.
- Envious the new kid on Diamond block
- Trainer Clinton McDonald says Envious is the new blood on the scene going into Saturday's $1 million Blue Diamond Stakes.
- Gallagher fined over mobile phone
- Leading rails bookmaker Lindsay Gallagher has been suspended for one month and fined $6000 over his use of his personal mobile phone at the races.
- Fresh Testa after another Sandown win
- Trainer Mick Price says he has tried to keep Testa My Patience as fresh as possible for his attempt to make it two straight Sandown wins.
- Conners continues push for fifth Slipper
- The push towards a fifth Golden Slipper continues at Canterbury on Wednesday for trainer Clarry Conners with Suzanne and Gunhilda.
- Stud deal close for Captain Sonador
- Owner Greg Wagner is close to finalising a stud deal for Epsom Handicap winner Captain Sonador who will barrier trial at Doomben next week.
- Bid Spotter on track for Tassie double
- Bid Spotter has continued to please in Tasmania as he looks to add Wednesday's Group Three Launceston Cup to his last start Hobart Cup win.
- Sarge In Charge under scrutiny
- Sarge In Charge's comeback at Doomben will come under greater scrutiny following trainer Liam Birchley's decision to abandon Paprika's trip.
- McEvoy rapt in Sepoy
- Kerrin McEvoy couldn't be happier with unbeaten colt Sepoy going into Saturday's $1 million Blue Diamond Stakes at Caulfield.
- Nicholls hoping experience will pay
- Paul Nicholls is banking on Kauto Star and Denman's experience to repel the young pretenders in what he believes is a wide-open Cheltenham Gold Cup.
- Macdonald's Guineas plans take shape
- Spirited Eagle is a confirmed Australian Guineas starter but a decision on stablemate Southern Speed has been put on hold.
- Moody loads up Oakleigh Plate
- Peter Moody is looking good for a clean sweep of Melbourne's feature autumn sprints with as many as five runners in the Oakleigh Plate.
- Satin fits Slipper profile for Conners
- Clarry Conners says Satin Shoes has improved since her first-up win and he expects the filly to keep her Golden Slipper campaign on track at Rosehill.
- Adams to ride Somepin Anypin
- Jim Cassidy's booking for Melbourne Cup placegetter Maluckyday has paved the way for Josh Adams to be reunited with promising galloper Somepin Anypin.
- Avdulla in box-seat for more success
- Brenton Avdulla has been given with a gilt-edged opportunity to further boost his Group One stocks for the autumn.
- Glissade may miss Diamond
- A doubt hangs over talented filly Glissade lining up against her stablemate and raging race favourite Sepoy in the Blue Diamond Stakes.
- Karuta Queen thrives ahead of trial
- Neville Layt says his Magic Millions winner Karuta Queen is already in prime order ahead of a barrier trial at Canberra on Sunday.
- Japan to get Breeders' Cup Challenge race
- The Breeders' Cup Challenge series is adding a race in Japan this summer, with the winner gaining an automatic start in the Breeders' Cup Turf.
- Nicholls buoyed by Denman surgery
- Paul Nicholls is hopeful a breathing operation will help Denman produce a better finishing effort when he goes for further Cheltenham Gold Cup glory.
- Silver on National trail
- Silver By Nature may attempt to become the first grey to win the Grand National in 50 years after he defied top weight at Haydock.
- Black Caviar the toast of the town
- Trainer Peter Moody will not be rushed into declaring champion sprinter Black Caviar a certain Newmarket Handicap starter but says it most likely.
- Melito to stretch to a mile
- Melito's Apollo Stakes win has opened up her autumn options with the Chipping Norton Stakes the next test for the rejuvenated mare.
- Laing keen on Diamond pair
- Spectrolite will trial at Cranbourne ahead of the Blue Diamond Stakes after recovering from an elevated temperature that caused her to miss the Prelude.
- Shellscrape on target for Oakleigh Plate
- Shellscrape travels to Melbourne this week for the Oakleigh Plate after a foot abscess delayed the start of his autumn campaign.
- Bold Glance ready to target Sydney
- Magic Millions Cup winner Bold Glance will launch his bid for a Sydney autumn campaign in the Listed Falvelon Quality on Saturday.
- Howlett's Star set for return
- Todd Howlett has pencilled in a restricted race on Chipping Norton Stakes day for the return of Group-winning galloper Star Of Octagonal.
- Kiss From A Rose blooms in Triscay
- Talented mare Kiss From A Rose brought up her first stakes success in style at Rosehill on Saturday and the Coolmore Classic is now in her sights.
- Lucky Leak books Weetwood start
- Sydney cast-off Lucky Leak booked a Weetwood Handicap start at Toowoomba next month following a determined victory at Doomben.
- Carpenter heaps praise on Black Caviar
- Racing Victoria handicapper Greg Carpenter says Black Caviar could become the highest-rated sprinter ever.
- Melito back with a bang
- Melito put a forgettable spring behind her to set up an ambitious autumn campaign with her first-up victory over Hot Danish in the Group Two Apollo Stakes.
- Waller's Rosehill streak continues
- Chris Waller's Rosehill winning streak is still going strong after Hawk Island led in a stable quinella in the Listed Parramatta Cup on Saturday.
- Bullbars surprises Zahra with Hayes win
- Darley-owned Bullbars has surprised jockey Mark Zahra with a stunning last-to-first victory in the Group Three CS Hayes Stakes at Flemington.
- Name change works wonders for trainer
- Changing his name has proved lucky for David Vandyke who reignited his training career last year after an absence of 10 years.
- Unbeaten Black Caviar makes it nine
- Peter Moody is still reluctant to take Black Caviar overseas even after her effortless Lightning Stakes victory at Flemington.
- Southern Speed stays unbeaten
- Leon Macdonald will give thought to running Southern Speed in the Australian Guineas following her strong win in The Vanity.
- Olive to raise the bar with Zaratone
- Nick Olive admits he'll have to reassess his options with the speedy Zaratone after the gelding raced to a third straight city win on Saturday.
- Halekulani strong in first-up win
- Halekulani lived up to his trainer Gai Waterhouse's estimation he is one of the best three-year-olds in her stable with a determined first-up win.
- Sidestep doesn't stop Helmet at Rosehill
- Helmet made it back-to-back Rosehill wins on Saturday despite ducking out sharply in the straight with 150 metres to run.
- Easy Running uncertain for winter
- A winter carnival campaign remains uncertain for promising youngster Easy Running despite the gelding's all the way win at Doomben.
- Anevay throws out Diamond challenge
- Anevay has thrown out a challenge to Blue Diamond favourite Sepoy with a brilliant speed display to post her first success in the Talindert Stakes.
- Bacchanal Woman firms for Triscay
- Joe Pride believes Bacchanal Woman only has to run up to her first-up performance last preparation to be right in Saturday's Listed Triscay Stakes.
- Warrior to need time - Kavanagh
- Trainer Mark Kavanagh says it will take Shamoline Warrior a couple for runs to find form again after an enforced spring break with a ligament injury.
- Angelo on trial for Diamond
- Mat Ellerton says Redangelo will have to win impressively on Saturday for him to back the colt up in the Blue Diamond.
- Clark says don't drop off Danish
- Tim Clark is confident Hot Danish's legion of fans will have reason to celebrate again after the glamour mare runs in the Apollo Stakes at Rosehill.
- Hay List could be off to Dubai
- Connections of Hay List are keen to take the powerhouse sprinter to Dubai for the rich Golden Shaheen if he wins Saturday's Lightning Stakes.
- Lipp hopes Dual Chamber behaves
- Trainer Rex Lipp is hoping barrier rogue Dual Chamber will be on her best behaviour to overcome a poor Doomben record.
- Enjin revved up for Guineas lead-up
- Enjin Number Nine is among 12 three-year-olds in danger of missing a run in next month's Australian Guineas unless they win at Flemington.
- Ryan watching Sydney weather
- Trainer Steele Ryan will be keeping a close eye on the weather in Sydney as he contemplates an interstate trip with Steel Lips.
- No Diamond for Satin Shoes
- The Blue Diamond Stakes has been ruled out for highly-rated Golden Slipper prospect Satin Shoes.
- Accidental electrocution at Newbury
- Accidental electrocution was to blame for the deaths of two horses in the paddock at Newbury last Saturday, an investigation has found.
- Stewards launch race probe
- Racing Queensland stewards have summoned trainers and jockeys of every runner involved in a race at Eagle Farm on Wednesday to attend an inquiry.
- Do Ra Mi on song for Vanity
- Peter Moody is expecting the improvement well-bred filly Do Ra Mi has shown this preparation to continue in Saturday's The Vanity.
- Talindert switch for Hollyweird
- Trainer Gerald Ryan has revised plans to spell talented filly Hollyweird and will run her in the Talindert Stakes at Flemington.
- Rain could dull Caviar's speed
- Peter Moody says a potential wet track could prove a bugbear for Black Caviar in Saturday's Lightning Stakes.
- Weather key to Barlagarney's chances
- Roger Elliott is hoping rain steers clear of Rosehill to give Barlagarney a chance at another upset in Saturday's Parramatta Cup.
- Liveandletdie ready to fire
- Trainer Mark Kavanagh says Liveandletdie will strip a lot fitter when he ramps up his Australian Guineas assault in the C S Hayes Stakes at Flemington.
- More Joyous confirmed for Futurity
- The racehorse trainer who knows the value of publicity more than most concedes racing's future will be poorer for the retirement of Typhoon Tracy.
- Centennial on track for repeat performance
- Centennial Park might not be favoured in betting to repeat his Expressway Stakes heroics on Saturday but that certainly doesn't faze trainer David Payne.
- Patience payings off for Lucky Leak
- Former Sydney sprinter Lucky Leak is proof that time and patience ultimately bring rewards.
- Gai's strong hand in Triscay
- Gai Waterhouse is not totally convinced Kiss From A Rose will have the better of stablemate More Strawberries in Saturday's Triscay Stakes.
- Macrae hopes Aquatorial up with namesake
- Three decades have passed since a young Ron Macrae tried to buy a tried horse named Aquatorial in Melbourne.
- Wolfgram joins wife on sidelines
- Toowoomba jockey Phillip Wolfgram has been suspended by stewards for failing a drug test.
- Conners boosts Slipper stocks
- Clarry Conners has boosted his Golden Slipper stocks with Irish Times and Seven Fly Seven to join Satin Shoes on the path to the big race.
- Adelaide Cup on Guyno's agenda
- Perth trainer Lou Luciani is aiming tough stayer Guyno at the Adelaide Cup following his narrow win in the Mornington Cup.
- Emirates continues Cup sponsorship
- Emirates Airline will continue its sponsorship of the Melbourne Cup until at least 2015 in a new agreement reached with the Victorian Racing Club.
- Masthead earns Blue Diamond start
- The Lee Freedman-trained Masthead earned a Blue Diamond Stakes start with his win in the Inglis Premier at Mornington.
- Apprentice wins at first Randwick ride
- Even before she won her first city race aboard Platinum Skye, apprentice Tiffany Jeffries made sure her visit to Randwick would be one for the books.
- Courage prevails for former dentist
- Caloundra trainer Michael Jacobs landed his third metropoltian win, all with the same horse, since being forced to abandon a career as a dentist.
- Conlan on weather watch for Larry
- Jim Conlan will be watching the weather in three states as he looks to find the best option for Larry's Never Late on Saturday.
- Thompson fined $5000
- Patinack Farm's head trainer John Thompson has been fined $5000 by Racing Queensland stewards following an inquiry into substances in Fish Dive.
- Danleigh after second Apollo
- Triple Group One winner Danleigh is following the same path this autumn as last year, hopefully with a repeat result in Saturday's Apollo Stakes.
- Kelly concerned with rising weight
- Trainer Les Kelly may be forced to head to Sydney with Skating On Ice if the promising filly completes a hat-trick of city wins at Doomben.
- Newbury results no later than Thursday
- Officials expect the results of post-mortem examinations into the two horses who died in the parade ring at Newbury to be available on Thursday.
- Caviar long odds-on for Lightning
- Black Caviar has opened well into the red as she tries to extend her unbeaten run to nine consecutive wins in the Lightning Stakes.
- Star Witness to stay a sprinter
- Star Witness will stay a sprinter this autumn after the Danny O'Brien trained three-year-old dropped out of next month's Australian Guineas.
- Secret Admirer to miss autumn carnival
- Group One winner Secret Admirer is out of the autumn carnival with connections deciding on Tuesday to spell the talented filly.
- Lily ready to strike at caviar
- Golden Slipper Stakes winner Crystal Lily is blooming and ready for a crack at unbeaten mare Black Caviar in the Lightning Stakes at Flemington.
- Trial win seals Apollo start for Melito
- Brenton Avdulla will ride Melito in Saturday's Apollo Stakes after the mare impressed in a barrier trial on Tuesday to book a return in the Group Two race.
- Hawkes' team powering on
- Michael Hawkes says he can't fault Makybe Diva's half-brother Shadowofexcellence ahead of his return at Randwick's Kensington track on Wednesday.
- Carey after another home town Cup
- Underrated stayer Cedarberg is set to give trainer Pat Carey his second home town Cup win in four years at Mornington.
- Rangi back on track
- Chris Waller said Rangirangdoo's barrier trial hitout on Tuesday was a big step forward in the Doncaster winner's road to a race day return next month.
- Bailey's strong hand at Eagle Farm
- Trevor Bailey won't be distracted by his Group One ambition with Faster Son at the end of the month and hopes to be in the spotlight at Eagle Farm.
- Typhoon Tracy blows out career
- Battle-weary Australian Racehorse of the Year Typhoon Tracy has been retired.
- Paprika shines in trial
- Paprika has passed a barrier trial test with flying colours at Doomben and is almost certain to head to Melbourne for next month's Group One Newmarket.
- One Last Dance out of Diamond
- Betting markets across the country view the Blue Diamond Stakes as a one-horse race after One Last Dance was declared a non-runner.
- Patinack sacks Edmonds
- Team Thompson is now in charge of Patinack Farm's major stables in three states following the shock sacking of its Gold Coast foreman, Toby Edmonds.
- Punter power wins out with minimum bets
- Recreational punters can once more enjoy a $1 over-the-counter flutter after a Tabcorp backdown on minimum bets in NSW.
- Diamond mission alive for Price filly
- Trainer Mick Price says Holdontoyahorses will be his only runner in the Blue Diamond Stakes.
- Hay List ready for Lightning strike
- Glyn Schofield thinks Hay List will turn up for his return clash with Black Caviar in better shape than he was at the start of his spring campaign.
- Crucial workouts for Melito and Hot Danish
- Headline mares Melito and Hot Danish need to satisfy their respective trainers they are near their best before they are confirmed Apollo Stakes starters.
- King ready for sprint queen in Lightning
- Untapped four-year-old King Pulse will be among contenders trying to topple Black Caviar for the first time in the Lightning Stakes at Flemington.
- Byrne to ride Derby hopeful at Ellerslie
- Jim Byrne has been lured across the Tasman this week to road-test a lightly-raced High Chaparral three-year-old as a New Zealand Derby mount.
- Electricity cable removed from Newbury
- A section of electricity cable has been removed from the paddock area at Newbury following the deaths of two horses at the course on Saturday.
- Dunlop ponders Dubai for Snow Fairy
- Snow Fairy has delighted trainer Ed Dunlop in her first serious gallop since returning from a winter break and he has his sights on Dubai.
- Payne out for up to two months
- Group One winning jockey Michelle Payne has a minor neck fracture and will miss Melbourne's Festival of Racing following a race fall last weekend.
- Conquering adds to impressive record
- Veteran Tassie champ Conquering landed his 23rd career win and second in the Thomas Lyons Stakes at Hobart on Sunday.
- Light autumn for Theseo
- Theseo will be restricted to his lightest autumn campaign since his arrival as one of Australia's weight-for-age stars.
- Bid Spotter wins Hobart Cup
- A plan to target the Hobart Cup with Bid Spotter three months ago came to fruition when he landed his career best win in the $300,000 race.
- Angland recovering in Sydney
- Tye Angland says he is determined not to let an injury setback dampen his enthusiasm for Hong Kong racing.
- Mufhasa could be Melbourne bound
- New Zealand star Mufhasa could be headed to Melbourne and a clash with Typhoon Tracy and More Joyous in the Futurity Stakes.
- Giresun stakes carnival claims
- Promising three-year-old Giresun confirmed his place among trainer Peter Snowden's autumn carnival team with a first-up win at Warwick Farm.
- Sapphire Princess to sparkle
- Trainer Alison Smith hopes Sapphire Princess can make a winning debut at Wellington on Monday.
- Paprika trial to decide Melbourne trip
- A barrier trial at Doomben on Tuesday will decide if top Queensland mare Paprika heads to Melbourne for next month's Group One Newmarket Handicap.
- Helvetia thriving in new home
- Banished when considered not up to Sydney metropolitan standard, Helvetia has found a happy hunting ground with Greg Bennett in the Hunter Valley.
- Freak Newbury deaths blamed on electricity
- The freak deaths of two racehorses as they walked around the paddock at Newbury on Saturday was likely caused by a faulty underground power cable.
- Beaded on track for Group One tilt
- High-class mare Beaded is on track for next month's Group One Robert Sangster Stakes after scoring a dominant first-up victory at Caulfield.
- Catapulted could be Oakleigh Plate-bound
- Trainer Mark Kavanagh is delaying a decision on an Oakleigh Plate start for Catapulted despite the five-year-old winning at Caulfield.
- Petersen eyes Sydney with Zippy Lou
- A lack of suitable races at home is likely to force promising mare Zippy Lou to Sydney for the autumn following her nail biting victory at Eagle Farm.
- Moody spreads his winning wings
- Leading Melbourne trainer Peter Moody did it again in two states on Saturday when Typhhon Tracy and Master Harry flew hi9s flag.
- Snowden rapt in Obsequious
- Peter Snowden celebrated feature wins in two states on Saturday and none gave him more pleasure than seeing Obsequious win at Randwick.
- Moody strikes again
- The Peter Moody-trained three-year-old Miss Gai Flyer has upstaged her some of more fancied stablemates to land the Kevin Hayes Stakes at Caulfield.
- Sepoy tightens Diamond grip
- Sepoy looks the horse to beat in the Blue Diamond Stakes but Peter Moody hasn't conceded with his fillies.
- Sister Madly to chase Group One glory
- An overdue stakes win by Sister Madly has boosted the mare's stud value and has her on track for a tilt at Sydney's Group One sprints this autumn.
- Outsider's win doesn't surprise trainer
- Country trainer Tony Sergi was the least surprised when outsider Diamond To Pegasus ran a race record to win the $100,000 Canonbury Stakes at Randwick.
- Dusty boosts Guineas claims
- Improving three-year-old Dusty Star has boosted his Australian Guineas claims with an all-the-way win in the Group Two D'Urban Stakes at Caulfield.
- Lord Pyrus on Australian Cup path
- Trainer Judy Mawer revealed Australian Cup aspirations for Lord Pyrus after he led all the way for an easy win in the Group Three Carlyon Cup at Caulfield.
- Satin Shoes stays unbeaten
- Plans for Satin Shoes in the lead-up to the Golden Slipper remain fluid with trainer Clarry Conners happy with her comeback win in the Widden Stakes.
- Cahill celebrates Mauritius appointment
- Jockey Michael Cahill celebrated a new riding contract in Mauritius when he sccored aboard Toowoomba filly Doug's Jet at Eagle Farm.
- Bridge has no illusions about Elusion
- It may have only been a maiden win under lights at Canterbury, but Elusion did enough last start to show trainer Les Bridge he's a handy stayer.
- Kent worried about topweight in Hobart Cup
- Trainer Mick Kent says the in-form Red Buttons has arrived in Tasmania in A1 condition for Sunday's Hobart Cup.
- More Strawberries out of Light Fingers
- More Strawberries became the third high-profile withdrawal from Saturday's Randwick meeting on Friday afternoon.
- Clark thrilled to ride for Moody
- Tim Clark is well aware of the power of Peter Moody's team and is thrilled to get a chance to ride for the trainer in Saturday's Royal Sovereign Stakes.
- Shellscrape for Oakleigh Plate first-up
- The Group One Oakleigh Plate is now the first-up target for Shellscrape after he was scratched from his planned return in the Southern Cross Stakes.
- Bridge and Clark going hunting
- A week ago Les Bridge and Tim Clark were the hunted but on Saturday they will become the hunters in the Group Two Breeders Classic.
- Dane Julia has Classic in her sights
- Lee Freedman is planning another crack at next month's Group One Coolmore Classic with Dane Julia.
- Secret Admirer's Randwick return off
- Grahame Begg hopes Secret Admirer will be back on track for the Surround Stakes after she was one of two high-profile Randwick scratchings on Friday.
- Guineas looms large for Eiffel
- Trainer Tony Vasil is getting more excited by the day about the Australian Guineas prospects of Under The Eiffel.
- Heathcote warns against sacking Funtantes
- Rob Heathcote concedes Funtantes is rapidly earning a reputation as a "gunna" but has warned punters not to dismiss her prospects at Eagle Farm.
- Stablemate backed to down Tracy
- Punters are warming to Doubtful Jack who is the best-backed runner to topple stablemate and favourite Typhoon Tracy in the CF Orr Stakes.
- Bakers look to 3YOs for Group One double
- Bjorn and Murray Baker are looking to two three-year-olds to give themselves a chance of a Group One double at Te Rapa on Saturday.
- Slow The Flow set to go
- Matthew Smith is looking to get a better guide on Slow The Flow's autumn prospects when she lines up in Saturday's Light Fingers Stakes.
- Arctic commands Diamond attention
- Maribyrnong Plate winner Arctic Command has a point to prove for his family in the colts and geldings Prelude at Caulfield
- Vortex on trial for Sweet Embrace
- Vortex on trial for a trip to Sydney for next month's Group Three Sweet Embrace Stakes at Warwick Farm.
- Wolfgram disqualified for fraud
- Toowoomba trainer Tracy Wolfgram has been disqualified for nine months after being found guilty of acceptance fraud by Queensland stewards.
- Setback for National hope
- Becauseicouldntsee faces a race against time to be ready for the Grand National after undergoing surgery on a hind leg.
- Lynds expects Wall Street to run well
- Trainer Jeff Lynds does not have any great expectations of Wall Street when he resumes in Saturday's Group One Waikato Sprint.
- Southern Cross way to go for Sister Madly
- Anthony Cummings has learned from past meetings and will dodge More Joyous with Group One-placed Sister Madly at Randwick on Saturday.
- Conners shooting For The Stars
- Clarry Conners is hoping his wizardry with two-year-olds extends beyond an odds-on favourite to include a rank outsider at Randwick on Saturday.
- Rodd slings a tip for Catapulted
- Jockey Michael Rodd says Catapulted is in top form on the training track for his return to racing in Saturday's Rubiton Stakes.
- Widden test for Gold Coast filly
- A study of the Widden Stakes field has Maryann Thexton confident Gold Coast filly Merryanna won't be out of place at Randwick on Saturday.
- Secret Admirer to have plenty of fans
- Results and pedigree - more so for the trainer than the horse - could be pivotal to Secret Admirer's first-up chances at Randwick on Saturday.
- Typhoon Tracy set to do it again
- Peter Moody says Typhoon Tracy is going every bit as well as last year and can make it back-to-back CF Orr Stakes wins.
- Sepoy to enhance Diamond hopes
- Excitement continues to build around the Sepoy who will defend his Blue Diamond favouritism in the colts and gelding Prelude at Caulfield.
- Ryan may rethink Cariad's autumn campaign
- A Sydney trip is not on the radar for reformed mare Cariad but trainer Steele Ryan may be forced to reconsider his options if the four-year-old wins
- Rothera to unravel autumn options
- Ben Currie hopes Rothera can help unravel a series of autumn carnival options in Sydney after the five-year-old makes his comeback at Eagle Farm.
- Photo-finish drama at Randwick
- A photo-finish that had punters confused at Randwick on Wednesday was an even bigger headache for stewards.
- Sherrin strikes gold with first racehorse
- Brisbane businessman Mike Sherrin struck immediate success with his first ever racehorse when winter carnival-bound Not To Share won at Doomben.
- Waller's small but select team at Randwick
- Chris Waller will be represented by a small but select team at Randwick as the leading trainer ramps up preparations for the autumn carnival.
- Father versus son in Widden showdown
- Marc Conners knows better than most the task that awaits Balladonia on debut in Saturday's Listed Widden Stakes against the likes of Satin Shoes.
- Cedarberg on track for home town Cup
- Cedarberg will try to win his home town cup at Mornington on a seven-day back up after landing the New Saturday Age Cup at Sandown.
- Guineas the target for Enjin Number Nine
- Enjin Number Nine is on the Australian Guineas trail after steamrolling his rivals in the Manfred Stakes.
- Atomic explodes on debut
- Exciting colt Atomic is unlikely to be a late entry for the Blue Diamond Stakes despite a stunning debut win at Sandown.
- Price says draw suits Heart Of Dreams
- Mick Price believes Heart Of Dreams is drawn to get the run of the race and will run boldly in Saturday's CF Orr Stakes.
- Mossriver skips Light Fingers for home
- Mossriver will be a starter at Eagle Farm on Saturday after trainer David Murphy abandoned a back-up plan to send the talented filly to Sydney.
- Shoot Out to resume in TJ Smith
- AJC Australian Derby winner Shoot Out will make his autumn carnival comeback in the Group One TJ Smith Stakes at Randwick in April.
- De Kock not so Bold with Silvano
- Mike De Kock admits he is feeling slightly nervous to be training Dubai World Cup favourite Bold Silvano.
- Moudre set for first Group One feature
- Warrnambool galloper Moudre has pleased trainer Ciaron Maher leading in to his first Group One assignment in the CF Orr Stakes at Caulfield.
- New Beginnings at midweek meeting
- Tommy Berry hopes to ride his first winner for Gai Waterhouse when Sydney's new merged race club conducts its first meeting on Wednesday.
- Melito not ready for Breeders clash
- Melito will not resume in Saturday's Group Three Breeders Classic but trainer Gerald Ryan will still be represented by Strawberry Field.
- Snowden's strong hand in Light Fingers
- A wound-up Parables is ready to go in Saturday's Group Two Light Fingers Stakes along with stablemate Obsequious.
- Theseo scores narrow trial win
- Warhorse Theseo is set to make his autumn return in either the Apollo Stakes or Chipping Norton Stakes following a barrier trial win on Tuesday.
- Black Caviar impresses in jumpout
- Unbeaten sprinter Black Caviar has thrilled the Peter Moody stable with a dominant display in a jumpout at Caulfield.
- Hilton scraps Sydney stable plans
- Norm Hilton has scrapped plans to open a satellite stable in Sydney but it won't stop him from an autumn carnival attack.
- Fibba to keep Tracy's colours flying
- Connections of Typhoon Tracy will be momentarily distracted from the glamour mare's bid for successive Group One Orr Stakes victories at Caulfield.
- Trackwork to decide Melito start
- Trainer Gerald Ryan will wait until after a track gallop on Tuesday before deciding if Melito resumes against More Joyous in the Breeders Classic.
- Tracy, Luen head Moody Orr assault
- Peter Moody says he will have two definite runners in Saturday's C F Orr Stakes, Typhoon Tracy and stable newcomer Luen Yat Forever.
- Star three-year-olds ready for carnival
- Retrieve and Decision Time confirmed they are on target to start their autumn campaigns with solid barrier trial performances at Warwick Farm.
- Brilliant Light back on track for autumn
- Three dismal spring results have been all but forgotten as trainer Kerry Parker prepares for Doncaster Mile placegetter Brilliant Light's return to racing.
- Freedman newcomer favourite for Chairman's
- The unraced Atomic has opened favourite for Wednesday's rescheduled Chairman's Stakes at Sandown.
- Jump out for Black Caviar on Tuesday
- The world's highest rated turf sprinter Black Caviar could run in six Group One races before the end of the season.
- Musselburgh milestone for Pipe
- David Pipe has achieved the rare feat of training a winner at every jumps track in Britain after less than five years with a licence.
- Bloodstock.com.au has a new home
- William Inglis & Son are the new owners of Australia's Number One thoroughbred classified site
- Carpet shop owner ready for magic ride
- Bush trainer Brian Buckley has rejected two serious offers to buy Stagger as he prepares the colt for his city debut at Randwick.
- Trainer takes pride in three-year-olds
- Joe Pride admitted he may have been showing off as his autumn carnival team won seven heats at Monday's Warwick Farm barrier trial session.
- Milo bound for Sydney
- New Zealand three-year-old Milo is set to make the leap from racing in the South Island to the pressure cooker atmosphere of Sydney.
- Pride stars on display at trials
- The decision to scratch Vision And Power from the Expressway Stakes sits well with trainer Joe Pride after record heat at Rosehill.
- Satin Shoes primed for Slipper campaign
- Four-time Golden Slipper winning trainer Clarry Conners rates the fillies as the benchmark heading towards April's $3.5 million race.
- Red Tracer to lift Light Fingers
- Red Tracer will be out to justify trainer Chris Waller's high opinion of her ability when she steps out in stakes company for the first time at Randwick.
- Zipping and Linton for the Orr
- Leviathan owner Lloyd Williams will play a double hand in the C F Orr Stakes with champion veteran Zipping and emerging star Linton.
- Merryanna heads to Sydney for Widden
- Gold Coast trainer Maryann Thexton has changed plans with promising filly Merryanna who will be a surprise starter in the Listed Widden Stakes at Rosehill.
- McCoy sees more improvement in Binocular
- Tony McCoy was underwhelmed about Binocular despite the reigning Champion Hurdler finishing off his Cheltenham preparations on a winning note at Sandown.
- Bowen out in force at Murwillumbah
- Ballina trainer Danny Bowen is hoping it is finally Bradfield and Renmark's time to shine and end a frustrating run of second placings at Murwillumbah.
- Horses and jockeys survive Sydney heat
- Fears Saturday's Rosehill meeting would be disrupted by Sydney's heatwave proved unfounded with horses and jockeys all coming through the day unscathed.
- Speedy Zaratone wins at Rosehill
- Nick Olive has seen Zaratone dominate races from the front at Canberra but never thought he would see him do the same against city class opposition.
- Pyramids earns another Listed chance
- Pyramids showed there were no reasons to pension him off just yet after a resounding win in the Carlton Mid Handicap at Doomben on Saturday.
- Hot Danish rolled
- An overdue win by Centennial Park in the Expressway Stakes at Rosehill was met with jubilation by trainer David Payne.
- Waller's streak rolls on at Rosehill
- Chris Waller continued his winning streak on his home track at Rosehill when Triple Elegance streeted his rivals by 6-1/2 lengths on Saturday.
- Brisbane Cup a target for Fantastic Blue
- Toowoomba four-year-old Fantastic Blue earned a winter carnival campaign with a record-breaking win at Doomben.
- Lone Command survives protest
- John Hawkes made a rare appearance at Rosehill on Saturday where he celebrated the win of Lone Command - twice.
- Miskish beats Storm Kite in photo-finish
- Leading jockey Corey Brown has no doubts there are better wins in store for Miskish, who scored a narrow victory at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Somepin Anypin does it again
- A relieved Gary Portelli is preparing to attack the better autumn three-year-old races with Somepin Anypin now that the gelding has put two wins together.
- Cattleman collects after Cyclone Yasi
- Demanding Miss' return to form couldn't have come at a better time for North Queensland cattleman David Woodhouse.
- Helmet wins but Diamond is out
- Darley's juvenile juggernaut continued at Rosehill on Saturday but trainer Peter Snowden ruled out a Blue Diamond start for Helmet.
- Stephens out of hospital for Spinhro win
- Quality colt Spinhro delivered veteran trainer Norm "Whopper" Stephens a timely win with a last-stride victory at Doomben.
- Hunter Cup meeting to go ahead
- Saturday night's finale of the Nights Of Glory will go ahead at Melton despite the deluge of rain throughout Melbourne.
- Sandown to have 10 races as Caulfield off
- Three races to be held at Saturday's abandoned Caulfield meeting have been added to Wednesday's Sandown program.
- Payne keeps first-up expectations in check
- Centennial Park may have shaded Hay List in an exhibition gallop recently but trainer David Payne is realistic about his first-up chances on Saturday.
- Sepoy installed Slipper favourite
- Unbeaten colt Sepoy has been installed favourite for this year's $3.5 million Golden Slipper ahead of Magic Millions winner Karuta Queen.
- RV CEO Rob Hines extends contract
- Racing Victoria chief executive Rob Hines has had his contract extended for 15 months by mutual agreement with RV.
- Canali after first Melbourne win
- Much-travelled sprinter Canali will be out to win in his fourth state or territory in Saturday's WJ Adams Stakes at Caulfield.
- Matthew Palmer on comeback trail
- After seven months watching from the sidelines, Matthew Palmer is glad to be back riding and is counting down the hours ahead of city comeback.
- Arnold keen to witness star in top flight
- Steven Arnold says he looking forward to letting Star Witness off the leash in the Listed Manfred Stakes at Caulfield.
- Somepin could be anything
- Gary Portelli needs to see Somepin Anypin produce the goods again at Rosehill on Saturday before he thinks about autumn carnival plans.
- Win A Million 'not winter material'
- Kelly Schweida has reservations about Win A Million being winter carnival material but could change his mind if the underrated mare wins at Doomben.
- Australian Turf Club to launch on Monday
- Sydney's new merged race club now has a name - Australian Turf Club - and will begin operating on Monday.
- Tommy Berry joins Tulloch Lodge team
- Gai Waterhouse's search for a light-weight stable rider is over with Tommy Berry joining the Tulloch Lodge team.
- Slipper second acceptances up
- Second acceptances for the Golden Slipper are up 10 per cent on last year.
- Alcopop in low-key return
- Alcopop will make a low key return to racing at Morphettville on Saturday in preparation for next month's Australian Cup.
- Waller out to do it again
- Weight-for-age star Danleigh started Chris Waller's Rosehill winning streak but the trainer doubts he'll be the horse to continue the sequence.
- Enjin steaming towards Guineas
- Lightly-raced three-year-old Enjin Number Nine is Australian Guineas bound if he can hold his form in the Listed Manfred Stakes at Caulfield.
- Hollyweird favourite to grab hat-trick
- Hollyweird is favoured to complete a hat-trick of wins in the Chairman's Stakes but the Gerald Ryan trained filly is not in the Blue Diamond Stakes.
- Wilson scraps Doncaster with Fifteen Carat
- Doncaster Mile plans for Fifteen Carat have been abandoned in favour of a Stradbroke Handicap mission at Eagle Farm.
- Hopes for son being faster in autumn
- Gold Coast sprinter Faster Son has impressed jockey Craig Williams as the gelding gets ready for his most serious test in the Listed WJ Adams Stakes.
- Startsmeup on Guineas mission
- The decision to embark on an Australian Guineas campaign with Startsmeup will be put under the microscope in a Sydney stopover race.
- Helmet a Diamond possibility
- Helmet could add his name to Darley's Blue Diamond Stakes team if he can return with victory at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Lake George to stay on same winter course
- Gold Coast trainer John Morrisey likes what he sees in Lake George but is unlikely to revise winter carnival plans for the five-year-old.
- Beltane impresses at the Farm
- Peter Snowden says the autumn carnival will come around too soon for Beltane who scored an impressive win at Warwick Farm on Wednesday.
- Williams could have another Efficient
- Michael Rodd compared four-year-old Studley Park favourably with his Melbourne Cup winner Efficient after he won at Sandown.
- So You Think visits Tipperary
- Dual Cox Plate winner So You Think has taken his first steps on an Irish racecourse.
- Gentle celebrates new career
- Clarry Conners' foreman Brian Gentle snared a rare win as a part-owner and celebrated a new chapter in his career when Croisade won at Eagle Farm.
- Can Danish be conquered?
- Love Conquers All is rated the biggest danger to Hot Danish improving her near faultless first-up record in Saturday's Expressway Stakes.
- Crystal Lily back as favourite
- Golden Slipper Stakes winner Crystal Lily will return from injury as favourite in the Listed JRA Stakes at Caulfield on Saturday.
- Bufffering chases Group One glory
- Buffering and stablemates Woorim and Our Lukas are back in work and will attempt to give trainer Rob Heathcote his hirst Group One success.
- Brown to ride Shocking in Orr
- Corey Brown has opted to ride Shocking in his Melbourne autumn preparation which will keep the jockey out of some of Sydney's early carnival days.
- Darley's weight of numbers in Slipper
- Darley Australia has weight of numbers as an ally in its bid to win the Golden Slipper for the first time.
- Ellis over budget on top lot
- Waikato syndicator David Ellis has spent more than he intended to secure the most expensive lot at the Premier Yearling Sale in Karaka on Tuesday.
- Hay List to go first-up into Lightning
- Sprinting powerhouse Hay List is a confirmed Expressway Stakes no-show but is back on track for a return clash with Black Caviar.
- Danish in much-anticipated return
- Tim Clark is preparing to again have a wave of support behind him when Sydney's favourite mare Hot Danish returns to the track on Saturday.
- Slipper hopes shattered for Crystal Reef
- Danerich colt Crystal Reef will miss the chance to emulate his Golden Slipper Stakes-winning half-sister and stablemate Crystal Lily this autumn.
- Autumn hopes for Sparks Alight
- Bendigo trainer Shane Fliedner has high hopes for the autumn with lightly-raced filly Sparks Alight.
- Talapega out to go one better
- A sparingly-raced mare with dodgy knees will be out to help fill a stable void for trainer Alan Scorse at Warwick Farm on Wednesday.
- Brown has Shocking decision to make
- Corey Brown has a tough decision to make after partnering two impressive two-year-old fillies to victory at the Rosehill barrier trial session on Tuesday.
- Currie and Rothera's excellent adventure
- Teenage trainer Mark Currie's adventure with Toowoomba sprinter Rothera is set to continue in Sydney during the autumn.
- Lightning awaits Falvelina in winter
- Trainer Tony Gollan could raise the bar to the Brisbane winter carnival with Falvelina if the talented mare returns to winning form at Eagle Farm.
- Avdulla to join senior ranks
- Outstanding apprentice Brenton Avdulla's request to be fast-tracked into the senior riding ranks has been cleared by Racing NSW.
- Tough assignment for Dusty Star
- Trainer Peter Morgan says Dusty Star has improved a lot since being gelded but not enough to beat the classy Star Witness on Saturday.
- Wordmaster to step up at Caulfield
- Trainer Bennie Benbow is keen to test Wordmaster against Crystal Lily and Reward For Effort in the JRA Stakes at Caulfield.
- Cummings buys up at Karaka
- Bart Cummings has bought two colts at Karaka by High Chaparral, sire of champion so You Think.
- Coalition to commit to country racing
- Country racing will benefit from a massive cash injection if the NSW opposition wins government.
- Border Rebel set for WFA test
- Bush star Border Rebel will have his first start at weight-for-age when he takes on a classy field in the Expressway Stakes.
- Ryan after easier options for Pure Force
- Gerald Ryan has paid up for six horses in the Golden Slipper but Pure Force, a runner at Rosehill on Saturday, isn't one of them.
- Straight to Aintree for Play
- State Of Play will head for a third crack at the Grand National in April without visiting a racecourse before he goes to Aintree.
- Fort Lincoln charges late to win Karaka
- Australian hopeful Chateauneuf Dupape has finished an unlucky eighth in the Karaka Million at Ellerslie in Auckland won by outsider Fort Lincoln.
- Melito decision after barrier trial
- A barrier trial on Tuesday will determine whether NSW Horse of the Year Melito lines up against glamour mare More Joyous in the Breeders Classic.
- Racing boss rejects CV report
- New Zealand's departing Racing Board chief executive Andrew Brown says allegations his CV was inaccurate are "spurious and without foundation".
- Hay List unlikely for Expressway
- Hay List will be entered for the Expressway Stakes but trainer John McNair admits he has almost run out of time to have him ready for Saturday's race.
- Ruling Class to set record straight
- Experienced Taree horseman Bob Haire admits to a balancing act with promising filly Ruling Class who lines up at Cessnock on Monday.
- Rebel Soldier fighting fit for Orr
- Import Rebel Soldier will have his first start for the David Hayes stable when he resumes in the C F Orr Stakes at Caulfield on Saturday.
- News Alert back after serious illness
- News Alert has recovered from a life threatening illness and will begin his autumn campaign with a barrier trial hitout on Tuesday.
- Collonges Claims Argento Honours
- Neptune Collonges earned himself the right to a Gold Cup start after he returned to the winner's enclosure for the first time in almost two years.
- Snowden throws down gauntlet to Waller
- Defending champion Peter Snowden threw down the gauntlet to Chris Waller in the battle for the trainers' premiership with four winners at Randwick.
- Rockpecker breaks his drought
- Stony Creek trainer Ken Fythe has Albury Cup aspirations for Rockpecker who broke through for his first win in almost two years at Sandown.
- Avdulla's final win as an apprentice?
- Apprentice Brenton Avdulla is hopeful his victory on All Legal at Randwick was his final win before becoming a senior rider.
- Ryan declares Cariad his best ever
- Steele Ryan declared underrated mare Cariad the best horse he's trained and is confident she'll prove it in the winter following her Doomben victory.
- Buttons chasing more country Cups
- Country Cups specialist Red Buttons is heading bush again in his quest to win the Victorian Country Racehorse of the Year award.
- Booming wins Group One Thordon Mile
- Six-year-old Booming made it back-to-back group one wins with a stunning victory in the $NZ200,000 Thorndon Mile at Trentham on Saturday.
- Waller brings up seasonal half-century
- Chris Waller marked the halfway mark of the racing season by bringing up a half-century of Sydney winners in the unlikely guise of African Prince.
- Snowden to raise the bar with Screen
- Peter Snowden is looking to give Screen her chance in Listed company after the talented mare came from last to win at Randwick on Saturday.
- Delago's Lad a real Diamond contender
- Delago's Lad burst into calculations for the $1 million Blue Diamond Stakes with an unexpected win at Sandown.
- Flammable for sale after Doomben win
- The "For Sale" remains on Toowoomba filly Flammable despite her narrow victory at Doomben on Saturday.
- Abstract downs Godspeed at Randwick
- Peter Snowden doesn't rate Abstract among his top juveniles but the filly still managed to the claim the scalp of Sale topper Godspeed at Randwick.
- Whitefriars swoops to win Australia Stakes
- Jim Cassidy continued his hot form in the saddle since resuming from a suspension when he guided Whitefriars to victory in the Australia Stakes.
- Harvey buys Magic Millions company
- Gerry Harvey has announced that he and his family have purchased the entire Magic Millions Sales company.
- Thompson's hit-and-run raid on Randwick
- Evergreen jockey Robert Thompson has just one ride at Randwick on Saturday but is happy it is a colt with the ability of Exploitable Doubt.
- Meagher quits Singapore
- Melbourne Cup-winning trainer John Meagher has quit Singapore racing and will return home to form a training partnership with his three sons.
- Heavyweight Mott takes Eiffel ride
- Trainer Tony Vasil agonised over a rider for Under The Eiffel at Sandown but finally plumped for Jamie Mott ahead of a claiming apprentice.
- Lad sizes up Diamond prospects
- Delago's Lad will be a significant Blue Diamond market mover if he can run up to his debut performance at Sandown.
- Consistent Dailika a big chance again
- Gabrielle Englebrecht knows Dailika has been up a long time but can see no signs to suggest the mare won't continue her consistent form on Saturday.
- Heathcote favours Funtantes
- Rob Heathcote has been swayed by the barrier draw to favour Funtantes as his stable's leading chance in the Listed Nudgee Handicap at Doomben.
- Man From Oz on winter mission
- Promising three-year-old Man From Oz will take an important step towards a winter carnival campaign when he lines up from a horror barrier at Doomben.
- New study says whipping horses pointless
- A University of Sydney study says whipping racehorses is pointless and does not make a difference to the outcome of a race.
- Almindoro to have light autumn
- Promising three-year-old Almindoro will begin a light autumn campaign aimed at the Alister Clark Stakes when he resumes at Sandown on Saturday.
- Makybe's son looking for further
- Makybe Diva's first foal Rockstardom will be fast-tracked to longer races after he left his supporters flat when missing a place at Ballarat. The
- Smith keeping options open with Flow
- Matthew Smith is keeping all options open with races in three states a possibility for promising filly Slow The Flow this autumn.
- Extra work suits Commander
- Extra work on the training track has been revealed as the no-frills approach to rejuvenating Voice Commander who is chasing back-to-back Sydney wins.
- Oliver new rider for Shocking, Whobegotyou
- Michael Rodd says he is looking ahead for new autumn prospects after losing the rides on Whobegotyou and Shocking.
- Godspeed to face just six rivals
- Headline colt Godspeed will have just six rivals at Randwick on Saturday with Chris Waller hoping for an upset with Mickelberg.
- Tracy creates money typhoon
- Champion mare Typhoon Tracy is dominating betting across the country for the Group Two Australia Stakes at Moonee Valley.
- Avdulla likely rider for Ilovethiscity
- Glen Boss has all but ruled himself out of the first-up ride on Ilovethiscity despite partnering the colt in a Sydney barrier trial on Thursday.
- Waterhouse pleased with More Joyous
- Glamour mare More Joyous has pleased trainer Gai Waterhouse ahead of her racetrack return.
- Bowman heading to NZ again
- Sydney jockey Hugh Bowman will make his third trip to New Zealand this month to ride Savabill in Sunday's Karaka Million at Ellerslie.
- Purdy chasing city winner in new career
- Kelly Purdy wanted a career as a horse acupuncturist after quitting the saddle last year but instead she's turned her hand to training.
- Sydney race club merger gets green light
- The merger of Sydney's two race clubs has been given the seal of approval by the ACCC and will be in action as soon as it is passed through parliament.
- Doyle weighing up Sydney options
- Noel Doyle will weigh up the pros and cons of an autumn campaign in Sydney for Celtic Dancer if the three-year-old is successful at Doomben.
- Spirit of Boom books winter campaign
- Spirit of Boom booked a Brisbane winter carnival campaign with a stunning victory at Eagle Farm.
- Lang scores upset win at Warwick Farm
- Many expected Gwenda Markwell to train the winner of the Australia Day Cup at Warwick Farm but it was the lesser fancied of her two runners who won.
- Nikolic's comeback hits a hurdle
- Jockey Dan Nikolic has got off to a bumpy start in his comeback from a two-month suspension.
- Danzylum earns crack at Group One glory
- Trainer Robbie Griffiths intends to give Danzylum another shot at the C F Orr Stakes following his win in the John Dillon Stakes.
- Eclair keeps Guineas hopes alive
- Eclair Mystic has kept his Australian Guineas hopes alive with a hard-fought win in the Listed Zeditave Stakes at Caulfield.
- Sepoy stakes Diamond claim
- Mark Zahra says Preview winner Sepoy has such a stunning turn of foot it is going to take a good two-year-old to beat him in the Blue Diamond.
- Big spring looms for Pedrille
- Ron Quinton has pencilled in a date with Sydney's top fillies for M'Lady Pedrille after she resumes at Randwick on Saturday.
- Cassidy's big comeback set to continue
- No-one is happier to see Jim Cassidy riding in top form than Rick Worthington who will leg the champion jockey aboard Whitefriars in the Australia Stakes.
- Roos stop the races at Hanging Rock
- Kangaroos invaded the racetrack and forced organisers to call off the Australia Day race meeting at Hanging Rock.
- Payne chasing another Group One win
- Michelle Payne believes she can improve her Group One riding record when she returns to New Zealand to partner Eileen Dubh in the Thorndon Mile.
- Nathan Berry outrides claim
- Apprentice Nathan Berry achieved a career milestone on Australia Day when he outrode his claim with victory in the opening race at Warwick Farm.
- Stud negotiations continue with Sonador
- Negotiations are continuing with two major studs to stand Epsom Handicap winner Captain Sonador following his Stradbroke Handicap swansong.
- Lady won't be so gaga this time
- Lady Gaga will be looking to restore her reputation at Caulfield after a last-start buckjumping performance in Adelaide.
- Heat protocols in place at the Farm
- Heat protocols are expected to be in place at Warwick Farm on Australia Day with temperatures predicted to be in excess of 35 degrees.
- Vigor kicks off Cup campaign
- Danny O'Brien says the Group Two Australia Stakes at Moonee Valley on Friday will bring on his Australian Cup contender Vigor.
- Australia Day looking good for Reith
- Christian Reith has a strong book of Australia Day rides headed by promising stayer Agent Bauer in the feature race at Warwick Farm.
- Kavanagh coy about Caulfield juveniles
- Trainer Mark Kavanagh is coy about the chances of Quench The Thirst amid a growing number of tips for other Blue Diamond contenders.
- Sydney campaign awaits Audacious Spirit
- Gold Coast trainer Gillian Heinrich is hoping a return to a dry track at Eagle Farm will boost Audacious Spirit's bid for a Sydney campaign.
- O'Brien has So You Think up and running
- Australian superstar So You Think is in work under the care of Irish training wizard Aidan O'Brien.
- Tierqualo set for more Sydney success
- A Benchmark handicap at Randwick on Saturday has been preferred to the Listed Sunshine Coast Cup for Tierqualo's second-up appearance.
- Farm trainers after unique double
- Group One-winning trainers Greg Hickman and Marc Conners could be part of a unique double at Warwick Farm on Australia Day.
- Paprika still on track for Lightning
- Top Queensland mare Paprika is making steady progress from an injury setback and remains on track for a Melbourne autumn campaign.
- Smart Missile looking good for the autumn
- Breeders Plate winner Smart Missile will trial later this week after holding his own with trainer Anthony Cummings' best trackworkers on Tuesday.
- Zeditave test for Spirited Eagle
- The autumn program of Adelaide three-year-old Spirited Eagle will become clearer after he takes on Group One winner Anacheeva in the Zeditave Stakes.
- Bossdon City primed for Diamond Preview
- Trainer Brett Cavanough says Bossdon City has done everything right in the lead up to the Blue Diamond Preview.
- Godspeed out for redemption
- Hollyweird looms as a potential stumbling block to high-priced Godspeed if the stablemates clash at Randwick on Saturday.
- Injured De Lightning Ridge retired
- Injury has ended the racing career of De Lightning Ridge, the fastest horse to race over the Randwick 1000-metre course.
- Waller delays Pressday sprint plans
- Chris Waller is prepared to bide his time before revisiting plans to win a Group One sprint race with Pressday with the Randwick Guineas his autumn goal.
- Agent Bauer tipped to continue winning run
- Agent Bauer shares equal billing in opening Australia Day Cup markets as the lightly-raced stayer attempts to extend a winning sequence at Warwick Farm.
- Vets responsible for Foxy's top form
- Taree trainer Ross Stitt and owner David Faulkner can thank veterinary science for finding the key to smart mare Foxy One.
- Adelaide Cup to remain in March
- The Adelaide Cup will retain its March date with Premier Mike Rann rejecting calls to return the race and its public holiday to its former date in May.
- Burdekin Blues retired
- Star Queensland sprinter Burdekin Blues has been retired after pulling up lame following his failure at Eagle Farm last Saturday.6
- Fly swats away Champion rivals
- Hurricane Fly gave trainer Willie Mullins his first Irish Champion Hurdle success and boosted his prospects for the Cheltenham festival.
- Agent Bauer to be tested at Warwick Farm
- Emerging stayer Agent Bauer will be thrown in the deep end in Wednesday's Australia Day Cup at Warwick Farm.
- Hay List battling to get to Expressway
- Star sprinter Hay List is in doubt for the Expressway Stakes after jarring up following an exhibition gallop at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Cassidy on song for autumn
- With six winners in the space of a week champion jockey Jim Cassidy has delivered a statement of intent ahead of the fast-approaching autumn carnival.
- Hinchinbrook to trial at Cranbourne
- Hinchinbrook will begin his build up to summer-autumn sprint features when he trials at Cranbourne on Monday.
- Guy eyes TJ Smith with Noisy Ocean
- It's still five months away, but the $500,00 Group One T J Smith at Eagle Farm will be the winter carnival goal for Gold Coast youngster Noisy Ocean.
- Ortensia to run in Australia Stakes
- Ortensia is set to take on reigning Horse Of The Year Typhoon Tracy in the Group Two Australia Stakes under lights at Moonee Valley on Friday night.
- Stradbroke campaign for Mic Mac
- Talented sprinter Mic Mac is making a sound recovery from a hoof injury but isn't expected to be seen in action until the Brisbane carnival.
- Overyou to do battle at Nowra
- A change of environment has worked wonders for Overyou with the mare chasing back to back wins at Nowra on Monday.
- Master survives Somersby scare
- Master Minded remains the clear favourite for the Queen Mother Champion Chase after clinging on for victory in the Victor Chandler Chase at Ascot.
- The Jackal books Expressway Stakes start
- Tamworth sprinter The Jackal earned another trip to Sydney for next month's Group Two Expressway Stakes after winning at Eagle Farm.
- McNair spinter turns in Mighty effort
- Honest sprinter Mighty Obvious got conditions to suit at Rosehill on Saturday and made the most of it to score a determined victory.
- Hay List on track for big autumn
- Hay List's autumn preparation stepped up a notch with a solid workout between races at Rosehill on Saturday ahead of his return in two weeks.
- Grand Duels to chase group One glory
- Grand Duels has earned another crack at Group One glory with an empathic victory in the Listed Kensington Stakes at Flemington.
- Mufhasa takes Telegraph
- Former Horse of the Year Mufhasa outran a star-studded field with an amazing time on a slow track to win the $NZ1 million Group One Telegraph Handicap.
- Olympic wins owners instant return
- The new connections of stayer Olympic Win got a quick return on their investment when he outstayed his opposition at Flemington.
- Blue Diamond next for unbeaten Pane
- The $1 million Blue Diamond Stakes will be the next step up the ladder for Pane In The Glass, an easy winner of Saturday's $250,000 Inglis Classic.
- Spring beckons for Cabeza
- Flemington winner Cabeza will be looking to build his rating in the coming weeks as trainer Danny O'Brien eyes the major races next spring.
- Zauberin could head to Adelaide Cup
- Adelaide Cup prospect Zauberin has bounced back from a fall on Melbourne Cup Day to win first up at Flemington.
- Cassidy grabs Rosehill treble
- A day after celebrating his 48th birthday, champion jockey Jim Cassidy showed he was still as competitive as ever with a winning treble at Rosehill.
- Leapfrog books Melbourne trip
- Gold Coast sprinter Leapfrog booked a trip to Melbourne with stablemate Startsmeup with a commanding win at Eagle Farm.
- Angelo on track for Diamond
- Promising two-year-old Redangelo has been a revelation to his stable as he progresses towards next month's Blue Diamond Stakes.
- Mighty Miesque dies at 27
- Miesque, the brilliant champion French miler, has died aged 27.
- First Command backed despite draw
- A horror barrier draw hasn't deterred punters as First Command has been well supported to win Saturday's Group One Telegraph Handicap in New Zealand.
- Werribee latest rain casualty
- Werribee is the latest club to feel the impact of the unseasonal weather throughout Victoria.
- O'Shea giving Viva another Rosehill shot
- John O'Shea is giving Viva Las the benefit of a minor doubt over a modest Rosehill record to declare the mare on the verge of returning to winning form.
- Murray chasing second Inglis Classic
- Bede Murray had no hesitation in opting for the Berry twins to ride his Inglis Classic contenders as he looks to win the juvenile event for a second time.
- Wide gate suits loner in Kensington
- Five-year-old Sandusky City likes it on his own and he is drawn to be exactly that in the Listed Kensington Stakes at Flemington.
- Dual Chamber back on track
- The past few months have been a blur for Toowoomba trainer Rex Lipp as he looks to get Dual Chamber's campaign back on track.
- More Joyous installed Doncaster favourite
- Star mare More Joyous has been installed as favourite for this year's Group One Doncaster ahead of a host of Australia's best milers.
- Heathcote losing Cup battle with Tabulate
- Trainer Rob Heathcote concedes he's losing the battle to have underrated stayer Tabulate ready in time for the Group One Auckland Cup at Ellerslie in March.
- Crewsin' over 1400m at Rosehill
- Jan Bowen will step stakeswinner Jest Crewsin' up into uncharted territory on Saturday in order to avoid Hay List and Hot Danish next month.
- Mourinho on Tassie Derby path
- Peter Gelagotis is looking for a good showing from Mourinho at Flemington to confirm his prospects in next month's Tasmanian Derby.
- Glass' stranglehold on Inglis Classic
- Pane In The Glass has a stranglehold on Inglis Classic betting and jockey Jim Byrne is hopeful of another dominant performance from the unbeaten filly.
- Racing industry kicks in for flood relief
- Gate takings from Saturday's race meeting at Rosehill will be donated to raise funds for Queensland flood victims.
- Waller's Rosehill streak could end
- Chris Waller is proud of his record of training a winner at 20 consecutive Rosehill Saturday meetings but knows it will stop one day.
- Iron mare Norma going around again
- Greg Eurell says he is expecting honest stayer Sister Norma to hit the wall at any time soon but he's hoping it is not at Flemington on Saturday.
- Waltzes quick steps to Kensington
- A soaring rating this campaign has earned consistent sprinter Waltzes a crack his first feature race at Flemington.
- Old school Cup campaign for Border
- An old school stayer's preparation, starting with a campaign pipe-opener at Rosehill on Saturday, will be central to Sydney Cup plans for Scottish Border.
- Baldwin warns he'll scratch Burdekin Blues
- Barry Baldwin has warned he'll seek stewards permission to withdraw Burdekin Blues from his Eagle Farm assignment on Saturday if the track is heavy.
- Rock My Heart chasing elusive maiden win
- The much-travelled Rock My Heart is back home in search of an elusive breakthrough win at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Snorkel carries Rockhampton hopes
- Aptly-named sprinter Snorkel will have thousands of flood-ravaged central Queenslanders in his corner when he takes on the city slickers at Eagle Farm.
- Canary flies to overdue win
- Veteran gelding Canary Islands' first win for three years was cause for celebration in more ways than one.
- Koala Bear off to Tasmania
- The Lee Freedman stable will aim aim Koala Bear at the Bow Mistress at Hobart following her win at Sandown.
- Joint Chiefs looking for Sydney win
- Brian Wakefield is preparing to give Joint Chiefs another distance test on Saturday as he tries to add to a growing list of Queensland winners in Sydney.
- Eiffel towers over Sandown rivals
- Under The Eiffel made a triumphant return to racing at Sandown after suffering a broken shoulder as a two-year-old.
- Pane In The Glass odds-on
- Patinack filly Pane In The Glass has been installed an odds-on favourite to add the rich Inglis Classic to her last start win in the Inglis Nursery.
- Vortex earns rave reviews from Wilson
- Gold Coast filly Vortex earned rave reviews from trainer Howard Wwilson and could be Sydney-bound following her narrow victory at Doomben.
- Duels back to favourite track
- In-form sprinter Grand Duels looks an ominous threat as he prepares to return to his favourite track for the Listed Kensington Stakes.
- Faster Son arrives for Oakleigh Plate
- Gold Coast trainer Trevor Bailey hopes to know in the next few months whether his star sprinter Faster Son is the real deal.
- New Sydney race club announce key posts
- Key positions have been announced to head Sydney's new race club which it is hoped will be up and running by the end of the month.
- Jumps racing gets boost
- More prizemoney and racing opportunities for owners, trainers and jockeys feature in a new jumps program for 2011.
- Sales Debut for Cinque Cavalli
- With more than 90 vendors consigning horses to the 2011 Inglis Classic Yearling Sale starting in Sydney next Sunday at Newmarket it’s easy for a brand new vendor to get lost in the crowd, but that won’t be happening to Mary Bray of Cinque Cavalli.
- Nominations out for Doncaster Mile
- Three Doncaster winners headline 222 nominations for this year's famous Group One Randwick mile.
- Cavanough looking at Diamond after mix-up
- Brett Cavanough has switched his attention to the Blue Diamond after he was informed Bossdon City was ineligible to run in the Inglis Classic.
- Six late entries for autumn features
- Last start Flemington winner Wordmaster is among four late entries for next month's Group One Newmarket Handicap at Flemington.
- Bullion on track for second Kensington
- A timely return to form buoys trainer Leon Corstens' optimism that Silver Bullion can win his second Listed Kensington Stakes at Flemington.
- Prain hitches his wagon to Berry's star
- Trainer Bill Prain believes Prince Of Capers and Winner Take All can make their presence felt in their respective races at Randwick on Wednesday.
- Scott chasing first city success
- Owner-trainer Colin Scott is hoping Speediness can give him his first city win at Sandown and keep the dream alive of running in the Australian Guineas.
- Baldwin shies away from big guns in south
- Trainer Barry Baldwin is considering aborting Sydney and Melbourne autumn plans for star sprinter Burdekin Blues.
- Zenyatta wins Eclipse Award
- Prolific mare Zenyatta has won Horse of the Year at the Eclipse Awards, besting the only horse ever to beat her on the track.
- Danleigh, Masquerader impress Bowman
- Multiple Group One winner Danleigh and Caulfield Guineas runner-up Masquerader impressed top jockey Hugh Bowman with easy trials at Rosehill.
- O'Connell wary of Dunguib task
- Jockey Brian O'Connell admits Dunguib will have plenty on his plate as he returns to action in Sunday's Irish Champion Hurdle at Leopardstown.
- Ryan backs Missen in career move
- Former north Queensland jockey Dale Missen has been given a huge vote of support from trainer Steele Ryan to make his mark in the Brisbane.
- Wagering review firm announced
- Leading consultancy firm PriceWaterhouseCoopers has been commissioned to perform an independent wagering review for Victorian thoroughbred racing.
- STC members reject resolution
- A faction of the Sydney Turf Club has failed in its bid to remove four directors and halt the merger with the Australian Jockey Club.
- Beneteau makes promising return
- Classy galloper Beneteau made his first public appearance as a three-year-old a winning one during a star-studded set of Randwick barrier trials.
- King Pulse back on track
- King Pulse will have his first fast gallop at Flemington on Tuesday as he prepapares for a comeback to racing following career threatening injuries.
- Danleigh sticks to proven autumn route
- Top galloper Danleigh, set to trial at Rosehill on Tuesday, will follow a proven path to Group One success during the autumn carnival.
- Cahill in line for more Sydney success
- Country jockey Mathew Cahill is in the box seat for more city success on Saturday.
- Moody keeps options open for Master Harry
- Leading trainer Peter Moody is weighing up his options for smart colt Master Harry who is ready to resume racing.
- Pure Force to trial before Classic run
- Trainer Gerald Ryan will get the chance for revenge against Bossdon City when Pure Force lines up in the Inglis Classic.
- Kauto Star had bleeding attack
- Trainer Paul Nicholls has revealed Kauto Star bled after his failed attempt to win the King George VI Chase for a fifth time.
- Sacred Kingdom recaptures winning form
- Hong Kong star Sacred Kingdom has recaptured winning form to claim his seventh Group One victory in the Centenary Sprint at Sha Tin.
- Coolmore enters horses for Dubai
- Coolmore could have its first runners at the Dubai World Cup meeting in six years with trainer Aidan O'Brien entering four horses headed by Cape Blanco.
- More Joyous ready for autumn return
- Star mare More Joyous will headline Gai Waterhouse's team at Monday's barrier trials at Randwick ahead of her autumn return.
- Expressway to feature stars
- Hay List and Hot Danish will headline the opening day of the Sydney autumn arnival when they clash in the Expressway Stakes.
- Bossdon City to back up in Classic
- The focus on two-year-olds will switch to Sydney and Melbourne over the coming weeks starting with Saturday's $250,000 Inglis Classic.
- Australian mission for Mr Tipsy
- New Zealand trainer Murray Baker is planning another raid on Australian riches with Mr Tipsy set to be aimed at the Tasmanian summer carnival.
- Metonymy a Diamond hope
- Impressive Moonee Valley winner Metonymy could be the Blue Diamond Stakes sleeper in the Peter Moody stable.
- Binocular looking champion again
- Binocular has been reinstated as Champion Hurdle favourite after a powerful display in the Christmas Hurdle at Kempton.
- Dunolly ready for Gunnedah assignment
- Trainer Todd Howlett is taking a form line through Torio's Quest's Magic Millions Guineas win ahead of Dunolly's return at Gunnedah.
- Long live the new king as Kauto falters
- Kauto Star has finished a brave third in his bid for a fifth King George Chase won by Long Run who is now second favourite for the Cheltenham Gold Cup.
- Tierqualo keeps first-up record intact
- Queenslander Tierqualo maintained his unbeaten first-up record with a determined victory at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Tears I Cry notches another win
- Rejuvenated galloper Tears I Cry has given his owner, Warrnambool trainer Anne McGrath, her biggest thrill since winning the 2007 Emirates Stakes.
- Karuta Queen races away with Millions
- Tommy Berry and Neville Layt are the toast of the Coast after Karuta Queen won the $2 million Magic Millions Classic.
- Danzylum wins second Chester Manifold
- Veteran galloper Danzylum has won his second Chester Manifold Stakes at Flemington.
- Saturday city winner for Englebrecht
- Young trainer Gabrielle Englebrecht was overcome with emotion and relief after Dailika gave her a milestone Saturday metropolitan winner at Rosehill.
- Cassidy, Waller combine for Rosehill win
- Champion jockey Jim Cassidy scored his first win in his latest comeback when The Warrior Woman gave Chris Waller another home track success.
- Bargain buy Torio returns big profit
- Wyong trainer Brett Partelle says the best is yet to come from Torio's Quest despite his win in the $1 million Magic Millions Guineas.
- Commander runs rivals ragged
- A perfectly-rated frontrunning ride by Kathy O'Hara has given Voice Commander an overdue stakes win in the Frank Underwood Cup at Rosehill.
- Floods on everyone's mind at the Coast
- Cowboys are undoubtedly some of the toughest men on earth but former rodeo rider turned horse trainer Norm Hilton was reduced to tears at the Gold Coast.
- Sea Lord scrapes home at Rosehill
- Sea Lord narrowly avoided being the third odds-on favourite to be beaten in the opening three races at Rosehill when he scored a narrow victory.
- Floods temper Gollan's MM win
- Toowoomba trainer Tony Gollan achieved a lifelong ambition at the Gold Coast on Saturday but his moment was also tinged with sadness.
- Warm Love does it again
- Talented filly Warm Love is likely to back up against open-class sprinters in next week's Kensington Stakes after posting her third win in a month.
- Hollyweird gives Ryan some consolation
- Hollyweird's win at Rosehill was some consolation for trainer Gerald Ryan after the earlier defeat of expensive colt Godspeed.
- Dusty Star posts first city success
- Consistent three-year-old Dusty Star has posted his first city win at Flemington and improved his chances of contesting the Australian Guineas in March.
- Bossdon City downs sale-topper on debut
- Country-based two-year-old Bossdon City came to town with big wraps and lived up to the hype at Rosehill.
- Trainer's love affair with Coast continues
- David Pfieffer is looking forward to a bountiful 2011 Magic Millions sale after he continued his love affair with the Gold Coast on Saturday.
- Blinkers give filly a Helping Hand
- Improving filly Helping Hand will be given her chance to measure up to next month's Blue Diamond Stakes after an all-the-way win at Flemington.
- King Kauto on brink of history
- All the hard work is done for the team behind Kauto Star - now the horse must do the talking on the track as immortality beckons at Kempton.
- Brown stood down at Canterbury
- Leading jockey Corey Brown was confident of being fit to ride Combat Kitty in the Magic Millions Classic on Saturday despite being stood down at Canterbury.
- Pinwheel too good in Classic
- Consistent sprinter Pinwheel made up for his narrow defeat in last year's Canterbury Classic with a barnstorming first-up win the same race on Friday night.
- Sydney horses arrive on the Coast
- Receding floodwaters have allowed prominent Sydney Magic Millions horses to complete a float trip to the Gold Coast.
- Plunge on Bossdon City
- An unraced two-year-old has arrived in Sydney with his reputation as a bush wonder horse enhanced with a betting plunge.
- Sir Walter kicks off for Adelaide Cup
- Improved stayer Sir Walter will make an unscheduled return to city racing at Flemington.
- Rain disrupts Victorian racing
- Heavy rain has forced a second meeting in as many days to be abandoned in Victoria.
- Track fear to Danzylum's second Manifold
- A rain-affected track holds fears for connections of Danzylum who is trying win his second Listed Chester Manifold Stakes at Flemington.
- McEvoy's strong hand at Rosehill
- Pre-post markets indicate Kerrin McEvoy could dominate the Rosehill meeting on Saturday with a strong book of eight rides.
- Red Lord's tried and true pattern
- Stable expectations are high about Red Lord running true to a successful career-pattern of form in the $100,000 Frank Underwood Cup.
- Bailey hoping to add MM to resume
- Alan Bailey isn't getting too excited about including the Magic Millions Classic on his resume with talented youngster Five O'Clock.
- Millions pressure not fazing Berry
- Apprentice Tommy Berry is thriving under the pressure of riding Magic Millions favourite Karuta Queen at the Gold Coast on Saturday.
- Gollan believes in miracles
- Toowoomba trainer Tony Gollan has found a way around the floodwaters to get his horses to Saturday's Magic Millions meeting on the Gold Coast.
- Kauto faces King George octet
- Kauto Star will face eight rivals as he bids to create history by winning a fifth consecutive William Hill King George VI Chase at Kempton on Saturday.
- Hay List on target for Expressway
- Trainer John McNair has confirmed the Expressway Stakes will the launching pad for Hay List's autumn campaign.
- Chasm to get revenge in Manifold
- Heath Conners is hoping that Chasm's last start defeat will spur him to a long overdue victory in the Chester Manifold Stakes at Flemington.
- Hard road to Millions
- Several Magic Millions prospects were on the road from Sydney to the Gold Coast on Thursday with no guarantees of getting to their destination.
- Intencion the one to beat in Guineas
- The chances of Intencion gaining a start in the Magic Millions Guineas are still in the air but if he lines up, jockey Glen Boss is confident he can win.
- All-weather track meeting abandoned
- Heavy rain has got the better of Geelong's all-weather track and forced the abandonment of Thursday's race meeting after just one race.
- Commander facing distance test at Rosehill
- Nick Olive has been looking to test Voice Commander over 2000m and says he's found the perfect opportunity to do it in Saturday's Frank Underwood Cup.
- Wood to erase Magic Millions nightmare
- Kelso Wood tossed away a walking stick in jubiliation and then went searching for it after his former star sprinter Prince Regent won and then lost the MM.
- Pinwheel against hot field says Snowden
- Peter Snowden rates Friday night's Canterbury Classic field as the best he's seen for this time of year despite the scratching of Burdekin Blues.
- Conditions improve for Magic Millions
- Rain remains the biggest threat to the gala Magic Millions day proceeding at the Gold Coast on Saturday.
- Fu Who to go out on winning note
- Six-year-old Fu Who staved off retirement plans by winning at Wagga last start and the gelding is seeking a last hurrah at the same track on Friday.
- Pearce warned off in Sabre hearing
- Ten people, including trainer Jeff Pearce, former trainer Geoff Huffer and jockey Jerry O'Dwyer, have been warned off by the British Horseracing Authority.
- Kauto stars in schooling session
- Kauto Star completed his final jumping exercise in great style ahead of his bid for a record fifth successive victory in the King George VI Chase.
- Golden trio head Cheltenham entries
- Kauto Star, Denman and Imperial Commander - the last three winners of the Cheltenham Gold Cup - feature among 34 entries for chasing's blue riband.
- Adams suspended over Warwick Farm fall
- Josh Adams' chances of winning a first apprentices' premiership suffered a blow when he was handed a 12 meeting suspension at Warwick Farm on Wednesday.
- Dunn on Huxssen in Manifold
- Jockey Dwayne Dunn has been booked for talented galloper Huxssen in the Listed Chester Manifold Stakes at Flemington.
- Pascoe scores first city win
- Moe trainer John Pascoe has celebrated his first city win at Sandown with five-year-old mare Yasey San who he "stole" as a yearling.
- Floods causing MM chaos
- Clarry Conners has accepted with The Last General in Sydney on Saturday as road closures put his Magic Millions Guineas appearance in doubt.
- Cassidy keen on Whitefriars
- Jim Cassidy says Whitefriars will improve on whatever he does in the Canterbury Classic but still believes the Salinger winner will make his presence felt.
- Draw boosts Birchley's MM confidence
- Liam Birchley's bid to break his Magic Millions Classic hoodoo soared with star colt Pepper Jet making a recovery from a foot abscess and drawing well.
- Track the key to Spinney
- Peter Snowden says track conditions will play a major role in Spinney's chances of back-to-back stakes successes at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Gold Coast currently unsafe for racing
- Stewards have declared the Gold Coast track currently unsafe for racing putting the $4.3 million Magic Millions carnival in grave doubt.
- Europe to miss King George
- Sizing Europe will miss the rearranged William Hill King George VI Chase at Kempton on Saturday.
- Karuta Queen draws gate 10 in Millions
- Favourite Karuta Queen has drawn awkwardly in barrier 10 for Saturday's Magic Millions Classic at the Gold Coast.
- High rankings for Aussie superstars
- Turf superstars So You Think and Black Caviar are on top of the world following the release of the 2010 international ratings.
- Floods leave Millions hopes in limbo
- Floodwaters could leave a host of high-profile racehorses stranded in their stable instead of competing at Queensland's richest raceday.
- MM Guineas second pick only second reserve
- Two scratchings from the final field of 16 are needed if second favourite Intencion is to gain a start in the $1 million Magic Millions Guineas.
- Arnold gets a feel of Godspeed
- Steven Arnold says his flying visit to partner Godspeed in a Rosehill jumpout was beneficial ahead of the sale-topping colt's debut this Saturday.
- Pepper Jet battling foot injury
- Pepper Jet, one of the leading chances in the Magic Millions Classic, is battling a foot injury.
- MM sale on schedule despite big wet
- The first of more than 1000 catalogued yearlings will go under the hammer as scheduled at the Gold Coast on Wednesday, Magic Millions organisers said.
- Clark happy with Rebel pick-up ride
- Tim Clark has been given the job on country sprint star Border Rebel in Friday night's Canterbury Classic.
- Howdiddydoit is back on track
- First-up expectations have been kept in check for Howdiddydoit when the stakes-placed galloper resumes at Warwick Farm on Wednesday.
- Beetle set to fly for new stable
- Alexander Beetle's new trainer Luke Oliver is excited about the top flight sprinter having his first start for him at Sandown.
- Karuta Queen stars in track gallop
- A sensational track gallop from Magic Millions Classic favourite Karuta Queen has left veteran Gold Coast clockers in awe of the filly.
- Kauto and co primed for King George
- All 11 horses from the original 48-hour declaration stage for Saturday's rearranged William Hill King George VI Chase remain possible runners.
- Moyglare delighted with jumping foray
- Dermot Weld's impressive Punchestown winner Unaccompanied will step up to Grade One level for her next start.
- Hay List to have solid gallop at Gosford
- Hay List will be given a searching gallop at Gosford on Thursday but a decision on whether he resumes in Melbourne or Sydney has not been made.
- Gold Coast course proper closed
- Trackwork on Gold Coast course proper on Tuesday has been called off as rain continued to fall on Monday.
- Pride's veteran continues to Power on
- Vision And Power wound the clock back more than two years with a Warwick Farm barrier trial win on Monday.
- Tassie sprint double target for Royal Ida
- Another Tasmanian raid is planned for evergreen sprinter Royal Ida who is set to target a feature sprint double in the next month.
- Winter King looking for summer sprint
- Trainer David Payne is hoping Winter King can shine under lights when the talented sprinter reumes in the Canterbury Classic.
- Bush trainer rolls dice against blue blood
- It took less than a minute for Bossdon City to convince trainer Brett Cavanough there are richer pickings on offer than a bush maiden.
- Spinney after back-to-back features
- Crown Lodge stable favourite Spinney still has something to give on the racetrack despite his advancing years.
- Australian Cup target for Scenic Shot
- Dual Group One winner Scenic Shot will have his first run in 13 months in the Chester Manifold Stakes at Flemington.
- McCain thrilled with Ballabriggs
- Grand National hope Ballabriggs is set for another outing over hurdles following his victory over the smaller obstacles at Wincanton on Saturday.
- Perth trainer guilty of assault
- Perth trainer Shane Edwards will be penalised on Tuesday after being found guilty of assault and possession of an illegal electrical device.
- Golden Lily on the way back
- Golden Slipper winner Crystal Lily will ramp up her preparation towards the feature autumn sprints when she trials next Friday.
- Fast And Sexy in line for Millions
- A final decision on whether Fast And Sexy takes her place in the Magic Millions Classic will be made on Tuesday.
- Blinkers to go back on Monton
- Blinkers will go back on Monton in an attempt to get him back in the winner's circle in New Zealand's Telegraph Handicap at Trentham.
- Berry excited about Millions
- The excitement is building for apprentice Tommy Berry ahead of the most important assignment of his career so far on Karuta Queen in the Magic Millions.
- Tierqualo Sydney-bound
- Tierqualo is set to race at Rosehill on Saturday after wet weather again postponed the stakeswinner's return to racing in Brisbane on the weekend.
- McCoy completes grand slam
- Champion jumps jockey Tony McCoy has completed the grand slam of National races with victory aboard Synchronised in the Welsh version.
- Brad Rawiller, Noonan outed at Caulfield
- Brad Rawiller and apprentice Jake Noonan have both been suspended for the first time in 14 months after causing interference at Caulfield.
- Dry track helps Femina Fashion at Randwick
- Wet weather forced Gold Coast trainer Trevor Whittington to head to Sydney and it paid dividends as Femina Fashion raced to victory at Randwick.
- Parthian appreciates rural life
- The benefits of Sheikh Mohammed's new training facility at Agnes Banks on Sydney's outskirts are beginning to show.
- First Command ready for the big time
- The Lee Freedman-trained sprinter First Command is on track for his first Group One win after landing the Listed LT Cleary Stakes at Caulfield.
- Punters relieved as Jesse a non-runner
- Punters breathed a sigh of relief when $6 chance Jesse's Miss was declared a non-runner after being held by an attendent in the barriers.
- Oakfield Beauty's win boost for trainer
- Oakfield Beauty provided Darren Smith with a welcome tonic when she raced to victory at Randwick on Saturday.
- Vasil's plan just misses at Randwick
- A well-constructed plan by trainer Tony Vasil to ensure Intencion gained a start in the Magic Millions Guineas came unstuck at Randwick on Saturday.
- Warm Love to step up in class
- Lightly-raced three-year-old Warm Love is a chance to take on open-class sprinters at stakes level next start after posting her second city win in a row.
- Brayroan to chase spring riches
- Brayroan could be put away and set for the Group One Epsom Handicap in the spring after continuing his winning ways at Randwick on Saturday.
- Waller's filly is fast as well as sexy
- The two-year-old race at Randwick posed more questions about the Magic Millions than it answered on Saturday.
- Teardrop Rock on her way to Tasmania
- Teardrop Rock is set to head to Tasmania for the Hobart Guineas and Tasmanian Oaks after scoring an impressive win at Randwick on Saturday.
- Holdontoyahorses stays unbeaten
- The Mick Price-trained youngster Holdontoyahorses has defied stable expectations and burst into Blue Diamond calculations with an easy win at Caulfield.
- Parfumier springs Singapore upset
- Former Sydney galloper Parfumier gave prominent owner Gerry Harvey instant success in Singapore when he scored an upset win at Kranji on Friday night.
- Extra NSW meeting because of rain
- Newcastle will host a race meeting on Tuesday to compensate for lost meetings in the Northern Rivers region of NSW.
- Eagle Farm meeting abandoned
- Queensland's big wet has forced the abandonment of Saturday's Eagle Farm meeting just a week before the rich Magic Millions day at the Gold Coast.
- Ryan set to claim second feature sprint
- Sydney sprinter Ego's Dare is set to give trainer Gerald Ryan his second feature Melbourne sprint in a week in the Listed LT Cleary Stakes at Caulfield.
- Empress flying ahead of Randwick test
- Joe Pride will raise the bar and chase black-type success with Flying Empress if the filly can remain unbeaten at Randwick on Saturday.
- Eclair pair showing the same flair
- Robert Smerdon says it could be only a matter of time before Eclair Flyer proves himself as good as his more accomplished stablemate Eclair Mystic.
- Weather the key for Fashion
- Sydney's weather will dictate if Gold Coast trainer Trevor Whittington encounters better fortune than he did during his last visit south.
- Bartley team to the fore at Mudgee
- With seven starters, the in-form Tracey Bartley stable is expected to play a prominent role on its home track at Mudgee on Saturday.
- Oakenfull chasing another Glen Innes Cup
- Inverell trainer Wayne Oakenfull hopes it's a case of deja vu when Mr Braveheart tackles Saturday's Glen Innes Cup.
- Kauto team unfazed by George delay
- Clive Smith does not expect the extra three weeks to be a problem for Kauto Star ahead of his bid to win the King George VI Chase at Kempton.
- Martin sounds Lacha doubts
- Tony Martin has revealed it is "doubtful" that Lochan Lacha will travel from Ireland to contest Saturday's Coral Welsh National at Chepstow.
- Fallon chasing 2011 title
- Kieren Fallon believes he has every chance of taking a hand in the race for the 2011 Flat jockeys' championship.
- Cassidy back in action at Randwick
- Champion jockey Jim Cassidy's latest comeback is marked by three rides for trainer Joe Pride who marvels at the mental strength of the 47-year-old.
- Lochiel a starter if Eagle Farm goes ahead
- A heavy track at Eagle Farm is likely to deplete Gerald Ryan's team but as long as the races go ahead, the promising Lochiel will be there.
- Waller bypassing Magic Millions
- Chris Waller says Subarc and Fast And Sexy will miss the Magic Millions Classic on the Gold Coast even if they win at Randwick on Saturday.
- Filly leads Diamond charge for Hayes
- Flor Do Mar is leading the Blue Diamond charge for the David Hayes stable which is about to unleash a new wave of juveniles in the next month.
- Guineas Intencion for Sydney-bound colt
- Magic Millions Guineas fancy Intencion faces two interstate float trips in a week in his bid to run in next week's Gold Coast feature.
- Melham cleared on riding tactics
- Stewards have reminded jockey Ben Melham to follow trainers' riding instructions after completing an inquiry into his tactics on Cross Street.
- Norocos the Sydney trailblazer for Hilton
- Norm Hilton has never had a Sydney runner but three-year-old Norocos could be the first of many.
- Racing Queensland announces flood relief
- A relief package has been finalised to help trainers, jockeys and stable staff affected by central Queensland floods.
- Silver switch to defeat elements
- Silver By Nature has been switched to Michael Scudamore's yard in Herefordshire to put the finishing touches on his Coral Welsh National bid.
- No improvement for Monet's Garden
- Nicky Richards reports Monet's Garden had a "steady night" as he continues to battle for his life.
- Piper suspended for a year
- Queensland apprentice jockey Jana Piper has been suspended for 12 months over accusations she made against fellow rider Dan Griffin.
- Sea Lord to set sail on Derby path
- A maiden win at Randwick on Wednesday is the first step towards an ambitious autumn campaign for Sea Lord.
- Why So Expensive set for bigger things
- In-form trainer Kelly Schweida is confident lightly-raced colt Why So Expensive is destined for better things.
- Linked In's impressive debut
- Jockey Michael Rodd was impressed with Mark Kavanagh-trained debutant Linked In who shapes as an exciting three-year-old after scoring at Geelong.
- Arnold booked for boom colt
- Steven Arnold has been booked to ride Easter sale-topping colt Godspeed when he makes his much aniticipated debut on Saturday week.
- Queen at Coast for her shot at Millions
- Magic Millions Classic favourite Karuta Queen has arrived at the Gold Coast to continue her final preparations for Saturday week's $2 million feature.
- Melham to face adjourned inquiry
- In-form jockey Ben Melham will face an adjourned inquiry on Thursday into his riding tactics on Cross Street at Flemington on New Year's Day.
- God's Hand to put Herne on the map
- One man's trash is another man's treasure - just ask emerging Eagle Farm trainer Bradley Herne.
- Havatryst out to remain unbeaten
- Havatryst has benefited from his recent Sydney victory and will aim to keep his unbeaten record intact at Randwick on Saturday.
- Cannonball set to fly at Caulfield
- Trainer Pat Carey has confirmed accomplished American sprinter Cannonball will make his stable at Caulfield on Saturday.
- Kua Fu ready to do it again
- Trainer John Ledger is the first to admit its been a long road getting five-year-old Kua Fu to the races, fit and ready to win.
- Island aiming for National strike
- Ben Case believes Dance Island will be "well up to the task" when he contests Saturday's rearranged Coral Welsh National.
- Retired Monet's fights for his life
- Popular chaser Monet's Garden has been retired and "is battling away for his life", trainer Nicky Richards said.
- Miss Imagica heads late Millions entries
- With the Magic Millions Guineas falling away, Toowoomba trainer Michael Nolan has thrown Miss Imagica into the mix as a late nomination.
- Kitty ready for Combat at Randwick
- Combat Kitty has come through a pleasing track gallop on Tuesday morning and is set to put her Magic Millions credentials on the line at Randwick.
- Carey holds fire on Cannonball start
- Pat Carey will wait until later in the week before deciding if former American sprinter Cannonball runs at Caulfield.
- Anna ready to light up Canterbury
- Graceful Anna has turned in a convincing barrier trial performance in readiness for a comeback in the Canterbury Classic.
- Williams's surprise packet after city win
- Danny Williams has been pleasantly surprised by the progress of lightly-raced stayer Court Connection who goes in search of a first city win at Randwick.
- Side To Side chasing hat-trick of wins
- A first-up win at Doomben last month has convinced Barry Baldwin the best is still ahead of five-year-old Side To Side.
- Top stallion in surgery scare
- Shamardal, the sire of Monday's Goldmarket winner Captain Sonador, is making a pleasing recovery from surgery.
- Silver tops Welsh National weights
- Silver By Nature remains at the head of the weights for Saturday's rearranged Coral Welsh National at Chepstow.
- Captain Sonador salutes in Goldmarket
- Group One galloper Captain Sonador is on target for Magic Millions riches after an impressive return to racing.
- Melham outed at Sandown
- Jockey Ben Melham's year has got off to a rocky start with a nine-meeting suspension and he has another inquiry pending.
- Derby hope for Threebytwo
- Lightly raced three-year-old Threebytwo may target next month's Group Three Tasmanian Derby after a stylish win at Sandown.
- Weather is only concern for Ryan team
- Queensland's wet weather will keep Schiffer and Top Drop in Sydney to continue preparations for their respective Magic Millions assignments.
- Golden start for Malua Racing
- Unbeaten three-year-old Dubawi Gold has got the newly formed Malua Racing operation off to a flying start with wins at his first two runs.
- Little sister has big horseshoes to fill
- A half-sister to last Saturday's Carrington Stakes winner Jest Crewsin' will make her racetrack debut on Tuesday.
- Locusts hit SA meeting
- Officials have been forced to abandon a public holiday race meeting in regional South Australia because of a locust plague.
- Win brings absolute joy to stable
- Stoutly bred mare Absolute Joy is ahead of schedule for next month's Port Adelaide Cup after scoring an unexpected win at Sandown.
- Dunguib easing towards Naas return
- Dunguib still has the Champion Hurdle as his target even though the cold snap has delayed his preparation.
- Gypsy set to rule at Taree
- Good luck, according to Taree trainer Michael Byers, has rarely favoured Gypsy Ruler who looks for a change of fortune on his home track.
- Beneteau nearing racetrack return
- Beneteau, the colt Paul Messara rates as the best horse to have come through his stable, is nearing his first public appearance since last year's autumn.
- Pride preparing double Doncaster assault
- Sacred Choice and Vision And Power head Joe Pride's Doncaster hopes as both prepare for their returns to racing.
- Ryan steels himself for Goldmarket
- Trainer Steele Ryan says his topline mare Deer Valley may be vulnerable in the Goldmarket Handicap with wet weather hampering her leadup.
- Back to work for Maluckyday
- The Hawkes racing team has been in great form in recent months and the training partnership is preparing to welcome back its brightest prospect.
- Ritchie family ties to the fore
- The names of two of the best horses from the Ritchie family past were prominent with a feature race double at Ellerslie on Saturday.
- Belle Diva shapes up for city win
- A chance buy at the Adelaide Magic Millions is starting to pay off for Kyneton trainer Neil Dyer with promising mare Belle Diva.
- Muswellbrook debut for Dangerous Edition
- Trainer Les Tilley has high hopes Dangerous Edition can become one of his rare two-year-old winners when he makes his debut at Muswellbrook.
- Miss Raggedy Ann stuns punters
- Few people expected Miss Raggedy Ann to win Saturday's Railway Handicap at Ellerslie - including her connections.
- Darley on target at Randwick
- Killian's win brings up a trebly for Sheikh Mohammed's Darley operation at Randwick.
- Paprika bounces back to her best
- It's been a long time coming but former boom juvenile Paprika bounced back to her brilliant best with a big win in the Bat Out Of Hell Handicap.
- Ahdashim in hit-and-run win
- Sydney sprinter Ahdashim has made successful raid on the Group Three Standish Handicap giving trainer Gerald Ryan a rare double.
- Spinney wins Tatts Cup
- His future might lie in the show jumping arena but Spinney showed he still had some unfinished business on the track with victory at Randwick.
- Jest Crewsin' scores upset win
- Muswellbrook trainer Jan Bowen celebrated her first stakes winner when Jest Crewsin' upstaged his more fancied rivals in the Listed Carrington Stakes.
- Randwick drinks are on Cabernet
- Autumn riches beckon for improved mare Cabernet who has added to her impressive record with victory at Randwick.
- Rentarossa in another upset win
- Jockey Darren Gauci has broken through the pain barrier to steer improved stayer Rentarossa to victory in the Bagot Handicap at Flemington.
- The Verminator wins at Randwick
- The new year brought about a similar result at Randwick on Saturday with Chris Waller again to the fore in a Sydney staying race.
- Pepper Jet too hot for Coast rivals
- Trainer Liam Birchley is confident impressive colt Pepper Jet is the horse to break his frustrating run of outs in the Magic Millions Classic.
- Manifold mission for Orbit Express
- Seven-year-old Orbit Express, the star of a four-horse team for trainer Steve McKinnon, will target the Listed Chester Manifold Stakes later this month.
- Glissade could fit the Slipper
- Sheikh Mohammed's chance to win a Golden Slipper took a giant step forward at Randwick on Saturday with Glissade making a sparkling debut.
- Gai's Choice books Gold Coast trip
- David Pfieffer will return to the scene of his biggest victory after Gai's Choice booked her place in the Magic Millions Guineas with victory at Randwick.
- Mornington Cup beckons for Fashion
- Danny O'Brien has Cup plans for in-form mare Fashion Black after her second Flemington win in three weeks.
- Toubab set for Tolworth
- Paul Nicholls is aiming his impressive Haydock winner Toubab at the 32Red Hurdle at Sandown on Saturday week.
- Toby Balding awarded OBE
- Grand National-winning trainer Toby Balding has been awarded an OBE for his services to racing in the New Year Honours List.
- Schofield issues Tatt's Cup alert
- The Chris Waller and Glyn Schofield combination emerged as a force in Sydney in 2010 and the jockey believes more can follow at Randwick on Saturday.
- King Hoaks set for second Standish win
- Moe trainer Allison Bennett is banking on a recent trend continuing when King Hoaks attempts to win his second Standish Handicap at Flemington.
- Electric showing anticipated in Carrington
- Joe Pride believes Saturday's Carrington Stakes at Randwick is Electric Dreams' best chance yet to claim a first black-type victory.
- Floods rock Rocky racing
- Racing Queensland has abandoned all race meetings scheduled for Rockhampton in January in expectation of major flooding.
- Italian Princess ready for Railway
- Jockey Michael Coleman thinks Italian Princess goes into Saturday's Group One Railway Stakes as an improved horse.
- Stud Muffin ready to produce
- Behind every unusually-named racehorse there's always a story, which is the case with Stud Muffin who chases back-to-back wins at Murwillumbah on Sunday.
- Ryan after eighth Gilgandra Cup
- Champion country hoop Greg Ryan chases his eighth win in the Gilgandra Cup aboard talented mare General's Sniper on Sunday.
- Swan hopes to emulate father with Cup win
- Trainer Bruce Swan hopes Mauled can kick off the New Year by winning Saturday's $25,000 Inverell Cup.
- Patience a virtue for Aldersons
- A waiting game may be over for trainers Colin and Cindy Alderson with Pergola in the Listed Bagot Handicap at Flemington.
- Burdekin Blue all the rage
- Whichever horse beats Burdekin Blues in the Bat Out Of Hell Handicap will win Saturday's $100,000 Gold Coast dash.
- Weld planning Rite Passage
- Dermot Weld is likely to finalise a program for Ascot Gold Cup winner Rite Of Passage in the next two weeks.
- Weld mulling National run
- Majestic Concorde could be Dermot Weld's first runner in the Grand National for 25 years following his victory in the Paddy Power Chase at Leopardstown.
- First fires Festival dream
- Mouse Morris is excited about what the future may hold for First Lieutenant after his battling Grade One victory at Leopardstown on Wednesday.
- Red hot Nicholls storms Newbury
- A four-timer at fog-covered Newbury helped champion trainer Paul Nicholls pass the STG1 million mark for the season.
- Weights give Virtue Carrington hope
- David Payne has a healthy respect for Border Rebel but believes the Carrington Stakes weight scale gives Cardinal Virtue a chance in the Listed feature.
- Hole unplugs Yarra Valley meeting
- Thursday's Yarra Valley races have been abandoned after a hole was found in the track.
- New base ignites Conners' New Year hopes
- Heath Conners is looking to kick next year off on a high from his new Geelong training base with stablemates Chasm and Davcon.
- Theseo returns in Randwick trial
- Five-time Group One winner Theseo began his build-up towards the Australian Cup with a barrier trial hitout at Randwick on Thursday.
- Bowman hopes to go one better in Railway
- Refreshed from a Christmas holiday in Ireland, leading jockey Hugh Bowman is hoping to start the new year in style aboard Monton in the Railway Stakes.
- So You Think the star of 2010
- The greatest recognition of the New Zealand thoroughbred in 2010 probably came from an Irish chequebook.
- Bart and Gai hold sway
- The two most recognisable racehorse trainers in the country ended the year equal at the top of the Group One table on seven apiece.
- McCoy back in the Big time
- Tony McCoy managed a fitting end to his landmark year by taking both Grade One races at Newbury, including one named in his honour aboard Big Buck's.
- Hurricane storms to Festival glory
- Hurricane Fly confirmed his authority over his old rival Solwhit with an effortless victory in the Festival Hurdle at Leopardstown.
- Zeb glee at Leopardstown
- Colm Murphy's Big Zeb reaffirmed his position as the best two-mile chaser in Ireland with success in the Paddy Power Dial-A-Bet Chase at Leopardstown.
- Price feeling good at Nowra
- Handy mare Goodfeeling steps up to 1600 metres at Nowra on Friday with trainer Robert Price heeding the advice of jockeys Kathy O'Hara and Jeff Penza.
- Ganderton as tough as teak
- Daniel Ganderton miraculously walked away from a nasty fall at Canterbury on Wednesday to ride again at the midweek meeting.
- Border Rebel to resume in Carrington
- Sue Grills has confirmed Border Rebel will run in Sydney on Saturday in the Listed Carrington Stakes.
- Wide barrier eases Ranger for Perth Cup
- WA St Leger winner Ranger remains Perth Cup favourite despite an awkward barrier draw.
- Bullet on target for Standish
- Jockey Craig Newitt has convinced connections of exciting sprinter Esprit De Bullet to have a crack at the Standish Handicap at Flemington.
- De Arias on song for Bagot
- Seven-year-old De Arias is looking to capitalise on his career-best form in the Listed Bagot Handicap at Flemington.
- Top Drop new Magic Millions favourite
- Top Drop is the new favourite for the Magic Millions Guineas with Squamosa out of the $1 million race.
- Cabernet's Randwick test for the autumn
- Progressive mare Cabernet is about to audition for a place on trainer Grahame Begg's strongest-ever autumn carnival team.
- Bennett's affinity with Erinsea
- On and off the racetrack jockey Matthew Bennett has a special affinity with Erinsea, a lightly-raced mare chasing back-to-back wins at Coffs Harbour.
- Pandorama takes Lexus prize
- Pandorama rose to the top of the Irish staying division with a decisive victory in the Grade One Lexus Chase at Leopardstown.
- Battling trainer's dig day out
- Battling Warrnambool-based trainer Mervyn McKenzie landed his first city double at Sandown on Tuesday.
- Standish to help decide Mystic's path
- Saturday's Group Three Standish Handicap at Flemington will help trainer Robert Smerdon determine Eclair Mystic's autumn path.
- Combat Kitty in the wars
- Trainer Matthew Smith is confident Combat Kitty can secure a Magic Millions start despite having to miss a race at Randwick on Saturday.
- Avdulla's good book at Canterbury
- Brenton Avdulla says winning a Sydney apprentices' title isn't a priority but it's a good enough reason to remain indentured to Anthony Cummings.
- Big wet hits Queensland racing
- Queensland's big wet continues with Wednesday's Doomben meeting washed out.
- War Pass dies suddenly
- War Pass has died in mysterious circumstances less than 24 hours after returning to his United States stud from a second Australian shuttle season.
- Cummings' Magic Millions trio on trial
- Anthony Cummings will know how much Magic Millions firepower he has at his disposal after Randwick's New Year's Day meeting.
- Buck's tops Walk runners
- Big Buck's will face only five rivals in the rearranged AP Wins Sports Personality Long Walk Hurdle at Newbury on Wednesday.
- No Christmas joy for Noel
- Jockey Noel Fehily will have an operation on his injured wrist on Wednesday.
- Capacity field for Perth Cup
- A capacity field will line up in the $400,000 Perth Cup on Saturday after acceptances were taken on Monday.
- Lynds' Group One roll continues
- New Zealand trainer Jeff Lynds has rounded out the year with another Group One triumph with Booming in the Zabeel Classic.
- Layt calls on mates for Millions bid
- Neville Layt will rely on two long-standing friendships to help put the finishing touches on Karuta Queen's Magic Millions preparation.
- Waller likely to cull Tatt's numbers
- Chris Waller will have two runners from his five Tattersall's Club Cup nominations at Randwick on New Year's Day.
- Brown tests out Magic Millions mount
- Combat Kitty will put her Magic Millions credentials on show when she makes her metropolitan debut.
- Williams goes close in Japanese Group One
- Craig Williams has completed his Japanese riding stint with a Group One placing.
- Denman nearing return to training
- Denman's owner Paul Barber reports his pride and joy in "great order" following his run in the Hennessy Gold Cup last month.
- Greenham Stakes option for Frankel
- Frankel could make his seasonal debut in a Classic trial before going for glory in the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket in May.
- Historic jumps bid on hold
- Kauto Star's bid to land a record fifth successive William Hill King George VI Chase has been put on ice.
- Coronation Cup pencilled in for Workforce
- Workforce could start his 2011 campaign in the Coronation Cup at Epsom in June.
- Holland out for 18 meetings
- Jockey Dean Holland has been suspended for 18 meetings for causing two horses to fall and another to dislodge its rider at Caulfield.
- Past-the-post fall mars Christmas Stakes
- A three-horse pile up after the winning post has upstaged the win of evergreen sprinter Grand Duels at Caulfield.
- Top Drop gives Berry a treble
- Apprentice Tommy Berry claimed his first city treble in unusual circumstances at Randwick on Sunday.
- Aloha bursts into autumn reckoning
- The Sydney autumn carnival awaits Aloha after her brilliant win in the Lord Stakes at Caulfield.
- Spechenka sets record in Summer Cup win
- Beaudesert trainer Ben Ahrens will never forget his first runner at Randwick after Spechenka claimed the Summer Cup in record time.
- Stewards help plot right path for Colless
- A stewards' update on the state of the Doomben track proved a recipe for success for Pepperwood in the Bernborough Handicap.
- Winter plans for Benny's Buttons
- Astute trainer Kelso Wood has unveiled a long-range plan for Benny's Buttons to step up to the plate at next year's Brisbane winter carnival.
- Havatryst keeps unbeaten record
- Brisbane three-year-old Havatryst maintained an unbeaten start to his career with victory at his Sydney debut on Sunday.
- Leading owner confirms Midas touch
- Unbeaten gelding A Beta Imagination is proving another bargain buy for owner Laurence Eales.
- Schiffer is Magic Millions bound
- Apprentice Tommy Berry got a first hand guide on one of his main Magic Millions rivals when he partnered Schiffer to a strong win at Randwick.
- Heinrich follows proven route to Millions
- Deja vu descended on Doomben when gutsy Gold Coast filly Military Grace scored a hard-fought win in the $150,000 BJ McLachlan Stakes (1200m).
- Golden Archer fires Blue Diamond shot
- Peter Moody's hopes of training his second Blue Diamond Stakes winner have gained momentum with unbeaten colt Golden Archer.
- Sincero wins again at Randwick
- Sincero only won by a small margin at Randwick on Sunday but trainer Stephen Farley declared it was the galloper's best performance so far.
- Official hopeful for King George card
- Kempton officials have vowed to do everything to ensure Kauto Star gets the chance to make history at the track.
- Star set to shine bright at Kempton
- Paul Nicholls is confident Kauto Star is in the form of his life ahead of his bid for a fifth victory in the William Hill King George VI Chase.
- Plunge galloper puts credential on line
- The wisdom of a Magic Millions Guineas betting support for lightly-raced Torio's Quest will be put under the microscope on Sunday.
- Waller after Randwick quinella
- A quinella by stablemates Subarc and Fast And Sexy is the result Chris Waller is looking for at Randwick on Sunday
- Sincero opening doors for O'Brien
- Obvious reasons aside, provincial jockey Chris O'Brien is revelling in the extra benefits of being associated with Sydney's boom horse Sincero.
- Rawiller the key to Rock Kingdom
- Rock Kingdom will smash through the $1 million prizemoney barrier if he can win Sunday's Group Three Summer Cup at Randwick.
- Ghetto Blaster's day of reckoning
- Gillian Heinrich believes the Listed Bernborough Handicap will be the day of reckoning for Ghetto Blaster at Doomben on Boxing Day.
- Heinrich fanices Grace in Millions
- Trainer Gillian Heinrich has given a strong pointer to Military Grace being her Magic Millions Classic preference over stablemate Internal Revenue.
- Falino not for sale
- Trainer Jeff Caught has put a not for sale sign up with the exciting Falino whose value will soar if the gelding can win the Group Three Vo Rogue Plate.
- McEvoy upbeat about Rockwood
- Cox Plate-winning trainer Tony McEvoy says former Sydney galloper Rockwood is in a good frame of mind for Sunday's Lord Stakes at Caulfield.
- Birthday boy Gauci after big win
- Darren Gauci is hoping to celebrate his 45th birthday on Boxing Day with a win on the Mark Riley-trained Gold In Dubai in the Christmas Stakes at Caulfield.
- History making bid moves to Monday
- Kauto Star could yet get the chance to make history at Kempton after the King George VI Chase was rescheduled for Monday .
- Final fling for Snowden's Thriller
- Peter Snowden is preparing to send Thrillers for a spell but the colt has one final assignment for the summer against rising star Sincero at Randwick.
- Sydney Cup Rocket's autumn target
- Greg McFarlane is hoping to use Jungle Rocket's summer campaign as a springboard to a Group One Sydney Cup preparation next autumn.
- Noonan chasing Caulfield upset
- Mornington trainer Tony Noonan will try for a first-up longshot win with Ma Shang in Sunday's Christmas Stakes at Caulfield.
- Forster not backing down on claims
- Trainer Desleigh Forster isn't backing down from her claim that Adebisi is Queensland's best three-year-old.
- Ironstein starts on Auckland Cup path
- The Auckland Cup is among the options being considered for Ironstein who begins his new campaign at Randwick on Boxing Day.
- Cassidy keeps tactics secret
- Larry Cassidy will keep his options open concerning riding tactics for Listen Son ahead of the Listed Bernborough Handicap at Doomben on Sunday.
- Parr aims to be right for Randwick
- Josh Parr says he's confident he'll be fit to ride at Randwick on Boxing Day despite being stiff and sore following a fall at Wyong on Thursday.
- Fitness query for Absolute Faith
- Trainer John McArdle fears Absolute Faith might be caught short on fitness for the 1700 metres of Sunday's Lord Stakes at Caulfield.
- Bush trainer beats nature with Playtime
- Trainer Todd Austin has had an early victory over mother nature ahead of Playtime's bid to win the Listed BJ McLachlan Stakes at Doomben.
- Grim outlook for jumping fans
- Racing enthusiasts are having to face up to the possibility of there being no racing in either Britain or Ireland on Boxing Day.
- McCoy tunes up for big date with Kauto
- Champion jockey Tony McCoy got acquainted with champion racehorse Kauto Star on Thursday ahead of the William Hill King George VI Chase.
- Parr suffers corked thigh
- Jockey Josh Parr escapes with corked thigh after a race fall at Wyong.
- Triple Honour could race on New Year's Day
- The decision not to run Triple Honour in the Perth Cup hasn't necessarily spelled the end of his summer campaign.
- Boljun pair to the fore at Wagga
- The Rado Boljun pair Clever Hans and Kiss My Fuji head to Wagga on Friday as a precursor to big-race assignments at the Narooma Cup meeting at Moruya.
- Archer aiming at Blue Diamond
- The Peter Moody stable will be looking for confirmation that smart juvenile Golden Archer is Group One Blue Diamond material at Caulfield on Sunday.
- Jeffries given big chance at Orange
- "Well-bred" apprentice Tiffany Jeffries has been given a great opportunity at Orange on Friday with her booking for Strike Alert.
- Strong pace needed for November Rain
- Richard Collett thinks November Rain should get the strong pace she needs in Group One company in Sunday's Zabeel Classic at Ellerslie.
- Mott out to cap successful comeback
- Talented jockey Jamie Mott is hoping to cap off his successful comeback to the saddle with a feature race win at Caulfield on Boxing Day.
- Apprentices set to fight out Summer Cup
- Apprentices Brenton Avdulla and Josh Adams fought out the Villiers Stakes last week and are well poised to do likewise in Sunday's Summer Cup.
- QRL under pressure to decide Doomben fate
- The wettest six months in almost a century could force Queensland Racing into making an early decision on the fate of the Boxing Day meeting at Doomben.
- Conners' fillies chasing Millions start
- The Clarry Conners-trained Offer and Bright Heart will be chasing a Magic Millions start when they race at Randwick on Sunday.
- Rain won't deter Bianca Jewel
- A pessimistic weather forecast is unlikely to prevent talented filly Bianca Jewel from backing up in the Group Three Vo Rogue Plate at Doomben.
- O'Brien handed hefty Blanco fine
- Aidan O'Brien has been fined a total of STG10,400 ($A16,018) by the British Horseracing Authority disciplinary panel in relation to the Cape Blanco affair.
- Cecil repeats Frankel trip fears
- Henry Cecil has reiterated his doubts about Frankel's stamina as the champion juvenile ticks away during the northern winter.
- Fehily to miss Kauto Star ride
- Noel Fehily will miss the ride on Kauto Star in the King George VI Chase on Sunday, allowing champion jockey Tony McCoy to climb aboard.
- Preakness to stay in Baltimore
- A deal between state horseracing leaders, track owners, breeders and state officials was hammered out Wednesday that will keep the Preakness in Baltimore.
- VRC warns of unauthorised packages
- An unauthorised operator is offering 2011 Melbourne Cup Carnival corporate marquee packages for sale before they have been released.
- Squamosa into Millions first-up
- Squamosa to head to the Magic Millions first-up.
- Clark bags treble at Canterbury
- Tim Clark brought up his 20th city winner of the season when taking riding honours with a treble at Canterbury on Wednesday.
- The Clandy Man could
- Legal cost consultant Gary Adrian showed he was also a shrewd judge of horses when The Clandy Man Can scored at Eagle Farm.
- Gopana ready for stakes test
- Michael Hawkes believes Gopana's competitiveness will stand her in good stead when she makes her first stakes appearance at Randwick.
- Listen Son set to break track hoodoo
- Tony Gollan is confident Listen Son can end a track and distance hoodoo when he backs up in the Bernborough Handicap at Doomben on Boxing Day.
- Grand Duels in for busy festive season
- Grand Duels will be out for successive wins on his home track in the Listed Christmas Stakes at Caulfield on Boxing Day.
- Murphy: Maktu's a Welsh rare bet
- Pat Murphy believes Maktu has a tremendous chance in the Coral Welsh National at Chepstow on Monday.
- Kauto tough to beat - de Bromhead
- Henry de Bromhead is expecting a big run from Sizing Europe in the William Hill King George VI Chase at Kempton on Boxing Day.
- Trainer Campbell after early Xmas present
- Grafton trainer David Campbell will look for an early Christmas present from Admiral Nediym at Thursday's meeting at Murwillumbah.
- Cross Street ready to win again
- David Hayes is optimistic Cross Street can go one better than he did first-up with a win at Sandown on Wednesday.
- Ganderton can't fault Bellagio after trial
- An easy barrier trial hitout was enough to enhance Daniel Ganderton's belief that Bellagio Wynn can win again in Sunday's Summer Cup at Randwick.
- Drop in class to suit Lohan at Canterbury
- Tim Martin is hoping a drop in class can be the catalyst for stakes-placed filly Lohan returning to winning form at Canterbury on Wednesday.
- Sale topper Godspeed wins first trial
- Easter sale topper Godspeed has impressed in his first public appearance with an easy barrier trial victory at Rosehill on Tuesday.
- Toorak Toff retired
- Trainer Rick Hore-Lacy has decided to immediately retire Toorak Toff after confirmation the outstanding colt was suffering from a wind infirmity.
- Caught hopes for another catch
- Trainer Jeff Caught will make a decision on Wednesday whether Pleasure Time will get his chance to continue the stable's good fortunes at Eagle Farm.
- Captain Sonador set for Goldmarket
- Epsom Handicap winner Captain Sonador will make his comeback in next month's Listed Goldmarket Handicap at the Gold Coast.
- Richard Laming loses appeal
- Trainer Richard Laming has lost his appeal to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal against a three-year disqualification.
- Kauto Star tops George contenders
- Kauto Star will face a maximum of 13 rivals when he attempts to win his fifth consecutive William Hill King George VI Chase at Kempton on Boxing Day.
- Cyclone handed Leopardstown aim
- John Hanlon is to switch Hidden Cyclone to the paddypower.com Future Champions Novice Hurdle at Leopardstown after withdrawing him from Navan on Saturday.
- Fly set for Leopardstown
- Willie Mullins is looking to get two runs into Hurricane Fly ahead of the Champion Hurdle following his brilliant victory on his return at Fairyhouse.
- Squamosa on song for Randwick return
- Gai Waterhouse's leading Magic Millions contenders will be on show on Boxing Day headed by talented colt Squamosa who resumes at Randwick.
- Ryan covers all bases with Millions duo
- Brisbane's wet weather is likely to keep Magic Millions aspirants Schiffer and Top Drop in Sydney this weekend.
- Intencion on Magic Millions trail
- The Tony Vasil-trained Intencion will be on trial for a start in next month's Magic Million 3YO Guineas when he resumes at Caulfield on Boxing Day.
- Baster aiming for New Year's Day return
- Stephen Baster has been going to trackwork and is set to resume race riding at Flemington on New Year's Day.
- Sincero to race again on Boxing Day
- Sincero is set to back-up at Randwick on Boxing Day as offers to buy the promising three-year-old have reached seven figures.
- Williams to return next week
- Craig Williams will return to Australia next week hopeful of putting himself straight into the reckoning for a Magic Millions ride.
- Benbow return up in the air
- Jason Benbow says he will know more about when he'll be able to return to the saddle after he visits his surgeon next month.
- Munce and Waterhouse back together
- Caulfield Cup winning team, Gai Waterhouse and Chris Munce, will be reunited when Sydney colt Brightexpectations heads north for the Vo Rogue Plate.
- Bleak outlook for racing in Britain
- Prospects of turf racing in Britain before Christmas remain bleak as the second big freeze of the winter continues to bite.
- McCoy BBC sports personality of the year
- Champion jumps jockey Tony McCoy has become the first racing person voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year.
- Scenic Shot pleases in workout
- Dual Group One winner Scenic Shot has had a searching track gallop between races at Ascot ahead of his return from a long lay-off.
- Hay List gearing up for return
- Crack sprinter Hay List is building up for his return to racing in February but there is no decision yet on whether it will be Sydney or Melbourne.
- Smith weighs up Christmas Cup option
- Trainer Brian Smith is considering sending Raeburn to Sydney for the Summer Cup on Boxing Day.
- Waller to have four Summer Cup runners
- Bellagio Wynn is out for a rare double as he heads Chris Waller's four-pronged assault on the Group Three Summer Cup at Randwick.
- Butwaittheresmore likely runner in Bagot
- Trainer Mike Moroney is leaning towards keeping Butwaittheresmore home at Flemington for the Bagot Handicap rather than venturing west for the Perth Cup.
- Given aims high with star duo
- James Given is mapping out an ambitious and exciting programme in 2011 for his globe-trotting duo of Dandino and Indian Days.
- Alliance off to New Zealand
- A trip to New Zealand to try to snare an elusive Group One victory is next on the agenda for sprinter Swift Alliance.
- Big day for O'Brien and Melham
- Trainer Danny O'Brien and jockey Ben Melham both landed trebles at Flemington, combining for a double with Pins On Ice and Impressive Eagle.
- Ryan glad he was wrong with Villiers win
- A last minute change of heart led to Dances On Waves running in and winning the summer jewel in the crown, the Group Two Villiers Stakes at Randwick.
- Zero Rock records her best win
- Trainer Kelso Wood took extra satisfaction from another super performance from Zero Rock following her victory in the Listed Lough Neagh Stakes.
- Bittersweet Randwick day for Waller
- Chris Waller experienced the highs and lows of racing at Randwick with one runner having to be put down before landing a winner.
- Eclair Mystic makes it five from six
- The Robert Smerdon-trained Eclair Mystic emerged as a Standish Handicap prospect when he resumed to beat a smart open class field at Flemington.
- Adebisi the best says Forster
- Desleigh Forster declared Adebisi the best three-year-old in Queensland after the trainer landed her third black-type victory in the Gold Edition Plate.
- Patinack claims rich Randwick race
- Pane In The Glass built on her successful Brisbane debut to claim the $150,000 first prize from the Inglis Nursery at Randwick on Saturday.
- Warm Love delivers early Xmas present
- David Brideoake described Warm Love's Flemington win as a wonderful Christmas present after a disappointing spring.
- Sincero not for sale
- The owners of Sincero have rejected several offers for the exciting three-year-old whose price has soared again following his win at Randwick on Saturday.
- Five O'Clock set for Magic Millions
- Talented Gold Coast youngster Five O'Clock emerged a serious contender for next month's Magic Millions Classic with a big win at Doomben.
- Have a Star-spangled Christmas
- Wise men will again be following the star this Christmas as Kauto Star bids to do what no horse has done before in the William Hill King George VI Chase.
- Stackhouse seeking farewell win
- New Zealand apprentice Daniel Stackhouse will be hoping to wind up a stint in Victoria with a win at Flemington on Saturday.
- Houston doesn't have a problem
- Good genes are tipped to help offset a difficult barrier and justify the wisdom of an early betting move for an unraced two-year-old at Randwick.
- Forget statistics warns Wood
- Trainer Kelso Wood believes statistics can be misleading and feels Zero Rock has all the boxes ticked to maintain her unbeaten record this campaign.
- Broken after Standish start
- Broken will be on trial for a start in the Standish Handicap when he resumes at Flemington on Saturday against top colt Toorak Toff.
- Waller chasing another big Randwick Mile
- The famous "Mile" at Randwick hosts another big race on Saturday when the time-honoured Villiers Stakes is run.
- Mair hopes advantage is with Chosen To Fly
- Mick Mair is hoping recent rain which has severely disrupted the Brisbane summer carnival could play into the hands of his talented colt Chosen To Fly.
- Southside ready to show improvement
- Trainer Grant Allard is tipping an improved pefromance from Southside at Taree on Sunday.
- Ryan sticks with Conch
- Champion country jockey Greg Ryan's decision to stick with Darley cast-off Conch at Bathurst on Saturday is a strong pointer to the filly's chances.
- Stratofortress out of Villiers
- A minor suspensory injury has forced early favourite Stratofortress out of Saturday's Villiers Stakes.
- McInnes welcomed to new board role
- Disgraced former David Jones boss Mark McInnes takes on new role as director of newly merged racing club.
- Canny Come Inn first again?
- Canny Come Inn has already surprised trainer Geoff Duryea twice and the Corowa-based horseman hopes for a third slice of good fortune at Albury.
- Six bid to beat Buck's in Walk
- Big Buck's will face six rivals in his bid to land back-to-back victories in the BGC Long Walk Hurdle at Ascot on Saturday.
- Benbow after city drought-breaker
- Bennie Benbow is ready to return to racing's city spotlight with Wordmaster at Flemington on Saturday.
- McInnes joins new race club board
- Former David Jones chief executive Mark McInnes is one of three independent directors appointed to the board of a new Sydney racing club.
- Swift Alliance set to bounce back
- Swift Alliance's prowess in rebounding strongly from a heavy Melbourne defeat will put to the test once more at Randwick on Saturday.
- Griffiths sticks with Currie on Danzylum
- In-form trainer Robbie Griffiths is hoping his decision not to engage a three-kilo claiming apprentice for Danzylum is the right one.
- Rhythm to dance for new owners
- A horse sold and transferred from Gai Waterhouse has emerged as the trainer's main obstacle in her bid to win the Villiers Stakes with Stratofortress.
- O'Shea rolls the dice with Informality
- John O'Shea is hoping Informality brings his right form to Doomben when the Sydney sprinter lines up in the Listed Lough Neagh Stakes.
- Munce free to ride Sydney filly
- Chris Munce has been granted a release from unbeaten Havatryst to partner Sydney filly Pyrography in the Listed Gold Edition Plate.
- Blueblood already in frame for 2012 Derby
- Born To Sea could try to emulate his illustrious half-brothers Galileo and Sea The Stars and bid for glory in the Derby at Epsom.
- Silver Mountain chasing second Cup
- The Hunter Kilner-trained Silver Mountain will aim for back-to-back Christmas Cups at Lismore on Friday.
- More tough times for NZ racing industry
- New Zealand thoroughbred, harness and greyhound clubs rocked by funding cuts.
- Big day for Caulfield-based trainers
- Robert Smerdon claimed a double and leading jockey Luke Nolen followed suit as Caulfield-based trainers and jockeys shone at their home track.
- Four from four for Rawiller
- Nash Rawiller returned refreshed and invigorated from a short break in Hong Kong to leave Randwick with a perfect score from his four rides on Wednesday.
- Gai has the Villiers favourite primed
- Gai Waterhouse has a grip on another Randwick mile with Stratofortress posted favourite in first markets for Saturday's Group Two Villiers Stakes.
- Old firm back with a winner
- The old firm of trainer Brian Smith and jockey Scott Galloway reunited for their first win together in nine months when well bred mare Faenza won at Eagle Farm.
- Toff confirmed for Flemington
- Trainer Rick Hore-Lacy has confirmed star colt Toorak Toff would kick off his Magic Millions campaign at Flemington on Saturday.
- Stewards on alert for bogus vests
- Jockeys have been put on notice and stewards around the country are on alert for imported safety vests that don't meet Australian standards.
- Payne favours Doomben for Hussler
- David Payne is keeping his two-state options open with Girl Hussler but favours sending the mare to start in the Listed Lough Neagh Stakes at Doomben.
- Alert to stamp Karuta's form
- With a trial win over Magic Millions favourite Karuta Queen to her credit, the debut of Strike Alert at Queanbeyan on Thursday holds great interest.
- Karuta Queen Magic Millions favourite
- Unbeaten Queanbeyan filly Karuta Queen has been installed as favourite for next month's $2 million Magic Millions Classic on the Gold Coast.
- Fieldmaster on Mornington Cup path
- Promising stayer Fieldmaster will take another step towards better summer races when he tackles Wednesday's Peter Moody Handicap at Caulfield.
- Wildes wild about Bertonic
- Trainers Symon and Bill Wilde are opstimistic they can get new acquisition Bertonic back to his best form.
- Weather the worry for Blaster
- Premier Gold Coast trainer Gillian Heinrich is partaking in a daily prayer session with the weather gods.
- Miners vow to work with Hunter breeders
- The mining industry opposes a moratorium on coal mining in the Hunter Valley but promises to work with horse breeders.
- Mining industry to work with breeders
- The mining industry does not support a moratorium on coal mining in the Hunter Valley but says it will continue to work with all industries.
- Cummings' 'apprentice' after Farm win
- In the decade he spent honing his craft under the master Bart Cummings, emerging Brisbane trainer John Fleming acquired a wealth of invaluable knowledge.
- World Cup bid among Fairy options
- Snow Fairy is set to bid for more top honours over a mile and a quarter (2000m) next year following her breathtaking victory in the Hong Kong Cup.
- Ambitious plans for Melito
- Glamour mare Melito has arrived back at Gerald Ryan's Rosehill stable to begin preparations for the Sydney autumn and possibly the European summer.
- Victorian fined for positive swab
- Victorian trainer Adrian McGregor has been fined $4000 over sprinter Our Nkwazi returning a positive swab.
- Moody warming to overseas adventure
- Trainer Peter Moody says he is keen to eventually take star sprinter Black Caviar and other members of his team overseas to race, but not just yet.
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- Bookie appeals turnover decision
- Sportsbet has sought leave to appeal to the High Court after being ordered to pay a 1.5 per cent turnover fee to Racing NSW for use of race fields.
- Joseph loses appeal
- Canberra trainer Barbara Joseph has lost her appeal against the severity of a two month suspension.
- Adnocon to carry flag for Ryan in Villiers
- Gerald Ryan will rely on Adnocon to represent his stable in Saturday's Group Two Villiers Stakes.
- Warney after Melbourne breakthrough
- Highly-strung Texan Warney will try for his first Melbourne win at Flemington on Saturday.
- Portelli two-year-old stocks dwindling
- Shin soreness in some of his better two-year-olds is threatening trainer Gary Portelli's plans moving towards the Golden Slipper.
- Payne in demand after weekend haul
- Michelle Payne is looking forward to the week ahead after finding her best form at the weekend with four city winners.
- Snow Fairy works her magic
- Star English filly Snow Fairy has added another big race to her resume with victory in the prestigious Hong Kong Cup.
- Titus Vinius turns his form around
- Titus Vinius earned a start in the Listed Bagot Handicap on New Year's Day when he came with a late rush to win at the Moonee Valley twilight meeting.
- Boss recovering from dramatic injury
- Champion jockey Glen Boss is keen to ride at Caulfield on Wednesday after his corked thigh improved significantly overnight.
- Ortensia fifth in Hong Kong Sprint
- Australian mare Ortensia has finished a gallant fifth in the Hong Kong International Sprint at Sha Tin won by South African J J The Jet Plane.
- Shamash to race in Melbourne
- Shamash and Hinchinbrook have been lost to Sydney for the time being and will do their autumn racing in Melbourne.
- Nestor to keep momentum going
- The in-form Peter Nestor stable will chase its second double in the space of a week when Hinterland and Pigalle line up at Narromine tomorrow.
- Mum to be wins black type
- Mum-to-be Beyonce's Star may have ended her racetrack career on a high following her narrow victory in the Listed Just Now Handicap at Eagle Farm.
- Villiers a possibility for Foxstar
- Trainer Guy Walter is preparing to raise the bar again for in-form mare Foxstar who will be nominated for this week's Villiers Stakes.
- Funtantes NZ trip in doubt
- A New Zealand trip for Funtantes is in doubt while the summer carnival campaigns for other contenders are in disarray due to Queensland weather.
- Oliver and outed at Flemington
- Jockeys Damien Oliver and Dwayne Dunn will take early Christmas breaks after being suspended in different races at Flemington on Saturday.
- Bowman and Schofield suspended
- Top jockeys Hugh Bowman and Glyn Schofield were both handed careless riding suspensions at Rosehill, starting after next week's Villiers Stakes.
- Archer aims high
- Jockey Luke Nolen has compared impressive Flemington two-year-old debut winner Golden Archer to 2009 Blue Diamond Stakes winner Reward For Effort.
- Villiers start possible for Altered Boy
- Altered Boy could have booked himself a Villiers Stakes start next week with his last-to-first performance at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Ortensia works well in Hong Kong
- Australia's lone representative at Sunday's International meeting in Hong Kong, Ortensia, is as well as she can be going into the Sprint at Sha Tin.
- Standish Handicap again for King Hoaks
- Allison Bennett will have another crack at the Standish Handicap on New Year's Day with King Hoaks after his first win since the 2009 Standish.
- Maskiell back in winners circle
- Apprentice Jason Maskiell makes the most of winning ride at Flemington after an up and down few months.
- Boss injured at Flemington
- Champion jockey Glen Boss will miss Sunday's Moonee Valley meeting after suffering a badly corked thigh when kicked by a horse at Flemington on Saturday.
- Final three races abandoned at Eagle Farm
- The Group Three George Moore Stakes fell victim to the weather for the second week running following a torrential downpour.
- Bellagio wins Christmas Cup
- Chris Waller has kept his Rosehill Saturday winning streak intact courtesy of a well deserved stakes victory by Bellagio Wynn in the Christmas Cup.
- Oliver praises Belgietto
- Damien Oliver impressed with winning performance of Belgietto after securing the winning ride at the expense of an injured Glen Boss.
- Falino earns Group Three start
- Queensland trainer Jeff Caught's first visit to Rosehill was one to remember with Falino showing his rivals a clean pair of heels to win.
- Snitzel warms up at Rosehill
- Gerald Ryan is keen to back up Hot Snitzel in next week's $250,000 Inglis Nursery following the colt's debut victory at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Goodwin rethinks Magic Millions
- Chinchilla trainer Mark Goodwin has two million reasons to head towards next month's Magic Millions Classic at the Gold Coast with I'm The One.
- O'Brien double to share junior title
- Joseph O'Brien, the son of champion Irish trainer Aidan O'Brien, shared the Irish apprentices title after riding a double at the final meeting.
- Fomalite well placed at the Valley
- Group Two runner-up Fomalite looks well placed to break through for the second win of her career at Moonee Valley on Sunday.
- Sincero scores at Randwick
- Christmas comes early for Stephen Farley and his star Sincero who won at Randwick on Friday.
- Nolen to extend premiership lead
- Premier rider Luke Nolen is looking to build on his lead on the Melbourne jockeys table with a full book of mounts at Flemington.
- Spechenka on song for Christmas Cup
- Spechenka handled the trip from Queensland well and is on target to give Beaudesert trainer Ben Ahrens his first Sydney winner in Saturday's Christmas Cup.
- Stay of execution for Shield final
- Cricket Australia has decided to retain the Sheffield Shield final until all parties have further considered ways to make room for Twenty20 expansion.
- The Counterfeiter to turn tables
- Mornington trainer Matt Laurie is hopeful rather than confident that The Counterfeiter can turn the tables on Grand Britannia at Flemington on Saturday.
- Minimum night weight increased
- The minimum riding weight at Canterbury Friday night meetings has been raised to make it easier for jockeys to prepare for weekend racing.
- Cocinero heats up for summer
- Evergreen sprinter Cocinero is on track to line up for his fourth crack at the Melbourne's summer sprints.
- Ryan chooses to run Deer Valley
- Steele Ryan hopes a win from Deer Valley against the boys in the Group Three George Moore Stakes at Eagle Farm will help sole a programming dilemma.
- Karuta Queen high and dry in big wet
- Queanbeyan experienced its worst flood in years this week but Neville Layt doesn't expect the weather to effect Karuta Queen's Magic Millions build-up.
- Birse eyes another win for country Qld
- Kevin Birse is hoping to notch another win for country Queensland when he saddles his first Brisbane runner in eight years at Eagle Farm.
- Mixed fortunes for British hopes
- Britain's two main hopes at Sunday's International meeting in Hong Kong have had mixed fortunes with their barrier draws.
- Ortensia draws well in Hong Kong Sprint
- Australian sprinter Ortensia has drawn favourably for her international debut in Sunday's Group One Hong Kong Sprint.
- Berry in the mood for more stakes success
- Two feature wins last weekend have apprentice Tommy Berry full of confidence ahead of Saturday's Christmas Cup meeting at Rosehill.
- Chairman returned to RV hot seat
- Racing Victoria chairman Michael Duffy says he is "cautiously optimistic" about working harmoniously with the state's new racing minister.
- Fong right for Flemington rebound
- Adelaide trainer David Balfour says Right Fong can rebound from his Ballarat Cup failure and score an anniversary win at Flemington.
- Sincero out to confirm bold 2011 plans
- Sincero's appearance at Randwick's Kensington meeting on Friday will be another step towards feature three-year-old races next year.
- Funtantes in line for New Zealand trip
- A trip to New Zealand for the Group One Railway Stakes could be the reward for Funtantes if she wins the George Moore Stakes.
- Moses happy to pass on Cup run
- Let Them Have It would not have been out of place in the Christmas Cup but Kevin Moses says it is best to adopt a patient approach with the young stayer.
- Brisbane start for Spirit Of Boom
- A wide barrier won't prevent Magic Millions Guineas hopeful Spirit Of Boom from starting in the Listed Gold Edition Plate at Eagle Farm.
- Rawiller makes mark in Hong Kong
- Sydney rider Nash Rawiller celebrated his 36th birthday with a winner during an international jockeys' challenge in Hong Kong.
- Blinkered approach best for Fundraising
- Part-owner Phillip Vigouroux believes the addition of blinkers to Fundraising, who lines up at Nowra on Friday, has turned the gelding into a focused racehorse
- Kauto Star remains in King George entry
- Kauto Star heads 24 remaining entries in the William Hill King George VI Chase at Kempton.
- O'Brien must wait on penalty
- Aidan O'Brien will have to wait at least a week before finding out his punishment in relation to the Cape Blanco affair
- At The Wire Heading in new Direction
- Top QLD based bloodstock company At The Wire Thoroughbreds have rolled over a new chapter in their company.
- Waller's Rosehill run comes to an end
- Midweek racing brought an end to Chris Waller's amazing run of success at Rosehill, but his Saturday streak remains.
- Gopana confirms Summer Cup plans
- Emerging stayer Gopana is on target for the Summer Cup after another tough performance at Rosehill.
- Moudre on Australian Cup path
- Queen's Cup winner Moudre is back in work and heading towards next year's Australian Cup.
- Man From Oz in chase for Millions
- Kelso Wood plans to give promising three-year-old Man From Oz every chance to qualify for next month's Magic Millions Guineas.
- Benalla track in drainage repair work
- The next four Benalla Racing Club meetings have been transferred to allow urgent repair work on its track to be carried out.
- Sydney weather the key to Mentality plan
- The Hawkes racing team are again on weather watch ahead of Saturday's Rosehill meeting with Group One winner Mentality.
- Cropp in hospital after fall
- Champion jockey Lisa Cropp is in a New Zealand hospital after suffering a small fracture behind her ear in an accident while riding a pony.
- Buckley chasing third Christmas Cup
- Jockey Grant Buckley believes Top Spot is a genuine chance of giving him a third Christmas Cup at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Tasmanian cup target for Overtake
- Trainer Luke Oliver is eyeing another cup success for Overtake after the galloper races at Flemington on Saturday.
- Bold Glance to resume in George Moore
- The decision to reschedule last week's washed-out George Moore Stakes has worked in favour of Toowoomba trainer Norm Hilton and Bold Glance.
- Griffin cleared but Piper charged
- Daniel Griffin has been cleared over allegations of betting while apprentice Jana Piper will face three charges from claims she made against the jockey.
- Entries taken for Perth Cup
- Almost 50 nominations were received for the Perth Cup when entries closed this week.
- Treloar quits Singapore for Caloundra
- Former Victorian Len Treloar will begin a new chapter in his career after quitting Singapore to train at Caloundra.
- Cheltenham upbeat on weekend chances
- Cheltenham's executive believe they may have ridden out the worst of the cold weather and give this weekend's International meeting every chance of going ahead.
- Maktu on course for Welsh glory
- Pat Murphy's two-year plan will finally be acted out later this month when Maktu challenges for a slice of glory in the Welsh National.
- Snow hits Irish prospects
- Jump racing in Ireland is suffering from the weather as badly as Britain with prospects looking bleak for the rest of the week's action.
- Gold Coast closer to metropolitan status
- The Gold Coast Turf Club's ambition to become a metropolitan club has moved a step closer following the release of Racing Industry Infrastructure Plan.
- Studious right for Rosehill
- Anthony Cummings has Group One aspirations for Duporth's three-quarter brother Studious who will be on show in a maiden at Rosehill on Wednesday.
- Grand Jump goal for Al Garhood
- Star jumper Al Garhood will target an invitation to compete against the best steeplechasers in the world in the Nakayama Grand Jump next April.
- Doomben fate hangs in balance
- The fate of Wednesday's Doomben meeting hangs in the balance following persistent rain.
- Waller to have three in Christmas Cup
- Chris Waller will save Beijing Boy for the Summer Cup but will still has three runners in Saturday's Christmas Cup at Rosehill.
- Tears I Cry chasing anniversary win
- Tears I Cry has had his workload ramped up in order to revive his fortunes on the anniversary of his last win at Flemington.
- Falino heads to Sydney
- Trainer Jeff Caught will sent exciting three-year-old Falino to Sydney to start at Rosehill on Saturday rather than risk being balloted out in Brisbane.
- Cheltenham optimistic of beating cold
- Officials at Cheltenham remain confident this week's two-day fixture will go ahead as scheduled as the cold weather continues to tighten its grip.
- Cropp appeals suspension
- Lisa Cropp has appealed a 14-meeting careless riding suspension emanating from last Friday night at Moonee Valley.
- Toorak Toff Millions bound
- Toorak Toff will target the Magic Millions Guineas and the Australian Guineas this summer-autumn and is set to resume at Flemington on Saturday week.
- Covers go on Cheltenham
- Covers go on Cheltenham racecourse as officials try to beat the big freeze in England ahead of this weekend's two-day meeting.
- New online campaign for Magic Millions
- A new online campaign has been launched aimed at attracting a record crowd to the 2011 Magic Millions carnival and race day on the Gold Coast.
- Squamosa dominates in Randwick trial
- The Gai Waterhouse-trained Squamosa remains three weeks away from racing despite a commanding barrier trial win.
- Rain threatens top sprinter's return
- Burdekin Blues has been entered for the rescheduled George Moore Stakes but continuing rain in Brisbane is likely to delay his return again.
- No quick back-up for Miss Octopussy
- Miss Octopussy won't back up on Saturday with trainer Tom Hughes aiming the smart mare for the Christmas Stakes and later the Robert Sangster Stakes.
- Qld stayer to be given Sydney chance
- Sydney is the preferred weekend destination for Spechenka, the in-form Queensland stayer chasing his fourth win on the trot in the Christmas Cup.
- Big Fella remains on National trail
- Big Fella Thanks remains firmly on course for a tilt at the Grand National in the spring despite crashing out in the Hennessy Gold Cup.
- Transcend wins Japan Cup Dirt
- Transcend has defeated Glorious Noah in the Japan Cup Dirt to win his first Grouo One race.
- Rawiller to ride against world's best
- Nash Rawiller is hoping to make a big impression when he rides at Hong Kong's Happy Valley racetrack for the first time on Wednesday night.
- Karuta Queen one in a million
- Neville Layt believes Wyong Magic Millions winner Karuta Queen is the filly to take him on the ride of his life with the Gold Coast the next stop.
- Torio's quest wins Wyong thriller
- Brett Partelle celebrated his second feature Magic Millions win this year when local galloper Torio's Quest scored in a thrilling finish at Wyong on Sunday.
- Monton to give Martin another NZ win
- Tim Martin will return to the scene of one of his biggest wins at New Zealand's Ellerslie Racecourse, this time with sprinter Monton.
- Brown to stay in Sydney next weekend
- Corey Brown will honour commitments in Sydney next Saturday rather than return to Brisbane for the rescheduled George Moore Stakes.
- Crystal Lily back in work
- Golden Slipper winner Crystal Lily will steer clear of sensational sprinting mare Black Caviar in her autumn preparation says trainer Mat Ellerton.
- Another Christmas cracker for the Bakers
- Murray and Bjorn Baker are preparing another assault on the rich Australian races with Lion Tamer and Harris Tweed to be joined by We Can Say It Now.
- Hollowlea storms back early
- Hollowlea has made an earlier than planned return to Terry and Karina O'Sullivan's stable for an Australian Guineas campaign.
- Paco aiming to go out on a high
- English trainer Richard Hannon is optimistic ahead of Paco Boy's racetrack farewell at Sha Tin next Sunday.
- Playing God wins Kingston Town Stakes
- Playing God has given veteran Perth trainer Neville Parnham his first Group One trophy in the Kingston Town Stakes at Ascot.
- Hall joins Cropp, Fry on sidelines
- Jockey Nick Hall has been suspended for nine meetings for careless riding aboard Sulmita at Caulfield on Saturday.
- Dysphonia wins Festival Stakes
- Peter Snowden lodged an unsuccessful application to scratch Dysphonia less than an hour before the mare raced to victory in the Festival Stakes.
- Currie treble spread over two courses
- Luke Currie returned from suspension on Saturday and had the perfect day riding three winners from three rides at two different venues.
- Grand Duels wins at Caulfield
- Grand Duels will be aimed at the Group Three Standish Handicap following his first win at his home track of Caulfield on Saturday.
- Minstrel to fly at Wyong
- The untapped potential of unbeaten three-year-old Flying Minstrel has jockey Glyn Schofield excited about riding the colt at Wyong on Sunday.
- Beijing Boy keeps Waller's streak going
- Emerging stayer Beijing Boy has stretched Chris Waller's winning streak at Rosehill Saturday meetings to 18 with victory over 2000 metres.
- Berry rides first winner for Waterhouse
- Apprentice Nathan Berry learned quickly after an earlier dressing down from Gai Waterhouse to steer Flying Success to his first winner for the champion trainer.
- Another juvenile winner for Darley
- Peter Snowden believes next year's Brisbane winter carnival is a more realistic option than the Golden Slipper for debut winner Benfica.
- De Arias back in the winners' circle
- Seven-year-old De Arias has finally had luck go his way to break an 18 month winning drought at Caufield on Saturday.
- Eagle Farm abandoned after track damage
- The Group Three George Moore Stakes meeting at Eagle Farm has been abandoned after only two races following damage to the track on Saturday.
- Jessica Rose a winner on debut
- Golden Slipper winning co-trainers Mat Ellerton and Simon Zahra believe it was a case of right place right time for debut winner Jessica Rose at Caulfield.
- Dual-gaited trainer chases Group One
- Grant Williams is hoping to land the Kingston Town Classic with Ranger or Tranquility six months after he started training for owners Bob and Sandra Peters.
- Stern test awaits Queensland visitor
- Roger Milne is happy to assess the Magic Millions prospects of Easy Lager by throwing him into the deep end on debut at Wyong on Sunday.
- Big crowd tipped for Werribee comeback
- Werribee officials are expecting a crowd of up to 5000 for the club's first race meeting in three years.
- Parthian continues march towards Villiers
- Peter Snowden will continue on a Villiers Stakes course with Parthian if the in-form galloper can handle his first stakes test at Rosehill.
- Zahra suspended over Brereton fall
- Mark Zahra has been suspended for 29 meetings over a race fall which led to Danny Brereton being seriously injured.
- Apprentices closes in on milestone
- An important career milestone is in the sights of apprentice Taylor Lovelock-Wiggins at Rosehill on Saturday.
- No speed battle for Welkom Gold
- Trainer Darren Smith believes Welkom Gold can make a successful raid in the George Moore Stakes by avoiding a speed battle.
- Needle points to Prince improvement
- Acupuncture has been the key to the rejuvenation of Command Prince who is looking to win his first city race in more than two years at Caulfield.
- Williams out to continue winning run
- Warrnambool trainer Matthew Williams is set to further enhance his excellent strike-rate with Arrived who is after her fourth straight win.
- Bianca Jewel on long-range Oaks mission
- Trainer Steve O'Dea is hopeful talented filly Bianca Jewel can lay the foundation for a Queensland Oaks campaign next year.
- McMahon suspended for three months
- Jockey Ric McMahon has been suspended for three months following an inquiry into a positive drug test.
- Fehily eyes Cheltenham return
- Noel Fehily would like to be back in the saddle at least a week before his intended ride on Kauto Star in the William Hill King George VI Chase
- English trainer dares to dream
- Andrew Balding is confident Dream Eater is ready to run for his life in the Hong Kong Mile at Sha Tin.
- Black Piranha to strike
- Con Karakatsanis is confident of a return to form by Black Piranha in the Kingston Town Classsic and has no fears about the 1800 metres.
- Brereton fall inquiry on Friday
- An inquiry into the race fall in which jockey Danny Brereton suffered career ending injuries will be held on Friday.
- Perth Cup option for Strike One
- Perth Cup hope Strike One is one of the strong team attempting to keep trainer Chris Waller's Rosehill winning streak going on Saturday.
- Wet summer suits Jungle Ruler
- The wet early summer weather has played into the hands of trainer Peter White who is set to back up Jungle Ruler at Caulfield on Saturday.
- Brown could be key to Temple of Boom
- Corey Brown's decision to ride at Eagle Farm on Saturday has given Toowoomba trainer Tony Gollan added confidence of a breakthrough Group victory.
- Feature event test for Martika
- Desleigh Forster is hoping her decision to raise the bar with former Victorian filly Martika will pay off in the Listed Mode Plate at Eagle Farm.
- Rain dampens Waterhouse's expectations
- Gai Waterhouse says rain is the biggest threat to a successful return by Brightexpectations at Wyong on Sunday.
- So You Think's little brother born
- A full brother to champion So You Think was born in New Zealand on Tuesday night.
- Trainer takes pride in achievement
- A double at Canterbury on Wednesday fulfilled a long held ambition for trainer Joe Pride whose name now appears above Peter Snowden on the premiership.
- Beriman ban halved on appeal
- Group One winning jockey Nikita Beriman has had a three-month suspension for failing to let a horse run on its merits cut in half on appeal.
- Ballarat pushes for Saturday Cup meeting
- Ballarat Turf Club is pushing for the Ballarat Cup to be a stand alone Saturday meeting with metropolitan status next year.
- Galloway bounces back after setbacks
- Jockey Scott Galloway put a string of injuries and setbacks behind him to score his first metroplitan win in nine months aboard Jennabee at Doomben.
- Commanding Hope on target for Caulfield
- Commanding Hope excites his trainer Chris Hyland ahead of Saturday's Caulfield meeting, a lead-up to his Christmas Stakes mission.
- Wet upsets plans for Mentality
- Sydney's weather seems certain to thwart Mentality's Villiers Stakes campaign with rain forecast for the next four days.
- Blinkers back on Phelan Ready
- Trainer Jason McLachlan will revert to blinkers in a bid to help 2009 Golden Slipper winner Phelan Ready regain form in the Group Three George Moore Stakes.
- Award long overdue for McCoy
- Major sporting award would be justice for Tony McCoy, regarded as the best jumps jockey ever and still going strong.
- Kauto Star unfazed by Arctic blast
- Aggressive winter weather may be affecting some of trainer Paul Nicholls' forthcoming plans but Kauto Star remains blissfully unaware of any such distractions.
- Bowman in demand despite change in plans
- Hugh Bowman has been booked for eight Rosehill rides on Saturday despite initially thinking he'd be headed to Perth.
- Macau champ heads to Perth
- Macau's best galloper Luen Yat Forever is a final acceptor for the Kingston Town Classic (1800m) in Perth.
- Okay weather forecast for Oky
- Unseasonably wet weather has interrupted the campaign of veteran sprinter Okay Oky who is looking to have his first run in a month at Caulfield.
- Streets Away set for belated Sydney start
- One-time Golden Slipper prospect Streets Away is ready for a belated Sydney debut at Canterbury on Wednesday.
- Fillies put unbeaten records on the line
- Unbeaten fillies Defiant Dame and Karuta Queen headline nominations for Sunday's $200,000 Magic Millions Wyong 2YO Stakes.
- Mosse says Americain suited in Vase
- Champion jockey Gerald Mosse says Melbourne Cup winner Americain will be better suited racing right-handed in next month's Group One Hong Kong Vase.
- Owner pulls pin on Burdekin return
- A minor change to Queensland's summer carnival could have averted a decision not to start Burdekin Blues in the George Moore Stakes.
- Hong Kong reject set for more success
- Leading trainer Rob Heathcote hopes to make hay while the sun shines with Cavaliered after a Hong Kong sale fell over.
- Fehily hopeful of winning fitness battle
- Noel Fehily has not given up hope of being fit to ride Kauto Star in the William Hill King George VI Chase at Kempton on Boxing Day.
- Cold snap hits UK race meetings
- Prospects of jumps racing in Britain this week look bleak as the Arctic conditions continue to bite.
- Autumn carnival rebranded
- Sydney's racing bodies have joined forces with the state government and Events NSW to rebrand the autumn carnival.
- O'Hara hit with phone use fine
- Jockey Kathy O'Hara has been fined $2500 for using her mobile phone at race meetings.
- Tulloch Lodge stayer set to surprise
- Stratofortress, who made a name for himself as a stayer during the early part of the spring, is tipped to match it with the sprinters when he resumes.
- Queensland jockey banned for betting
- A Queensland jockey must undergo counselling for a gambling problem after he was suspended for betting on thoroughbred races.
- Racing women rule with clean sweep
- Female trainers and jockeys have made a clean sweep of a NSW country race meeting.
- Racing Victoria to review fee models
- Racing Victoria will appoint a consultant to compare its current gross revenue model for charging product fees to a turnover-based structure.
- Oliver's faith a boost for Sydney trainer
- Damien Oliver's decision to stick with Triple Honour as his Kingston Town Classic mount has boosted trainer Chris Waller's confidence in the Group One race
- Musgrove welcomes new stable addition
- Dual Sydney stakes winner Rabbuka will have his first start for new trainer Eric Musgrove at Caulfield on Saturday.
- Barber proud of beaten Denman
- Denman was reported to be in mint condition following his heroics in the Hennessy Gold Cup in which the champion finished a gallant third.
- Buena Vista stripped of Japan Cup victory
- Buena Vista stripped of her Japan Cup victory for taking the running of Rose Kingdom.
- Macknuckle wins second Canberra Cup
- The locals were cheering on Sunday as Macknuckle became just the fourth horse to claim back-to-back Canberra Cup wins.
- Turnaround anitcipated by Black Piranha
- The conditions of Saturday's Group One Kingston Town Classic have jockey Daniel Ganderton optimistic of a big performance from Black Piranha.
- Shamash to step up to Festival Stakes
- Bart Cummings is set to raise the bar for exciting prospect Shamash in the Festival Stakes as a pre-cursor to a possible start in the Villiers.
- Laing looking towards Blue Diamond
- Robbie Laing believes he has two of the leading chances in the $1 million Blue Diamond Stakes in Spectrolite and Grand Britannia.
- Karuta Queen ready for Wyong
- Neville Layt believes unbeaten filly Karuta Queen has the qualities to lead all the way in Sunday's $200,000 Magic Millions Wyong Classic.
- Stacey Rawiller keen to stay in Sydney
- Apprentice jockey Stacey Rawiller is living her dream riding for Gai Waterhouse and hopes to make Sydney her home.
- Spechenka chasing Christmas Cup
- Queensland's most improved stayer Spechenka is off to Sydney for a shot at the Christmas Cup at Rosehill after landing his third consecutive win at Eagle Farm.
- Diamond Harry shines in Gold Cup
- Diamond Harry finally delivered his first major league win in the Hennessy Gold Cup in which dual winner Denman finished third.
- Hadabeclorka in Winterbottom upset
- Hadabeclorka, the oldest horse in the race, has staged a major upset to land the Group Two Winterbottom Stakes at Ascot in Perth.
- Brazilian Moreira wins Perth Challenge
- Brazilian jockey Joao Moreira has made a successful hit-and-run raid on Perth's International Jockey Challenge.
- Big day out for apprentice Avdulla
- Leading Sydney trainer Chris Waller had two winners at Randwick on Saturday but the day belonged to apprentice Brenton Avdulla who had three.
- Pepperwood in Recognition upset
- Pepperwood gave bookmakers a bonanza result when the outsider caused an upset win in the Listed Recognition Stakes at Eagle Farm.
- Ruler rings up win number 17
- A decision by Mornington trainer Peter White to keep Jungle Ruler in work paid off when the grey revelled in the heavy going to record his 17th win.
- Cropp rides Sandown treble
- Leading New Zealand jockey Lisa Cropp says she's here for the long haul after landing a treble at Sandown on Saturday.
- Foxstar makes it four from last five
- The Villiers Stakes emerged as a possible target for Foxstar after the mare racked up her fourth win from her past five starts at Randwick on Saturday.
- Emotional win for Wood
- It was mission accomplished for trainer Kelso Wood when Zero Rock claimed her first black-type victory in the Travel Associates Classic at Eagle Farm.
- Avdulla outrides his claim
- Talented apprentice Brenton Avdulla brought up a milestone at Randwick when he outrode his claim on Dances On Waves.
- Riveted revels in Sandown going
- Cairon Maher is looking at targeting the Group Three Hobart Cup with Riveted who was suited by the testing heavy track conditions when he won at Sandown.
- Evans' car breakdown proves costly
- A car breakdown proved costly for talented apprentice Brent Evans who missed the winning ride on Toowoomba youngster Mr Favulous at Eagle Farm.
- Buttons after another lucrative Cup
- Mick Kent believes Red Buttons faces a much harder task on Sunday as he looks to continue his winning streak in the Listed Canberra Cup.
- Nikolic suspended, fined over outburst
- The long running saga between Danny Nikolic and Racing Victoria stewards came to a head on Friday when he was suspended for two months and fined.
- Flower bids for hat-trick at Randwick
- Steve Englebrecht believes it is the right time to test Lotus Flower in Saturday company on the back of two straight wins in lesser grade.
- Queenslander chasing Randwick riches
- Queensland sprinter Tunahog will be on a prizemoney boosting mission when he makes his Sydney debut at Randwick on Saturday.
- Rawiller hoping for home ground advantage
- Brad Rawiller is hopeful that his familiarity with Ascot will give him an advantage in the International Jockey Challenge on Saturday.
- Nikolic suspended and fined $10,000
- Jockey Danny Nikolic has been suspended and fined $10,000 over his behaviour towards stewards at an inquiry on Oaks day at Flemington.
- Maquina chasing value-boosting win
- Robbie Laing is chasing a metropolitan win with well-bred mare Marquina at Sandown on Saturday to enhance her value.
- Shinn, Robl disqualified for betting
- Jockeys Blake Shinn and Peter Robl have been disqualified at the conclusion of an inquiry into their illegal betting activities.
- Mosse's shot at another Aussie feature
- Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Gerald Mosse is set to add another Australian feature race to his record in the Group Two Winterbottom Stakes in Perth.
- Late bloomer Rightson to stay home
- Barry Baldwin continues to be amazed by late bloomer Rightson but won't be lured interstate for the Group Two Villiers Stakes wth the eight-year-old.
- Trainer praying for rain ahead of Cup
- Tony Sergi has been keeping an eye on the skies and also the weather channel as he prays for rain ahead of Sunday's Listed Canberra Cup.
- Lipp hopes drought about to end
- Rex Lipp says Dual Chamber will need to be in career-best form if she's to end the trainer's city drought at Eagle Farm on Saturday.
- All systems go for Defiant Dame
- Magic Millions hopeful Defiant Dame is all systems go to resume on Sunday week after impressing in a barrier trial at Wyong on Friday.
- Shinn, Robl plead guilty to betting
- Jockeys Blake Shinn and Peter Robl have pleaded guilty to all charges relating to their illegal betting activities.
- Subculture chasing win number six
- Subculture will be racing for new owners when he tries to extend his excellent record in the Fiona Beamer Stock and Station Agent Handicap at Grafton.
- Parker keen on Merigo round Aintree
- Andrew Parker will still chart a route towards the John Smith's Grand National with Merigo - even though he was a notable casualty at Aintree on Sunday.
- Meeznah disqualified from Oaks
- Meeznah has been disqualified from the Investec Oaks after having tested positive to a banned substance.
- Denman heads Hennessy field
- History-seeking Denman takes on 17 rivals in the Hennessy Gold Cup at Newbury on Saturday.
- UK rider for Stanstill at Sandown
- Trainer Mick Kent is expecting a much better showing from imported stayer Stanstill who faces a significant drop in class at Sandown on Saturday.
- "Improved" Secret to tackle Winterbottom
- Exciting sprinter Waratah's Secret has improved in "leaps and bounds" to earn a second crack at the Group Two Winterbottom Stakes at Ascot.
- Avdulla set to lose his claim at Randwick
- Apprentice Brenton Avdulla is hoping to outride his city claim with a victory at Randwick's Kensington meeting on Saturday.
- Listen Son on trial for Villiers
- Trainer Tony Gollan will send Listen Son to Sydney for next month's Group Two Villiers Stakes at Randwick if the in-form sprinter wins again.
- Weight no worry for Bolt
- A long losing sequence and a big weight are of no concern to pumped up trainer Grahame Begg as he prepares Delago Bolt for a return to racing at Randwick.
- Utah shooting for another Wagga win
- Described as a race-to-race proposition by his trainer, Utah can go part of the way to repaying the faith of his owners by winning at Wagga on Friday.
- Messara after black type with Flowerchild
- Trainer Paul Messara is hopeful a stakeswinning mission will be successful with Flowerchild at Eagle Farm on Saturday.
- Shoot Out to miss Sydney autumn carnival
- Queenslander Shoot Out has been ruled out of the Sydney autumn with trainer John Wallace to instead target the Brisbane winter carnival.
- Ascot on Mega agenda
- Megastar is set to return to Ascot after making a hugely impressive start to his hurdling career at the track last Friday.
- Thomas eager for Denman reunion
- Sam Thomas is counting down the hours until he will be reunited with Denman in the Hennessy Gold Cup at Newbury on Saturday.
- Snowden thrilled for Warwick Farm winner
- Plagiarize never showed her full racetrack potential but Peter Snowden was a happy trainer when her first foal Thrillers broke through at Warwick Farm.
- Gelding does the trick with War Ends
- Michael Rodd believes the owners' decision to have War Ends geldied was the right one with the Redoute's Choice four-year-old winning first-up at Sandown.
- True Persuasion to miss Winterbottom
- Trainer Mick Price says he has been forced to abandon plans to run True Persuasion in the Group Two Winterbottom Stakes at Ascot.
- Patinack has 53 Diamond hopes
- The 2011 Group One Blue Diamond Stakes, to be run at Caulfield on February 26, is being strongly targeted by the race's sponsor Patinack Farm.
- McMahon stood down after positive test
- Jockey Ric McMahon has been forced to stand down from riding pending a stewards inquiry into a positive test result.
- AJC defends Guineas switch
- The AJC says trainers should be grateful Ke$ha is coming to Randwick rather than bemoaning her presence on the racetrack's hallowed turf.
- Altier at Randwick not Canberra
- Greg Hickman has opted to run Altier in Sydney on Saturday in preference to jumping in class in Sunday's Listed Canberra Cup.
- Apprentice wins first city race - for Dad
- Apprentice Brad Wallace provided his father, Gold Coast trainer John Wallace, with one of the proudest moments of his career at Doomben.
- Ortensia disqualification confirmed
- The Racing NSW Appeal Panel has dismissed an appeal by the owners of Ortensia against her disqualification from her win in The Galaxy.
- Cup-winning Mosse to star in Perth
- Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Gerald Mosse has landed on the back of two Bruce Watkins-trained gallopers in Perth's International Jockey Challenge.
- Hansen quits Mackay for Brisbane
- What he claims are false promises and frustration with the weather have prompted Mackay trainer Darryl Hansen to move permanently to Brisbane.
- Bowman gathers another Group One chance
- Sydney jockey High Bowman has been given a gilt-edged chance to add to his season's Group One tally.
- Rodd and Symons have board wins
- Jockeys Michael Rodd and Chris Symons have had wins at the Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board.
- Werribee club membership soars
- Werribee Racing Club's membership has trebled ahead of its first race meeting in three years.
- Fehily rides Kauto at Kempton
- Noel Fehily will get the leg-up on Kauto Star in the William Hill King George VI Chase at Kempton.
- Tinkler receives Burton call-up
- Andrew Tinkler will take the ride on leading fancy Burton Port in Saturday's Hennessy Gold Cup at Newbury.
- Cross ready for battle
- Donald McCain could not be happier with his star turn Peddlers Cross as he prepares to put his unbeaten record on the line in the Fighting Fifth Hurdle.
- RVL defends wagering revenue model
- Racing Victoria has defended its gross revenue scheme of collecting fees from wagering operators and says the trend in revenue figures is positive.
- Rock Kingdom heads Canberra Cup weights
- Group One winner Rock Kingdom heads the weights for Sunday's Canberra Cup with 59 kilograms, three more than Victorians Red Buttons and Rockpecker.
- Sniper aims to uphold family honour
- General's Sniper will be out to uphold the family honour at Warwick Farm after Tracey Bartley aborted the rest of Sniper's Bullet's Perth campaign.
- 'New look' Sikka to be seen at Randwick
- The Ingham family and trainer Chris Waller are hoping the tough decision to geld Sikka will start paying off on Saturday.
- Stroemsky to go out a winner
- Ian Hutchins is hoping Stroemsky can go to the paddock on a winning note as he comes to the end of his initial preparation at Sandown on Wednesday.
- Bailey hopeful with Doomben pair
- Alan Bailey will head to Doomben in hope rather than with any great expectations for his two runners Fantastic Force and Brave The Way.
- Ortensia to gallop at Sandown
- Ortensia will have a solid hitout when she has an exhibition gallop at Sandown on Wednesday in preparation for next month's Hong Kong Sprint.
- Burdekin Blues' trial mishap
- Burdekin Blues missed a crucial barrier trial test but remains on track for his comeback in the Group Three George Moore Stakes on Saturday week.
- Passage likely to wait for flat campaign
- Dermot Weld admits it is unlikely that his Royal Ascot hero Rite Of Passage will be campaigned over hurdles this season.
- Denman tops Hennessy field
- Dual winner Denman heads 20 horses standing their ground in the Hennessy Gold Cup at Newbury on Saturday at the five-day stage.
- Profound Beauty retired
- Dermot Weld's classy mare Profound Beauty has been retired from racing.
- Standish to kick off Huxssen year
- Trainer Jim Conlan is planning to get a flying start to the New Year with a first-up assault on the Standish Handicap at Flemington with Huxssen.
- Robl, Shinn to answer charges on Friday
- Jockeys Blake Shinn and Peter Robl will front stewards on Friday to answer charges related to illegal betting activities.
- Moses plays waiting game with stayer
- A decision on where Let Them Have It races this weekend will be delayed until nominations for the Canberra Cup are released.
- Kent after more Cups success
- Victorian trainer Mick Kent's plunder of feature Cups could continue in the national capital on Sunday wth Red Buttons among the Canberra Cup entries.
- Belgietto to miss Sandown
- Peter Gelagotis says that the Belgietto, potentially the best horse he has trained, is almost certain to miss Saturday's Sandown meeting.
- Ortensia gets Hong Kong invitation
- Tony Noonan says Ortensia's racing style will stand her in good stead in next month's Group One Hong Kong International Sprint at Sha Tin.
- Spriggs returns to Newcastle base
- Apprentice Blake Spriggs plans to divide his time between Newcastle and Sydney after ending his full-time association with Tulloch Lodge.
- Gathering ride up for grabs
- Railway Stakes winner Gathering's needs a new jockey to complete a Perth Group One double in the Kingston Town Stakes with Craig Williams unavailable.
- Imperial Commander on target for George
- Connections of Imperial Commander still hope to get the Gold Cup winner to the King George VI Chase despite the nine-year-old sustaining a minor injury.
- My Bentley wins Ballarat Cup
- My Bentley gave owners Simon O'Donnell and Terry Henderson something to smile about after a frustrating spring when he took out Sunday's Ballarat Cup.
- Rose Of Peace back with Portelli this week
- Trainer Gary Portelli will focus on the AJC Australian Oaks with Rose Of Peace who he believes is a stayer of the future.
- Qld Oaks winner to join Pride's stable
- Queensland Oaks winner Miss Keepsake is set to bolster Joe Pride's in-form Sydney team when she arrives from New Zealand next month.
- Tinseltown shines at Pukekohe
- The New Zealand arm of Mike Moroney's stable posted its second feature win in 10 days when Tinseltown took out the Group Two Counties Cup at Pukekohe.
- Larry's Never Late to be aimed at BMW
- Sandown Stakes winner Larry's Never Late won't race again before the autumn when his target will be the Group One BMW in Sydney.
- Danagaze bound for Sydney
- Former rogue galloper Danagaze is in line for a trip to Sydney after he demolishing his rivals at Doomben on Saturday.
- Twiston-Davies salutes Imperial rule
- Imperial Commander erased the memory of his 2009 defeat when he made a triumphant return to action in the Betfair Chase at Haydock.
- Gathering wins Railway Stakes
- The Patinack Farm-owned Gathering ran his rivals ragged to score an emphatic victory in the Group One $1 million Railway Stakes at Ascot on Saturday.
- Waller show keeps on rolling at Rosehill
- The Chris Waller show kept on rolling at Rosehill despite his absence on Saturday, with Russian Jar keeping the trainer's home track winning streak alive.
- Brown to concentrate on Sydney
- Corey Brown is determined to focus on Sydney racing in the coming months after regaining the outright lead in the jockeys' premiership with a Rosehill treble.
- Underrated Hammersley in feature win
- Underrated rider Paul Hammersley made the most of his opportunity when he lifted Falco Star to win the $100,000 Keith Noud Quality at Doomben on Saturday.
- Nikolic incurs stewards' wrath again
- Jockey Dan Nikolic's troubles with stewards have continued at Moonee Valley where he was suspended for 13 meetings for careless riding.
- Aloha says goodbye to Valley rivals
- Jockey Glen Boss believes there is a Group win in talented mare Aloha who easily accounted for her rivals at Moonee Valley on Saturday.
- Not so slow Waltzes in another Valley win
- Jarrod McLean's discretion paid off when speedy gelding Waltzes led all the way from the outside barrier to post his second Moonee Valley win in a row.
- Title racks up winning hat-trick
- Joe Pride won't be tempted to get too ambitious with Title this preparation despite the four-year-old realising a hat-trick in the past month.
- Thomas rides Denman in Hennessy
- Sam Thomas, who rode Denman to victory in the Hennessy Gold Cup in 2007, will be back aboard the 10-year-old for Saturday week's renewal of the race.
- Parker plans another Goulburn coup
- After winning the last race at Goulburn on Friday, Kerry Parker and the owners of Planet Purple were cock-a-hoop at securing $21-plus about the gelding.
- Typeface still to miss a place
- Typeface missed the spring carnival as the Lee Freedman stable thought he wasn't up to it but after his impressive Moonee Valley win it is not so sure.
- Foxwedge toughs it out on debut
- The much-anticipated debut of Foxwedge didn't quite go to plan but he showed with his victory at Rosehill he could be a Golden Slipper hope.
- Protest dents Susashi's MM prospects
- Impressive colt Susashi jeopardised his Magic Millions prospects when he was relegated to second after a successful protest at Doomben.
- Doosra digs deep again
- Doosra Diamond kept his record of never being beaten in a photo-finish intact when he edged out fellow eight-year-old Irazu in the Tony Beddison Cup.
- Firmer surface suits Legacy
- Promising three-year-old Anabaa's Legacy has appreciated the firmer track and bounced back to winning form at Moonee Valley.
- Scarf leads in Snowden quinella
- Peter Snowden had weight of numbers on his side as three-year-old Scarf led in a stable quinella at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Anise looks to have bright future
- Peter Snowden has high hopes for the well-bred Anise who defeated odds-on favourite Saramenha in an impressive debut performance at Rosehill.
- Two top jockeys charged over illegal bets
- High profile jockeys Blake Shinn and Peter Robl have been charged with multiple counts of illegal betting on races.
- Hat-trick beckons for Title
- In-form galloper Title might have to beat more than just two rivals on Saturday but trainer Joe Pride believes the gelding is on target for a third straight
- Griffiths happy with Happy Glen
- Trainer Robbie Griffiths is counting on the fighting spirit of Happy Glen to get him over the line when he kicks off his summer campaign at Moonee Valley.
- Billy Blue a Cave up-and-comer
- When Paul Cave has a stayer working his way up in distance at this time of year, there's really no prizes for guessing where the horse might be headed.
- Armstrong set to be Mighty Mouse at Taree
- He's known around the stable as Mouse but Mr Armstrong's stature on the racetrack is growing.
- Don't overlook Rasmussen warns Heinrich
- Gillian Heinrich believes her stable star Ghetto Blaster is in the same form as last winter but won't be surprised if Rasmussen causes an upset at Doomben.
- All systems go for Werribee
- Officials of the Werribee Racing Club are excited about its relaunch next month after successfully holding 24 trials on its new racecourse on Friday.
- Trusting spot-on for Railway
- James Winks says his mount Trusting has settled in beautifully in Perth for his shot at Saturday's $1 million Railway Stakes at Ascot.
- Owners chasing two-state double
- Owners Roger and Nerida Atkinson have Sniper's Bullet in a Group One in Perth on Saturday but will be keeping an eye on the Wellington card in NSW.
- Frontrunning Construction Bowen's pick
- A favourable barrier has swung trainer Danny Bowen to rate Under Construction the pick of his four horses in the same race at Lismore on Saturday.
- Hong Kong offer boosts Warrior's chances
- Altai Warrior's hopes of a breakthrough city win at Doomben have soared with rival Cavaliered under offer to Hong Kong interests.
- Racing Victoria seeks to mirror NSW
- Racing Victoria will lobby the incoming Victorian government to amend legislation regarding the taxing of corporate bookmakers to mirror NSW legislation.
- Horse, feed industries split on levies
- A battle is looming between horse owners and the feed and animal health industries over levies for disease outbreaks.
- Keepin' The Dream in Gosford Cup upset
- Trainer Pat Webster was quick to deflect praise after new stable acquisition Keepin' The Dream raced to victory in Thursday's Listed Gosford Gold Cup.
- Will Willy win?
- Jockey Rod Quinn and Warwick Farm trainer Guy Walter have a working relationship dating back nearly three decades and combine in Friday's Goulburn Cup.
- Lomu not built like rugby namesake
- He may not be as intimidating as his famous rugby namesake but trainer Brian Smith is hopeful Lomu can steamroll his opposition at Doomben on Saturday.
- Villiers likely target for Femina Fashion
- The Group Two Villiers at Randwick next month could be the lure to entice Gold Coast mare Femina Fashion to Sydney.
- Graham hopes she's pulled the right rein
- Trainer Jenny Graham hopes she pulled the right rein by electing to bypass Canterbury on Wednesday for Friday's Coffs Harbour meeting with Playful Miss.
- Rogerson after winning return
- Alice Springs sprinter The Soldier will be out to give trainer Ken Rogerson his first winner in Melbourne since he left for the Northern Territory 17 years ago.
- Brown keen on Foxwedge
- An ultra-impressive barrier trial win has leading jockey Corey Brown excited about the prospects of Foxwedge on debut at Rosehill this Saturday.
- Capital plans for Fast Future
- Veteran galloper Fast Future will be on trial at Moonee Valley for a crack at the Canberra Cup at the end of the month.
- Avionics faces D-day
- D-day has arrived for stakes-performed mare Avionics who drops in class for the Leilani Classic at Moonee Valley.
- Champion mare Zenyatta retired
- Champion mare Zenyatta has been retired following her Breeders' Cup Classic defeat earlier this month.
- Nikolic charged over Oaks Day behaviour
- Jockey Danny Nikolic has been charged by Racing Victoria stewards for his behaviour during a stewards inquiry at Flemington on Oaks Day.
- Bush comeback scrapped for Burdekin
- Burdekin Blues won't be heading bush for a shock comeback on Saturday and could also miss the Group Three George Moore Stakes at Eagle Farm.
- Rainbow to reign at Gosford
- Nash Rawiller is confident a drop in class for Rainbow Styling can help him claim a rare stakes win riding for the Hawkes racing team.
- Macknuckle to Canberra via Goulburn
- Canberra Cup-bound Macknuckle will take a proven route to one of the national capital's feature races instead of racing in Sydney on Saturday.
- Melbourne trip good for Hood
- Guy Walter is hoping a recent trip to Melbourne will help season four-year-old Hood who returns to Sydney racing on Saturday at Rosehill.
- Tragedy strikes Rasmussen
- Natalie Rasmussen watched in horror as her dream of training her first thoroughbred winner ended in tragedy at Doomben.
- Starspangledbanner earns a gong
- Former Australian speedster Starspangledbanner has been crowned Sprinter of the Year at the prestigious Cartier Racing Awards in London.
- Quinton does it again
- Ron Quinton continued an excellent run with his small team when lightly-raced Under Arrest scored his first city win at Canterbury on Wednesday.
- Racing wins fees case but payout on hold
- The biggest pay cheque NSW racing history may have to wait a little longer with Betfair considering its options after losing a Federal Court appeal.
- Americain arrives in Hong Kong
- Melbourne Cup winner Americain has arrived safely in Hong Kong ahead of his tilt at the International Vase on December 12.
- Big challenges ahead, says NZ Racing Board
- New Zealand Racing Board reveals turnover and profit growth in year to July but warned current turnover is down 5.5 per cent.
- Eclipse Hero chasing country Cup
- The Mike Moroney stable is aiming Eclipse Stakes winner Viking Hero for either Sunday's Ballarat Cup or the Canberra Cup a week later.
- The Cup memorabilia goes under the hammer
- The equine stars of the movie The Cup will be auctioned in Melbourne on Sunday along with dozens of items of memorabilia.
- Star gives Hennessy a miss
- Kauto Star has been ruled out of the Hennessy Gold Cup at Newbury on Saturday week.
- Super Sol to say Grace
- Solwhit will go after further Grade One honours at Fairyhouse on Sunday week following his comeback victory in the Dobbins & Madigans at Punchestown.
- Colour Correct Railway favourite
- Local galloper Colour Correct maintained his position at the head of betting for Saturday's Group One Railway Stakes following Tuesday's barrier draw.
- Cup-winning Mosse to ride in Perth
- Melbourne Cup-winning rider Gerald Mosse will be among the stars contesting an international jockeys' series in Perth on Saturday week.
- Its Nice to Buy Horses from a Horseman
- Consistent sellers of winning tried horses, Goldstar Bloodstock chalk up yet another winner for the happy owner of Absolute Star; a winner at Quirindi on 15/11/2010.
- Phelan Ready starts comeback at Doomben
- Golden Slipper winner Phelan Ready will launch his summer carnival campaign in the Keith Noud Quality at Doomben on Saturday.
- Rasmussen may miss big moment
- Natalie Rasmussen will miss one of the biggest moments of her training career if Dual Code delivers the harness racing queen her first win at Doomben.
- Biggietupac chasing big prizes
- Greg McFarlane is looking at Magic Millions races with Biggietupac who'll take another step towards them at Canterbury on Wednesday.
- Hanks warms up at Valley for autumn
- Lightly raced stakeswinner Hanks is laying the foundation for what trainer Peter Moody hopes will be a lucrative autumn carnival for the four-year-old.
- Nathan Berry to ride Saramenha again
- Nathan Berry has retained the mount on two-year-old Saramenha who will carry 59 kilograms after his allowance when she runs at Rosehill on Saturday.
- DARBY RACING ON FIRE!
- Saramenha could start again next week in an attempt to wrap up a Golden Slipper berth after the filly scored an easy victory at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Victorian clubs ask for synthetic tracks
- Several Victorian country race clubs have made submissions to have synthetic tracks installed following the success of the Geelong surface.
- Stablemates on Villiers path
- Gerald Ryan-trained stablemates Adnocon and Ahdashim will put their summer carnival credentials on the line at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Wet track no problem for Kimillsy
- Kim Waugh would prefer clearing skies but she won't be fazed by a wet track for Kimillsy in the Gosford Gold Cup on Thursday.
- Ballarat target for Davcon
- A timely return to form has trainer Heath Conners bursting with confidence heading into Sunday's Ballarat Cup with Davcon.
- So You Think favourite for 2011 Cox Plate
- So You Think's overseas move isn't enough to stop one bookmaker from posting the glamour galloper as favourite to win another Cox Plate.
- Bailey out to enhance NSW strike-rate
- Gold Coast trainer Trevor Bailey rarely crosses the Queensland-NSW border without returning home a winner and he is hoping the trend continues at Ballina.
- Snow Fairy conquers Japan
- Dual Oaks winner Snow Fairy landed a huge pot in Japan by winning the Queen Elizabeth II Commemorative Cup at Kyoto.
- Boss stars in Singapore Gold Cup win
- Glen Boss played a starring role as Risky Business ended Better Than Ever's unbeaten run with an upset Singapore Gold Cup win
- Perna report backs RVL stewards
- A report has backed RVL stewards and their handling of an investigation into betting irregularities allegedly linked to 21 of Danny Nikolic's rides.
- God Has Spoken confirms Railway claims
- God Has Spoken confirmed his standing as one of Perth's best chances in the Railway Stakes with a heart-stopping Peters Stakes victory.
- Showcause gives Ritchie joy
- Trainer Frank Ritchie would like to see more 3200-metre races in New Zealand after his stayer Showcause scored an emphatic win at Riccarton.
- Magic Millions-bound Squamosa on way back
- Group One placegetter Squamosa will trial at Warwick Farm on Friday as he starts his build-up towards a Magic Millions Trophy start.
- Gai ensures all Gosford bases are covered
- Gai Waterhouse has taken a vastly different approach into Thursday's Gosford Gold Cup with her two runners Kontiki Park and Devils Arcade.
- Macedonian set for Adelaide Cup
- Peter Moody has Adelaide Cup plans for Macedonian after the slow-maturing stayer's win in the Sandown Cup.
- Burdekin Blues set to return
- Burdekin Blues is set to make a long-awaited comeback from injury in next month's Group Three George Moore Stakes.
- Australian stayer unplaced in NZ Cup
- Australian stayer Kerdem could finish no better than midfield in the New Zealand Cup at Riccarton on Saturday.
- Ladies rule at Rosehill Girls Day Out
- Topless men, firefighters, Guy Sebastian and a chocolate fountain round off the perfect Girls Day Out at Rosehill Racecourse.
- Hero defies conditions to win Eclipse
- Four-year-old Viking Hero has surprised his connections and won the Group Three Eclipse Stakes after they nearly scratched him because of the heavy track.
- Macau trick pays off with Rightson
- A few tricks Barry Baldwin discovered during a stint in Macau helped pave the way for Rightson's win in the Listed Brisbane Handicap at Eagle Farm.
- Zipping still has the zest
- There were no thoughts of hardy nine-year-old Zipping being retired after he landed an historic fourth straight Sandown Classic victory on Saturday.
- Let Them Have It could be new Moses' star
- Kevin Moses has anointed four-year-old Let Them Have It as the stable's replacement for evergreen stayer No Wine No Song who has run his last race.
- Monkey King cleans up again
- Monkey King became the first horse to win the New Zealand Trotting Cup-NZ Free-For-All double in consecutive years when he won the FFA on Friday.
- Dinner Date too strong at Sandown
- Race experience and a gear change proved invaluable for Dinner Date who upset a betting plunge on Miss Zoom in the Merson Cooper Stakes.
- Griffin faces bets investigation
- Gold Coast jockey Daniel Griffin is under investigation for allegedly betting on races.
- Speedy Saramenha does it again
- Saramenha could start again next week in an attempt to wrap up a Golden Slipper berth after the filly scored another easy victory at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Adams ponders Coffs Harbour move
- Toowoomba trainer Fred Adams is no closer to deciding on a move to Coffs Harbour despite the all-the-way win from Sigurdardottir at Eagle Farm.
- Waller keeps up remarkable record
- Tromso's win at Rosehill on Saturday gave trainer Chris Waller the remarkable record of winning at the past 16 Saturday meetings at the track.
- Moody, Nolen continue their winning ways
- Trainer Peter Moody and jockey Luke Nolen have combined for a winning hat-trick in consecutive races at Sandown.
- Pimpala makes it three from five
- Pimpala Secret did his best to erase the memory of a luckless last start defeat by bouncing back with a gutsy win at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Sydney next in line for Ahrens, Spechenka
- Young trainer Ben Ahrens may be forced interstate with his vastly underrated Spechenka following the five-year-old's explosive victory at Eagle Farm.
- Conlan has Dubai plans for Larry
- Jim Conlan said he would like to take Larry's Never Late to race in Dubai following the gelding's first up in the Zaidee's Rainbow Foundation Stakes.
- Dances On Waves a Ryan favourite
- Talented mare Dances On Waves brought up the second leg of a winning double for trainer Gerald Ryan who admitted he had a soft spot for the mare.
- Pressday earns crack at the Doncaster
- Sydney three-year-old Pressday will target the Group One Doncaster Handicap next autumn after landing a courageous Sandown Guineas victory.
- Zelsnitz enhances pedigree with Listed win
- Well-bred filly Zelsnitz has enhanced her pedigree by winning a stakes race at only her fourth race start at Sandown.
- Moroney eyeing the weather
- Mike Moroney has mixed feelings about another wet weekend as he attempts to win the Eclipse Stakes with Our Tigress and Viking Hero.
- Bowman hungry for more winners
- Hugh Bowman isn't resting on his laurels after a memorable Melbourne Cup week and has a strong book of rides at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Sole Aussie woman racecaller makes history
- Australia's only female racecaller Victoria Shaw will make history as the first woman in Australia to call on-course at a TAB event on Saturday.
- Freedman upbeat about Territory
- Lee Freedman says a hefty weight turnaround will give Territory the chance to turn the tables on boom three-year-old Bigelow in the Sandown Guineas.
- So You Think in world's top 10
- So You Think's spring exploits have earned him the highest rating for any Australian-trained horse since the inception of the World rankings in 2004.
- Saramenha long odds-on at Rosehill
- Saramenha will have race experience on her side when she tackles a couple of well-bred debutants at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Cup distance the query with Rainbow
- Team Hawkes is giving Rainbow Styling the benefit of the doubt by running him over 2400 metres in Saturday's Group Two Sandown Classic.
- Secrets Untold on track for black type
- Phillip Cox is confident Secrets Untold is on track for two black-type victories at Eagle Farm this month commencing with the Listed Brisbane Handicap.
- Richard Laming banned for three years
- Trainer Richard Laming has been disqualified for three years on each of three charges at the completion of Australia's first thoroughbred EPO case.
- Gold on trial for Brisbane trip
- A Group Three mission in Brisbane awaits Welkom Gold if he can make it back-to-back wins at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Black Caviar's brother Moshe wins debut
- Black Caviar's three-year-old brother Moshe has lived up to lofty expectations by trouncing his rivals in spectacular fashion at Bendigo.
- Track the key to Kidnapped
- Peter Snowden has his fingers crossed that the Sandown track will be no worse than dead for Kidnapped in the Sandown Classic.
- Purcell chasing biggest win on the flat
- Aaron Purcell is chasing his biggest flat win in the Sandown Guineas with Yorkshire Lad who has exceeded stable expectations this campaign.
- Patinack joins forces with AJC
- A new sponsorship arrangement with the Australian Jockey Club will see Patinack Farm also take up stabling at Randwick racecourse.
- Predatory Pricer dead
- Three-time stakes winner Predatory Pricer has died on an agistment farm in NSW of suspected acute colitis.
- Syndicator's shot at two-state double
- A West Australian syndicator's decision to embark on a different buying strategy has him set for further eastern states success on Saturday.
- Qld Oaks on the agenda for Mossriver
- David Murphy will raise the bar to Listed level next start with promising filly Mossriver but bigger plans could be ahead next year.
- Smith trains first winner for Singo
- An approach to advertising guru John Singleton almost two years ago has landed trainer Matthew Smith his first win for the high-profile owner at Warwick Farm.
- Betting opens on Railway Stakes
- Betting on Australia's next Group One race has opened as five horses at the top of market left for Perth on Wednesday.
- Skytrain back after Gosford fall
- Peter Snowden is confident Skytrain has taken no harm from a fall at Gosford in June as he prepares to resume racing at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Sprint stars force Pressday rethink
- The strength of Australia's sprinting ranks is likely to force a rethink of Group One winner Pressday's autumn preparation.
- Stewards want Laming banned five years
- Racing Victoria stewards have asked the Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board to ban trainer Richard Laming for five years.
- All Silent gets another chance
- The Grahame Begg-trained All Silent will be given the chance to win his first race this year in the Listed Kevin Heffernan Stakes at Sandown on Saturday.
- Arnold a chance to stick with Think
- Northern hemisphere-bound So You Think could yet have an Australian playing a central role in a 2011 overseas racing campaign.
- Richard Laming changes EPO plea
- Trainer Richard Laming has changed his plea to guilty on five charges relating to Australia's first thoroughbred EPO case on Tuesday.
- Lee brothers' penalty reduced
- Trainers Jim and Greg Lee have had a five month suspension for a bicarb offence reduced to three on appeal.
- Dude to take a sit in Classic
- New Zealand trainer Graeme Boyd says the in-form Ginga Dude won't lead when he tackles 2400 metres for the first time in Saturday's Sandown Classic.
- Beriman outed for three months
- Jockey Nikita Beriman has been suspended for three months on a riding and handling charge emanating from the Oaks Day meeting at Warrnambool last Thursday.
- Begg chasing more midweek winners
- Grahame Begg has been a regular in the winners' circle at Sydney midweek meetings lately and is confident that can continue at Warwick Farm.
- Butt I'm Ready for Rosehill
- Gary Portelli and Butt I'm Ready's owners have lowered their sights in the hope of capturing some winning form now the spring carnival is over.
- Palmer calls for Qld govt inquiry
- Mining magnate Clive Palmer believes the Queensland government should immediately inquire into Racing Queensland Limited.
- Gold Trail injury flares again
- Gary Portelli has aborted plans for Gold Trial to chase a second Group One win in New Zealand on New Year's Day.
- Injury rules Captain Sonador out
- A mystery injury has robbed Epsom Handicap winner Captain Sonador of a possible trip to Hong Kong next month.
- Lipp hoping to end city drought
- Trainer Rex Lipp is hoping to end one of his longest city droughts when Night Escort has her first Eagle Farm start on Wednesday.
- Hay List set for Lightning strike
- Black Caviar deservedly earned all the plaudits from the Patinack Farm Classic but Hay List's trainer John McNair isn't giving up on his sprinter just yet.
- EPO case begins
- An EPO case is going ahead despite legal counsel for co-trainers Bevan and Richard Laming, arguing that procedures weren't within racing rules.
- Fans turn out to farewell Zenyatta
- Fans of Zenyatta turned out to bid the mare farewell on Sunday, their affection undimmed by her defeat the previous day in the Breeders' Cup Classic.
- Conners filly chases consolation win
- Marc Conners is hoping Alittlebitofmonica can make amends for a luckless Melbourne campaign when she races at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Williams eyes Guineas on Condelago
- Craig Williams is set to extend his impressive spring carnival run after landing the mount on Condelago in the Sandown Guineas.
- Dettori brings up Godolphin milestone
- Frankie Dettori brought up a landmark victory in Rome when he reached a century of Group One winners under Sheikh Mohammed's Godolphin banner.
- Sniper's Bullet set for Perth return
- Eastern states star Sniper's Bullet, who completed a Perth Group One double last year, is on target for more success in the west.
- Saramenha out to boost Ryan's spring
- Rosehill trainer Gerald Ryan is looking to up and coming filly Saramenha to give his stable a lift at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Exceptionally ready to zip in classic
- Exceptionally will be looking to spoil the party for connections of evergreen galloper Zipping who is on track for a fourth Sandown Classic.
- Big entries for Snake Gully Cup meeting
- A record 328 nominations have been received for the two-day Snake Gully Cup racing carnival at Gundagai.
- 2.5 Million Dollar Yearling ticking all the boxes
- Tareena Park has continued their successful run this season with their stallions as Artic Command won the Maribyrnong Plate at Flemington on Saturday.
- Training a passion for Ben Ahrens
- It was a case of passion winning out over a career as a physiotherapist for trainer Ben Ahrens who landed his first Saturday city winner with Spechenka.
- Manighar to race at Sandown
- English stayer Manighar will remain in Australia to race at Sandown on Saturday but his Luca Cumani-trained stablemate Bauer will return home this week.
- Wall Street gives NZ stocks a boost
- New Zealander Wall Street will return to Australia in the autumn to contest weight-for-age races in Sydney.
- Paul Hanagan claims champion title
- Paul Hanagan was crowned champion Flat jockey for 2010 after an epic battle with Richard Hughes concluded on the final day of the season at Doncaster.
- Zenyatta beaten for first time
- Perfection eluded Zenyatta in the Breeders' Cup Classic when American racing's superstar lost for the first time after 19 consecutive wins.
- Moudre claims compensation win
- Moudre's long-term aim is a shot at next year's Melbourne Cup following his win in the Queen's Cup at Flemington on Saturday.
- Lees left with Motspur dilemma
- Newcastle sprinter Motspur left trainer Kris Lees with a summer carnival dilemma after his narrow win at Doomben.
- Bellissimo clinches trip south
- The Anthony Cummings-trained Bellissimo will go to Melbourne for the Sandown Guineas after ploughing through the heavy conditions to win at Randwick.
- Well Rounded scores on quick back-up
- Promising staying mare Well Rounded has broken Lee Freedman's drought at the Melbourne Cup Carnival by taking out the Matriarch Stakes at Flemington.
- Melham feasting on Black Caviar
- Ben Melham said he nearly choked on his drink when trainer Peter Moody asked him whether he'd like to ride Black Caviar in the Patinack Farm Classic.
- Wall Street wins Emirates Stakes
- Star New Zealander Wall Street captured his fourth Group One win when he scored a gritty victory in the $1 million Emirates Stakes at Flemington.
- Aerobatics has rivals in a spin
- Well-related filly Aerobatics announced herself as an autumn two-year-old prospect with an impressive debut victory in heavy conditions at Randwick.
- Bigelow's future looks bright
- Clinton McDonald can't wait for the autumn with Bigelow who made it three wins from four starts when he stormed home late to win the Hilton Hotel Stakes.
- Internal Revenue on target for Millions
- Trainer Gillian Heinrich added another string to her Magic Millions Classic bow when talented colt Internal Revenue scored a commanding win at Doomben.
- Seagull swoop doesn't deter Arctic Command
- Two-year-old Arctic Command has overcome a seagull attack to emulate his half-brother and win the Group Three Maribyrnong Plate at Flemington.
- Launay does it again at Flemington
- Peter Snowden landed his fourth winner of the Melbourne Cup carnival and Launay his second in four days when he led all the way at Flemington.
- Jockeys fight at Breeders' Cup meet in US
- Jockeys Calvin Borel and Javier Castellano turned the winner's circle at Churchill Downs into an impromptu boxing ring at the Breeders' Cup meeting.
- Mr Edison chasing winning hat-trick
- A month ago Daniel Ganderton thought Mr Edison might have been ready for a spell but the gelding will be after a winning hat-trick on Saturday.
- Trusting's wide draw an Emirates worry
- Nathan Tinkler's Patinack Farm is after the Emirates Stakes with Trusting but it will take a gun ride from James Winks to get him home from barrier 17.
- Schofield confident with Hay List
- Glyn Schofield is confident his mount Hay List can foil a betting plunge on unbeaten mare Black Caviar in the Patinack Farm Classic.
- La Parisienne on the rise
- Gerald Ryan says La Parisienne will be a better horse next preparation but believes she can still be competitive at her first city start at Randwick.
- Plain Magic's form to decide campaign
- Talented mare Plain Magic will need to show some of her old form before trainer Kelly Schweida raises the bar with her for the summer.
- Chosen To Fly targets Millions
- Mick Mair is confident Chosen To Fly can take the next step towards a $1 million payday in January at Doomben on Saturday.
- Drunk drivers targeted in Oaks Day blitz
- Police breath tested 6029 drivers and detected six over the legal limit as part of a traffic operation following the Oaks Day races.
- Brent Stanley rides last race
- Group One-winning jockey Brent Stanley has ridden in his final race, opting for a new career as a trainer.
- Thankgodyou'rehere home at Hawkesbury
- Thankgodyou'rehere passed his first stakes test in the Hawkesbury Gold Cup to confirm his standing as one of Sydney's up-and-coming horses.
- Coolmore confirms share in So You Think
- Coolmore has confirmed it has bought a stake in Australia's best racehorse, dual Cox Plate winner So You Think.
- Black Caviar faces moment of truth
- Unbeaten filly Black Caviar faces her moment of truth when the much-anticipated clash with star sprinter Hay List happens in the Patinack Farm Classic.
- Black Piranha ready to strike: Brown
- Jockey Corey Brown has been pleased with Black Piranha's lead-up to Saturday's Emirate Stakes and believes he can win his third Group One race.
- Brazilian Pulse wins VRC Oaks
- Brazilian Pulse has continued the successful run of favourites in the VRC Oaks with a courageous win at Flemington on Thursday.
- Nisbet eyeing Randwick weather
- Two false starts trying to get Beyond Expectation back to the races have trainer John Nisbet on a weather alert ahead of Saturday's Randwick meeting.
- Adebisi gets tongue-tie at Doomben
- Trainer Desleigh Forster is not happy with the handicapper but still sees plenty of positive signs her smart colt Adebisi can repay punters.
- Bargain buy has Flemington stakes win
- Trainer Ken Keys' liking for the stallion Hemingway paid off handsomely when bargain buy Status Symbol won the Crown Promenade Stakes at Flemington.
- Moroney's pulse races for Oaks
- Mike Moroney has won three Oaks and Brazilian Pulse looks the goods to give him his first at Flemington.
- Jim Cassidy suspended for banned substance
- Champion jockey Jim Cassidy has been suspended for three months after testing positive to a banned substance.
- Penn in good state for Albury
- It's taken a while but trainer John Ledger has finally found the key to promising galloper Penn State.
- Bargain buy wins on Cup day
- She cost only $3500 but Influential Miss showed that just about anyone can be a major player on Melbourne Cup day when she landed the Schiavello Plate.
- History repeats for Laing and Williams
- There was a touch of deja vu about the opening event on Melbourne Cup Day for trainer Robbie Laing and jockey Craig Williams.
- Cup fever at Randwick
- Spring sunshine deserted Sydney for Melbourne Cup day but fortunately umbrellas were not needed as more than 20,000 people ventured to Randwick.
- So You Think drove Cup betting record
- A record amount of money was wagered on the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday thanks to the popularity of Bart Cummings' So You Think.
- Americain confirms Cup as truly global
- Americain's Melbourne Cup victory cements Australia's greatest race as a truly international event.
- Phar Lap the Cup's greatest winner
- Eighty years after his Melbourne Cup win, Phar Lap has saluted again as the rightful winner of the Greatest Cup Never Run.
- Stirling Grove on best behaviour
- Stirling Grove has made amends for his 2009 Flemington antics with an impressive win on Melbourne Cup day.
- O'Hara quits Randwick to comfort Shinn
- Jockey Kathy O'Hara has been excused from riding at Randwick so she can fly to Melbourne to be with her injured boyfriend Blake Shinn.
- O'Farrell opts for Maluckyday in Cup
- New Zealand galloper Maluckyday is NSW Opposition Leader Barry O'Farrell's top pick for the Melbourne Cup.
- Soggy day at the Cup, but who cares?
- Umbrellas got a workout, the fashions on the field got a bit soggy and the biggest name celebrity didn't adhere to the dress code for the Melbourne Cup.
- Keneally backs Once Were Wild
- NSW Premier Kristina Keneally is backing the Gai Waterhouse-trained horse Once Were Wild in the Melbourne Cup.
- Descarado or Harris Tweed for Cup: Rann
- SA Premier Mike Rann reckons Descarado or Harris Tweed have a chance in the Melbourne Cup.
- Cup day could bring showers
- Melbourne's fickle weather could bring a few showers down on the 150th running of the Melbourne Cup with punters urged to pack an umbrella just in case.
- Bart backs So You Think to run two miles
- Trainer Bart Cummings says he is 'certain' his Melbourne Cup favourite colt So You Think has the staying power to run 3200 metres.
- So You Think to give Bart 13th Cup
- So You Think, admired for his brilliance, will be out to prove he can stay the distance and give Bart Cummings his 13th Melbourne Cup victory.
- Gillard backs So You Think in Cup race
- Prime Minister Julia Gillard is backing favourite So You Think to win the Melbourne Cup.
- Nestor after more bush cups success
- Trainer Peter Nestor is hoping to add to his country cups haul with Boomerang at Muswellbrook on Tuesday.
- Hay List jockey lodges appeal
- Glyn Schofield's bid to have a day shaved off a careless riding suspension will be decided on Wednesday.
- Bart takes centre stage
- The front page headlines about the health concerns of an 82-year-old horse trainer are testament to the high regard in which Bart Cummings is held.
- Bart Cummings released from hospital
- Bart Cummings has been released from a Melbourne hospital following a health scare and is expected to be at Flemington on Tuesday for the Melbourne Cup.
- So You Think Melbourne Cup favourite
- So You Think will run as favourite in Tuesday's Melbourne Cup for Bart Cummings and Dato Tan Chin Nam despite reports the champion had been sold.
- Bowman completes Classic set
- Jockey Hugh Bowman completed a Victorian Classic set when he steered Lion Tamer to victory at just his second ride in the Victoria Derby.
- Newcastle apprentice scores milestone win
- Apprentice Alex Stokes has had an eventful day at Rosehill, riding her first Saturday winner in town just over an hour after falling foul of stewards.
- Bart to have two Melbourne Cup runners
- Bart Cummings will have two runners in Tuesday's Melbourne Cup - So You Think and Precedence - after withdrawing the out-of-form Faint Perfume and Dariana.
- Whitefriars in white-hot form
- Sydney sprinter Whitefriars may have earned a Perth trip in winning the Group Two Salinger Stakes.
- Waller keeps up winning ways at Rosehill
- A winning double for Chris Waller has continued a remarkable Rosehill sequence for the trainer.
- A great day for the oldies
- Dato Tan Chin Nam tells his old mate Bart Cummings to get to the Melbourne Cup.
- Dame Edna wows them in the Birdcage
- Dame Edna in all her glory was the perfect fit for the Birdcage on a rain soaked Derby Day.
- Dazzling start for trainer and owner
- Dazzling Kind has given trainer Bryan Guy and owner Patrick Wee a flying start to their racing partnership.
- Sacred Choice springs Myer surprise
- Sydney mare Sacred Choice revelled in deteriorating Flemington conditions to score a runaway win in the Myer Classic.
- Lion Tamer roars to Victoria Derby win
- New Zealander Lion Tamer ploughed through the Flemington mud to score a comprehensive win in the $1.5 Victoria Derby on Saturday.
- Saramenha shows true colours
- Gerald Ryan was dumbfounded when Saramenha blew the start on debut but the filly has redeemed herself at Rosehill.
- So You Think easily wins Mackinnon Stakes
- So You Think has continued an unbeaten run through the spring carnival with a decisive Mackinnon Stakes win at Flemington on Saturday.
- Brazilian Pulse races to Oaks favouritism
- The Mike Moroney-trained Brazilian Pulse is the new VRC Oaks favourite after enduring a wide run and toughing it out to win the Wakeful Stakes.
- Star Witness wins Coolmore Stud Stakes
- Star Witness scored his second Group One win when he was too good for his opposition in the $500,000 Coolmore Stud Stakes at Flemington.
- Maluckyday storms into Cup contention
- Maluckyday has qualified to run in the Melbourne Cup after winning the Lexus Stakes but is far from certain to start in Tuesday's race.
- Mr Chard wins Carbine Club Stakes
- The Sydney autumn carnival beckons for Carbine Club Stakes winner Mr Chard.
- Racegoers warned of afternoon showers
- Punters heading to the Victoria Derby at Melbourne's spring racing carnival should be prepared for heavy rain to hit on Saturday afternoon.
- Shocking on target for Cup
- Shocking's rider Michael Rodd says So You Think is virtually unbeatable in Saturday's Mackinnon Stakes but will be vulnerable in the Melbourne Cup.
- Revised forecast lifts Clark's spirits
- A revised weather forecast will be music to the ears of Tim Clark as he prepares for his first Derby Day ride on his flagship horse.
- Walker says So You Think 'unbeatable'
- In-form jockey Michael Walker says rival So You Think is unbeatable in Saturday's Mackinnon Stakes at Flemington.
- Nathan Berry looking to outride his claim
- Nathan Berry has a strong book of Rosehill rides and has set himself the target of another 10 city winners by the end of the year to outride his claim.
- Hypothermia's sure bet on Derby Day
- Bad weather is expected to keep the crowds down on Derby Day as Melbourne Cup fancies get a final hit-out before Tuesday's big race.
- General Truce's big race bid for Maund
- Trainer Ricky Maund will watch General Truce's bid to give him his first Group One win in the Coolmore Stud Stakes at Flemington on television.
- Float breakdown no problem for King
- North Queensland sprinter Kanetoshi King is a definite starter at Doomben on Saturday despite a float breakdown on the way to Brisbane.
- Low-key Cup approach for Cedarberg
- Trainer Pat Carey is taking a low-key spring approach with Cedarberg who could qualify for the Melbourne Cup in Saturday's Lexus Stakes.
- Carey looking for rain for Ulundi
- Trainer Pat Carey is one trainer hoping the rain comes in time for Saturday's Victoria Derby to be run on a soft track.
- Sydney race clubs merger moves closer
- The merger between Sydney's two race clubs moves closer with the NSW government introducing legislation into parliament to create the new super club.
- Dreamwinner on trial for Sydney trip
- The Max Crockett-trained filly Dreamwinner will be on trial for a trip to Sydney when she saddles up at Parkes on Sunday.
- Purple could be party pooper
- Darley-owned mare Purple is not in the Melbourne Cup and could be the stumbling block for those trying to get a start via the Lexus Stakes.
- Ambos urge racegoers to avoid hypothermia
- Fashionistas risk hypothermia if they don't dress for the cold and wet conditions predicted for Derby Day and the Melbourne Cup, ambulance officers say.
- Legendary trainer Paddy Mullins dies
- Legendary Irish trainer Paddy Mullins has died aged 91 after a remarkable career spanning 52 years.
- Shinn, Robl under investigation: report
- Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Blake Shinn is one of two riders reportedly being investigated for allegedly placing illegal bets on horse races.
- Vet checks clear three Cup contenders
- Jostling for positions in the Melbourne Cup took on a new twist on Thursday with three contenders undergoing veterinary checks.
- Catapulted has form on the board
- Mark Kavanagh says Catapulted has the form on the board for Saturday's Group Two Salinger Stakes at Flemington.
- Yosei to be competitive in Classic: Webb
- Trainer Stuart Webb thinks Yosei will be very competitive in the Myer Classic but would be happy with even a place against Typhoon Tracy and Hot Danish.
- The Ruffian changes gear for Coolmore
- Trainer Lee Freedman has switched the gear on Lonhro colt The Ruffian in the hope of sparking him into action for the Group One Coolmore Stud Stakes.
- Boss keen on Linton in Lexus
- Glen Boss says his Lexus Stakes mount Linton reminds him of Shocking last year when he completed the Lexus-Melbourne Cup double.
- Typhoon Tracy ready to hit Flemington
- Premier jockey Luke Nolen has never lost faith in Australian Horse of the Year Typhoon Tracy who is chasing her first win for the season on Saturday.
- Cup crowd a worry for Campanologist
- Godolphin's chances of winning its first Melbourne Cup with Campanologist could depend on him staying calm in front of the big crowd.
- Gear change to do the trick for Tickets
- Joe Pride will experiment with a gear change and different riding tactics for Tickets in pursuit of a turnaround Rosehill performance on Saturday.
- Perfect Pecs shapes up for Derby
- Rick Hore-Lacy is best known as the trainer of some of Australia's best sprinters and milers and has rarely turned his sights to stayers.
- Sydney fields to be out earlier
- Acceptances for metropolitan Saturday meetings in Sydney will be taken a day earlier in a three-month trial starting on December 1.
- Derby Day a racing purist's dream
- The Victoria Derby at Flemington is older than the Melbourne Cup and headlines a day of racing regarded as a purist's dream.
- So You Think a class above: Kavanagh
- Mark Kavanagh says his horses are sick of chasing home So You Think but fears it could happen again in the Mackinnon Stakes.
- What Happenedhenry on high at Doomben
- Trainer Kelly Schweida is confident his lightly-raced gelding What Happenedhenry can continue his rise through the grades when he resumes at Doomben.
- Makybe Diva/Boss record hard to beat
- Glen Boss has a hard time explaining to his jockey mates what it's like to win a Melbourne Cup, let alone win three of them.
- Speedy Prospect set to win again
- Canberra speed machine Murphy's Prospect will race without blinkers when the lightly-raced four-year-old aims for back-to-back wins at Goulburn on Friday.
- Workforce primed for Breeders' Cup tilt
- Teddy Grimthorpe is confident Workforce will show his true colours when he bids to cap an incredible season on a high in the Breeders' Cup Turf.
- Starspangledbanner retired to stud
- Champion Australian sprinter Starspangledbanner has been retired to Ireland's Coolmore Stud.
- Cummings expected to be on track for Cup
- Bart Cummings is expected to be back where he belongs on Tuesday, at Flemington for the Melbourne Cup.
- Rain a worry for Palacio De Cristal
- Grahame Begg is more worried about the prospect of heavy rain on Saturday than the fact that Palacio De Cristal hasn't raced for a month.
- O'Brien buoyed by Star Witness' work
- An excellent jumpout by Star Witness has trainer Danny O'Brien buoyed that the colt can land his second Group One win in the Coolmore Stud Stakes.
- Speed Of Dark to bounce back in Wakeful
- Trainer Grant Craven says the weather is the key to Speed Of Dark bouncing back from her last start failure.
- Zahra faces Cup mount in Lexus
- Jockey Mark Zahra is in a awkward position riding against his Melbourne Cup mount Alcopop who needs to win the Group The Lexus Stakes (2500m).
- Black Caviar rated highly
- Unbeaten Black Caviar has been ranked the world's best sprinter in ratings compiled by an influential British thoroughbred publication.
- Distance test for Ashlee's Jewel
- A 2009 Queensland Guineas post-mortem will be the catalyst for a distance experiment with stakes-performed mare Ashlee's Jewel at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Pepper hot on trail of another city win
- Country-based Luke Pepper will be out to claim his second city winner as a trainer with a horse that means plenty to him at Canterbury on Wednesday.
- Zutara on her game for Wakeful
- Gai Waterhouse says Zutara is back on track for Saturday's Wakeful Stakes at Flemington after missing a place at her first start in Melbourne.
- Straight track suits Soul
- Straight track racing agrees with three-year-old Soul, something Peter Snowden believes will give him an advantage in Saturday's Coolmore Stud Stakes.
- So You Think's early workout
- Bart Cummings kept superstar So You Think out of the spotlight on Tuesday ahead of Saturday's Mackinnon Stakes at Flemington.
- Almindoro to vindicate trainer's judgment
- Steve Richards bought Almindoro as a Classic type and the gelding has the chance to prove he is just that in Saturday's Victoria Derby at Flemington.
- Champion jockey Katsidis farewelled
- The fiancee of Stathi Katsidis has broken down at his funeral, describing the champion jockey as an 'infectious' man who 'taught me so much in life'.
- 'Refocused' Waterhouse eyeing Cup
- Gai Waterhouse admits to losing direction last season but has regrouped and has her sights on the Melbourne Cup with three runners.
- No ground fears for Workforce
- Connections of Workforce expect the ground to be suitable for the Derby and Arc hero when he bids for further big-race glory in the Breeders' Cup Turf.
- Waller has good news for Pressday fans
- Racegoers will see a much stronger horse in action when Pressday makes his return to racing at Group One level in the Coolmore Stud Stakes.
- Melbourne Cup hopefuls trimmed to 47
- So You Think is one of 47 horses left in the Melbourne Cup after third declarations were taken on Monday.
- Record overseas runners for Melbourne Cup
- So You Think could have as many as 11 international runners taking him on in next week's Melbourne Cup.
- Harris Tweed fit after colic scare
- Caulfield Cup runner-up Harris Tweed has recovered from a colic attack which threatened his Melbourne Cup ambitions.
- Late entries save STC two-year-old race
- Two late nominations may have saved the Sydney Turf Club the embarrassment of deleting a race from Saturday's Rosehill meeting.
- Godolphin banking on Campanologist
- Holberg and Eastern Aria, owned by racing powerhouse Godolphin, are in danger of missing a start in next week's Melbourne Cup.
- Visitors left in awe of So You Think
- So You Think has earned high praise from international horsemen after his stunning Cox Plate win on Saturday.
- Derby dream takes shape for McEvoy
- Comeback jockey Kerrin McEvoy is looking for a dream result in the Victoria Derby less than two weeks since returning from serious injury.
- No more horses for Daryl at Moonee Valley
- Daryl Braithwaite's unofficial Cox Plate anthem The Horses is unlikely to ring out over racecourse again after it stirred up the real horses.
- Melbourne Cup 'the greatest in the world'
- Mel Schumacher, one of the legends of racing on hand to launch the Melbourne Cup carnival, rates the race as the greatest in the world.
- Nikolic lodges appeal
- Dan Nikolic has appealed a suspension in a bid to ride at the Victoria Derby meeting at Flemington.
- Boss to ride for Williams on Saturday
- Glen Boss has picked up the ride on Melbourne Cup hope Linton in Saturday's Lexus Stakes at Flemington replacing the suspended Nick Hall.
- Workforce given Breeders' go-ahead
- Workforce has been given the go-ahead to run in next weekend's Breeders' Cup Turf at Churchill Downs - as long as conditions are suitable.
- Inquiry into Brereton fall set to start
- An inquiry into the race fall in which popular jockey Danny Brereton suffered serious injuries is to be held on Monday.
- Palacio De Cristal eyes Myer spoils
- Talented mare Palacio De Cristal may never get a better chance to break through for a Group One victory than at this year's Melbourne Cup carnival.
- Darley double up for Derby
- A Victoria Derby win by either of the two Darley runners will have special significance with owner Sheikh Mohammed slated to attend Flemington on Saturday.
- So You Think favourite for Cup
- So You Think's Cox Plate triumph has propelled him to outright favouritism to give trainer Bart Cummings his 13th win in the Melbourne Cup.
- Dad's spreadsheet helps race tips
- A spreadsheet and $50 from your dad are a good start when it comes to tips for your first time at Cox Plate race day.
- Williams wants another go at So You Think
- Nick Williams wants nine-year-old Zipping to have a crack at beating So You Think at Flemington after running second to the champion in the Cox Plate.
- Shoot Out eyes Cup after emotional Cox
- The sentimental favourite Shoot Out and his new jockey weren't able to secure a Cox Plate victory, but did have a good trial run for the Melbourne Cup.
- So You Think's presence to make Cup great
- Chief handicapper Greg Carpenter predicts one of the great Melbourne Cups of all time if dual Cox Plate winner So You Think lines up.
- Berry's day ends on a sour note
- Tommy Berry won the first two races at Rosehill and then had his day soured with a careless riding suspension.
- Cup start still in balance for Precedence
- The Bart Cummings-trained Precedence is still not assured of a Melbourne Cup start despite his Moonee Valley Cup win.
- Bleeding attack puts paid to Rothesay
- Outstanding galloper Rothesay's racing career is over after the four-year-old bled for a second time at Rosehill.
- Conlan galloper rekindles Derby hopes
- Rekindled Interest booked a spot in next week's Victoria Derby after a breakthrough win in a lead-up race at Moonee Valley.
- The Sixties to chase Summer Series
- Trainer Tracy Green enhanced her good strike rate when emerging sprinter The Sixties scored a hard-fought win in The Mainland Handicap at Eagle Farm.
- Seven out of seven for Black Caviar
- In what was little more than an exhibition gallop, unbeaten mare Black Caviar picked up a Group Two cheque and her seventh straight win on Saturday.
- Gear change helps Sound Journey
- The use of a tongue tie helped Sound Journey find his best form when he won the Group Two Crystal Mile at Moonee Valley.
- O'Dea unearths Magic Millions prospect
- Trainer Steven O'Dea unearthed a legitimate Magic Millions contender when Flying Jet sped to a comfortable win at Eagle Farm on Saturday.
- High drama as racehorse escapes
- A runaway horse has caused mayhem among punters in the Rosehill public area following a drama-packed race on Saturday.
- That's Not It on the way up
- Lightly-raced colt That's Not It looks to have an exciting future after he scored an unexpected win at Moonee Valley on Saturday.
- Karuta Queen does it again
- Karuta Queen remained unbeaten at Rosehill on Saturday and will now be aimed at the Wyong Magic Millions next month.
- Walker earns praise for Zubbaya ride
- Michael Walker's successful comeback to Melbourne racing continued when he partnered Zubbaya to victory at Moonee Valley.
- Sydney claims first blood on Cox Plate day
- Keith Biggs' famous pink and blue colours have been carried to victory in the first race on Cox Plate day at Moonee Valley by promising filly Elite Falls.
- Armbands honour jockey Katsidis
- Late jockey Stathi Katsidis has been honoured with riders wearing black armbands in his honour at race meetings around Australia.
- All systems go for Black Caviar
- Peter Moody has declared Black Caviar a certain starter in the Schweppes Stakes at Moonee Valley on Saturday.
- Wide draws against Bart's Vase horses
- Master trainer Bart Cummings says Cosmonaut might be a surprise packet in the Victoria Derby but wide draws are against his runners in Saturday's AAMI Vase.
- Persian Star's barrier a problem: Smerdon
- Trainer Robert Smerdon fears a wide barrier may thwart a five-month plan to win the Cathay Pacific Airways Cup with Persian Star.
- Gold Salute on the way up: Pegus
- Gold Salute's last start improved performance has charged his jockey Mark Pegus with confidence heading into the Patinack Farm Crystal Mile.
- Boss knows So You Think is hard to beat
- Glen Boss is under no illusions about how hard it is going to be to beat So You Think on Captain Sonador in the Cox Plate.
- Benalla closed after track collapse
- The Benalla course proper will be closed indefinitely following the abandonment of a meeting for the second time in five months due to a track collapse.
- Noonan heads north for Sydney debut
- With the nation's top riders in Melbourne for Cox Plate day, Victorian apprentice Jake Noonan is heading north for his first Sydney rides at Rosehill.
- Zipping lines up for fourth Cox Plate
- Zipping will go around in his fourth Cox Plate at Moonee Valley on Saturday, but this year he has been specifically set for the race.
- Mum Gai has a chance at Cox Plate joy
- Bookmaker Tom Waterhouse has changed his mind and thinks his mum Gai has a good chance of beating Cox Plate favourite So You Think.
- Brown admits to Cox Plate pressure
- Corey Brown is used to pressure but he admits the intensity surrounding his Cox Plate ride on Shoot Out is something else.
- Wide draws against Cummings pair
- Trainer Bart Cummings says Cosmonaut might be a surprise packet in the Victoria Derby but wide draws are against both of his runners in Saturday's AAMI Vase.
- Forster has no regrets with Adebisi
- Trainer Desleigh Forster has no regrets about not being part of the interstate action this spring with Adebisi who makes his comeback at Eagle Farm.
- King to overcome wide draw at Nowra
- Trainer Greg Backhouse will rely on the skills of jockey Neil Perryman to overcome an awkward barrier draw for King Of Hearts in the Mollymook Cup.
- Weather to determine if Scriven returns
- Jockey Shane Scriven's eagerly-awaited comeback will take place at Eagle Farm on Saturday provided rain doesn't intervene.
- Moore hoping to see Workforce again
- Ryan Moore has given a hint Workforce will appear again this year in the Breeders' Cup Turf.
- Punters baying for Hounds
- Master Of Hounds is proving increasingly popular ahead of Saturday's Racing Post Trophy at Doncaster.
- Girl power to the fore at Armidale
- It should be a case of girl power to the fore at Armidale on Saturday when trainer Jane Clement and apprentice Bree Squires combine with Old Jimmy.
- Cavanough's strong hand at Albury
- Expect the powerful Brett Cavanough stable to have a big impact on Saturday's home track meeting at Albury.
- Punters come for Precedence
- Punters have rallied behind the Bart Cummings-trained Precedence as he ramps up his Melbourne Cup campaign in Saturday's Cathay Pacific Airways Cup.
- Baster to work on bung ankle
- Jockey Stephen Baster will get treatment for a sprained ankle so he can ride La Rocket in the Group Two Crystal Mile at Moonee Valley.
- Walker enjoys time in The Sun
- Jockey Michael Walker is excited about the Victoria Derby prospects of Shadows In the Sun who lines up in the AAMI Vase at Moonee Valley.
- Bigger crowds, revenues for Cup carnival
- Bigger crowds will mean this year's Melbourne Cup spring racing carnival is worth $286.5 million, with tourism the big winner.
- Champion can be even better, says Cummings
- Master trainer Bart Cummings says So You Think, the odds-on favourite for Saturday's Cox Plate, can only get better.
- Americain penalised 0.5kg in Cup
- French-trained stayer Americain is guaranteed a start in the $6 million Melbourne Cup after receiving a 0.5kg penalty for his Geelong Cup victory.
- Thompson fined $5000 for positive swab
- Patinack Farm trainer John Thompson has been fined $5000 by Racing Queensland stewards following a positive swab inquiry.
- Weather worries Cox
- Toowoomba trainer Phillip Cox is worried time and the elements could thwart Secrets Untold's bid for his black type missions next month.
- Hay List out of Schweppes
- An elevated temperature has forced drawcard sprinter Hay List out of a Cox Plate day showdown with unbeaten mare Black Caviar.
- Flying View chasing redemption
- Flying View's disappointing first-up performance at Taree remains a mystery to Port Macquarie trainer Neil Godbolt.
- Halford wary of Dunboyne Express
- Michael Halford is conscious of the threat posed by Dunboyne Express as he prepares to send Casamento to Doncaster for the Racing Post Trophy.
- Act of kindness torments Katsidis' fiancee
- Stathi Katsidis' grieving fiancee Melissa Jackson has revealed how her act of kindness may have contributed to the champion Queensland jockey's death.
- Hay List on song for Moonee Valley
- Glyn Schofield has seen enough from Hay List to know the gelding is ready for the challenge that awaits him at Moonee Valley on Saturday.
- Americain storms into Cup contention
- French-trained stayer Americain has carried the highest weight to victory in Wednesday's Geelong Cup in 44 years.
- Milestone a Derby firmer after Geelong win
- The Lee Freedman-trained Milestone has had his Victoria Derby quote halved after winning Wednesday's Geelong Classic.
- Katsidis was my shining star: Jackson
- Stathi Katsidis' death will forever remain a mystery to his fiancee Melissa Jackson.
- Brown to ride Shoot Out in Cox Plate
- Corey Brown will ride Shoot Out in Saturday's Cox Plate conscious of his responsibility to his friend Stathi Katsidis who died suddenly on Tuesday.
- STC agreed to merger with AJC
- The merger of Sydney's two race clubs is set to go ahead despite a Sydney Turf Club members' vote rejecting the proposal last week.
- McEvoy set for comeback at Canterbury
- Kerrin McEvoy will make his comeback from injury with two rides at Canterbury on Wednesday.
- 'Fresh' Praecido ready for Derby
- While many trainers are testing their Victoria Derby hopefuls at Geelong and Moonee Valley this week, David Payne is taking another approach with Praecido.
- No Wine on song for Geelong
- Kevin Moses would love for Geelong Cup hopeful No Wine No Song to finally get to a Melbourne Cup after missing the past three spring carnivals.
- Diago on trial for Melbourne trip
- Liam Birchley is confident Diago can land successive wins to hitch a ride to Melbourne with stablemates Sister Havana and Falco Star at Eagle Farm.
- Byrne shocked by Katsidis' death
- Jim Byrne shared the same racing manager, Trevor Lansky, with Stathi Katsidis but that's as close as they got.
- Bligh saddened by jockey's death
- Queensland Premier Anna Bligh has expressed her condolences following the death of jockey Stathi Katsidis.
- Wallace in shock over Katsidis
- John Wallace, the trainer of Cox Plate hopeful Shoot Out, is finding it hard to come to terms with the death of star jockey Stathi Katsidis.
- Racing world stunned by Katsidis' death
- The death of champion jockey Stathi Katsidis has sent shockwaves throughout the racing industry.
- So You Think draws five in Cox Plate
- Cox Plate favourite So You Think has drawn barrier five for Saturday's weight-for-age feature at Moonee Valley.
- Manighar gives hope of Cumani Cup
- English stayer Manighar has given the Luca Cumani stable confidence this could be its year to win the Melbourne Cup.
- Drunken Sailor on track for Geelong Cup
- English stayer Drunken Sailor is a confirmed Geelong Cup runner after showing he had recovered from a hoof injury with a gallop on Monday.
- More Joyous cleared for Cox Plate
- More Joyous has been cleared to take up a Cox Plate challenge against So You Think that a corporate bookmaker believes will be an exercise in futility.
- Rothesay sparks up with trial win
- Rothesay is back in contention for spring Group One glory after a pleasing barrier trial win last week.
- Descarado penalised for historic Cup win
- Descarado will now carry 54kg in the Melbourne Cup after Racing Victoria handicapper Greg Carpenter issued a penalty for his Caulfield Cup win.
- Godolphin ready for another Cup assault
- Godolphin's travelling foreman Tommy Strang says the international Melbourne Cup raiders are among the strongest contingent he has seen.
- Shot Putt to continue winning spree
- Shot Putt, a rejuvenated eight-year-old gelding will be chasing a hat-trick of wins when he steps out at Bathurst on Tuesday.
- Purton continues stellar form
- Zac Purton rode his second treble of the Hong Kong season at Sha Tin on Sunday to move within two wins of the premiership lead.
- Great Open Day for Elite Thoroughbreds
- Elite Thoroughbreds hosted an open day on Sunday where about 100 of our enthusiastic owners showed up
- Tiara ready for Grafton crown
- Leading jockey Robert Thompson's booking for Brookton Tiara is a strong pointer to the filly's chances at Grafton on Tuesday.
- Clean sweep for Europe in Canada races
- Joshua Tree has landed a famous win for Ireland in the Canadian International at Woodbine to earn a Breeders' Cup start.
- Dettori eager for more success
- Flamboyant jockey Frankie Dettori says he has no plans to retire, with plenty more big race wins in store.
- Descarado firms for Cup
- Descarado has firmed to $12 to add the Melbourne Cup to his Caulfield Cup victory but last year's winner Shocking and So You Think hold sway.
- Pre Cox Plate vet check for More Joyous
- More Joyous will undergo a thorough veterinary examination before owner John Singleton commits her to Saturday's Cox Plate clash with So You Think.
- Melito primed for Moonee Valley
- No-one is looking forward to Melito's seasonal debut more than trainer Gerald Ryan, who has no qualms about the mare taking on Hay List and Hot Danish.
- Caulfield Cup joy for NZ stud
- Descarado's Caulfield Cup victory led home a fairytale trifecta in the race for New Zealand's Windsor Park Stud.
- Champions' day belongs to Cecil
- The final Champions' Day at Newmarket became an afternoon dedicated to the achievements of trainer Henry Cecil, the town's most popular figure.
- Walker bags Group double
- New Zealand-born jockey Michael Walker made a statement with dual Group wins on the Caulfield Cup program.
- Whitefrairs heads to Salinger
- A breakthrough stakes win in the Lightning Handicap at Randwick for Whitefriars has trainer Rick Worthington eyeing the Group Two Salinger Stakes.
- Munce brings up Grand Slam
- Chris Munce's Caulfield Cup win on the Gai Waterhouse-trained Descarado was especially significant for him.
- Caulfield dream comes true for Gai
- Sydney trainer Gai Waterhouse's dream of winning one of Melbourne's big races has come true with Descarado taking out the $2.5 million Caulfield Cup.
- Melbourne racing the best, says Frank
- After 50 years of going to the races, socialite Lillian Frank says Melbourne's spring racing carnival is the best in the world.
- Maluckyday in dominant Randwick win
- Lightly-raced stayer Maluckyday has produced a dominant win at Randwick to keep his Melbourne Cup dream alive.
- Two rookies look to Magic Millions
- Two rookies took the first step towards a $2 million payday at the Gold Coast in January with an Eagle Farm win on Saturday.
- Waterhouse claims first Caulfield Cup
- Gai Waterhouse was bubbling over with excitement after landing her first Caulfield Cup courtesy of gutsy gelding Descarado.
- Dude wins Cup consolation
- New Zealander Ginga Dude has scored a consolation win in the Group Three David Jones Cup after being balloted from the Caulfield Cup.
- Evans in triumphant return
- Brent Evans made a triumphant return to Melbourne when he combined with Queensland trainer Ben Currie to win the Betfair Stakes with Rothera.
- Fame set for Group One glory
- Classy mare Set For Fame impresses trainer Peter Moody as deserving of a Group One win and may get her chance in next month's Emirates Stakes.
- Retrieve confirms Derby favouritism
- Retrieve confirmed favouritism for the Victoria Derby at Flemington in two weeks with a solid win in the Group Three Norman Robinson Stakes at Caulfield.
- Satin Shoes racing towards Slipper
- A sparkling debut win by Satin Shoes at Randwick on Saturday has trainer Clarry Conners eyeing off a fifth Golden Slipper in April.
- Freedman eyes another Oaks
- Hall Of Fame trainer Lee Freedman has his eyes on his fifth VRC Oaks after well-bred filly Dizlago scored an easy win at Caulfield.
- Hour Of Peril set for interstate return
- Patinack Farm's promising three-year-old Hour Of Peril could be headed back interstate in the near future following his effortless win at Eagle Farm.
- Chard chasing Carbine Club
- The AJC Australian Derby in the autumn is the long-range plan for Mr Chard, an impressive winner at Caulfield on Saturday.
- Abbey set for 2011 return
- Aidan O'Brien has revealed it is "very likely" that St Nicholas Abbey will be given the rest of the year off after missing an engagement last weekend.
- Caulfield Cup on, come rain or hail
- Saturday's $2.5 million Caulfield Cup is going ahead, racing officials say, despite Melbourne being drenched by heavy rain.
- Diva's half-brother on Derby trail
- Trainer John Hawkes is playing catch up with Makybe Diva's half brother Shadowofexcellence who will be on trial at Caulfield for the Victoria Derby.
- "New" racing pattern suits Ego's Dare
- Ego's Dare will be out to improve on his excellent first-up record when he resumes in Saturday's Listed Lightning Handicap at Randwick.
- Culminate on track but Danish is hot
- Trainer Darren Weir is cautious about the chances of classy mare Culminate toppling Hot Danish in the Group Two Tristarc Stakes at Caulfield.
- Shocking favourite for Caulfield Cup
- Punters have rallied around Shocking who is now a clear-cut favourite for Saturday's Caulfield Cup which will be run on a heavy track.
- Wet not weight worries Cox
- Toowoomba trainer Phillip Cox believes veteran campaigner Secrets Untold is paying the price for his consistency.
- Dubleanny vulnerable in sprint
- Trainer Mick Price says his decision to dodge sprint sensation Hay List has made speedy mare Dubleanny vulnerable first up in Saturday's Caulfield Sprint.
- Takeover Target officially retired
- Joe Janiak has aborted plans of a possible comeback for champion sprinter Takeover Target.
- Exploitable Doubt not for sale
- Bush-trained galloper Exploitable Doubt, aiming to keep an unbeaten record at Randwick on Saturday, remains off limits to buyers.
- Heathcote busy with runners in 3 states
- Rob Heathcote will be kept busy with runners in three states on Saturday but his attention won't be too far from home.
- Bowen's strong hand at Ballina
- Home town trainer Danny Bowen will throw as much horsepower as he can at Ballina's meeting on Sunday and hope the odds finally swing his way.
- Apprentice chasing first win
- Apprentice Eleanor Webster-Hawes has a great chance to ride her first winner on Lockers at Saturday's Narromine meeting.
- Elite Thoroughbreds Open Day
- Elite Thoroughbreds are holding an open day this Sunday at 9:30am
- Typhoon Tracy to miss Cox Plate
- Plans to run reigning Horse of the Year Typhoon Tracy in the Cox Plate have been abandoned with her owners deciding to reserve her for mares races.
- Big three declared for Dewhurst
- The big clash is on. Frankel, Dream Ahead and Saamidd have all been declared for Saturday's Dubai Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket.
- Twice Over in Champion repeat bid
- Twice Over will face 10 rivals when he defends his crown in the Emirates Airline Champion Stakes at Newmarket on Saturday.
- Canford set for winter break
- Richard Hannon has elected to bypass Canford Cliffs' invitations to the Far East and the top-class colt has run his last race of the season.
- Zabrasive out of Cups
- The John O'Shea-trained Zabrasive has been ruled out of the rest of the spring with a leg injury elevating first emergency Mourayan into the Caulfield Cup
- Bowman out to go one better in Cup
- Hugh Bowman will be out to make up for last year's defeat when he rides Sydney stayer Metal Bender in the Caulfield Cup on Saturday.
- Bridge could change tack with Danish
- Trainer Les Bridge says a rain-affected track for favourite Hot Danish in Saturday's Tristarc Stakes at Caufield would be a bit of a worry.
- Retrieve to step up for Derby
- Trainer Peter Snowden says Victoria Derby favourite Retrieve will take improvement out of the Group Three Norman Robinson Stakes at Caulfield.
- Maluckyday a Melbourne Cup hope?
- Promising stayer Maluckyday could remain in contention to chase a Melbourne Cup start if he justifies odds-on favouritism at Randwick on Saturday.
- Soul recharged for sprints
- Talented three-year-old Soul is recharged for an attack on the feature spring sprints.
- Shocking set to do a Viewed
- Michael Rodd was glowing in praising Shocking who is set to emulate last year's Caulfield Cup winner Viewed by winning it a year after a Melbourne Cup victory.
- Melbourne beckons Whitefriars
- A Salinger Stakes tilt awaits the Rick Worthington-trained Whitefriars should he race up to expectations at Randwick on Saturday.
- Bailey looking at Wyong move
- Gold Coast trainer Trevor Bailey plans to open a satellite stable at Wyong but his immediate focus is with Barlinnie at Eagle Farm.
- Wintry blast at the Caulfield Cup
- A blast of wintry weather may give fashionistas as tough a time as one-time favourite Alcopop faces from the outside barrier in Saturday's Caulfield Cup.
- Buffering bonus for Heathcote
- Robert Heathcote's decision to switch between states with Buffering has come with an unexpected bonus for the premier Queensland trainer.
- Nolan says Wood one of the best
- Apprentice Justin Wood will return to city riding following a month's ban with a full book of eight rides including Random orbit at Eagle Farm.
- Story faces moment of truth
- What's My Story, a galloper trainer Greg Bennett rates as untapped, faces his moment of truth in the $30,000 Sky Channel Hyde Park Cup at Taree on Friday.
- Power-charged for Dubai raid
- Sole Power, shock winner of the Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes, is to be prepared for the Al Quoz Sprint at Meydan in March.
- Hanagan the man for Snow storm
- Paul Hanagan has landed the plum ride on Snow Fairy in Saturday's Emirates Airline Champion Stakes at Newmarket.
- 'All systems go' for Dewhurst Dream
- Dream Ahead is on course for his much-anticipated clash with Frankel in the Dubai Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket on Saturday after a pleasing workout.
- Paco primed for American dream
- Paco Boy will renew rivalries with Goldikova in the Breeders' Cup Mile next month.
- Bart dials in with winning tactics
- Some pre-race advice from absent trainer Bart Cummings helped lightly-raced colt I Think I Do score a maiden win at Warwick Farm.
- Crack colt set to miss Randwick feature
- Group One winner Pressday is an unlikely starter at Randwick with Chris Waller to send the colt into the Coolmore Stud Stakes without a lead-up run.
- Import stamps class on Caulfield
- I'm Imposing has shouldered a big weight - and upstaged stablemate Rundle - in an impressive first-up victory on Australian soil.
- Payne answers critics on Yosei
- Jockey Michelle Payne has answered her critics with her third Group One victory, on her favourite filly Yosei in the Thousand Guineas at Caulfield.
- Eramor wins on debut at Caulfield
- Diminutive filly Eramor proved to be a bargain-buy at just her first start when she was too quick for her opposition in the Debutants Stakes at Caulfield.
- Top galloper Weekend Hussler retired
- Weekend Hussler, the 2008 Australian horse of the year, has been retired one race into a comeback.
- Waller warms to Bender after draw
- Chris Waller has declared it will take a very good horse to beat Metal Bender in Saturday's $2.5 million Caulfield Cup.
- Shadows could measure up to Derby
- Anthony Cummings will give Shadows In The Sun his chance to prove his Victoria Derby credentials in the AAMI Vase at Moonee Valley.
- Medici could lead in Caulfield Cup
- Hong Kong trainer Peter Ho says he wouldn't be afraid if Mr Medici tried to lead all the way in Saturday's Caulfield Cup.
- Hilton's not a poor judge.
- Time will tell if Toowoomba trainer Norm Hilton is a good or poor judge as he stretches out Poor Judge's spring campaign in Melbourne.
- Bentley confirms Albion Park to be sold
- Queensland's famous harness racing venue, Albion Park, is to be sold but Bob Bentley denies the decision to sell was made without consultation.
- Poet's primed for Champion bid
- Saeed bin Suroor believes Poet's Voice's new-found maturity will help him see out the trip in Saturday's Emirates Airline Champion Stakes at Newmarket.
- Cosmos misses Canadian date
- John Gosden has been forced to pull the plug on Arctic Cosmos' bid for the Canadian International at Woodbine on Saturday.
- Mastery back in business
- Last year's St Leger hero Mastery is due to make his first start of the season in Friday's Richard Hambro Darley Stakes at Newmarket.
- Alcopop loses Cup favour after wide draw
- Alcopop has lost favouritism after drawing the outside barrier in Saturday's $2.5 million Caulfield Cup.
- Nikolic fined $200 for mouthful of beer
- In what could only be described as a storm in a tea cup, Danny Nikolic was fined $200 for rinsing his mouth out with a mouthful of beer.
- Kerrin McEvoy rides at barrier trials
- Kerrin McEvoy's comeback from injury took another step forward on Tuesday as he prepares to ride Godolphin's Campanologist in the Melbourne Cup.
- Last of Cup raiders arrive
- The last of the international contenders for this year's Melbourne Cup have arrived safely at the Werribee quarantine centre.
- AJC to continue merger push
- The Australian Jockey Club will continue to push for a merger of Sydney's two clubs despite the Sydney Turf Club members' rejection of the proposal.
- No surprises in Caulfield Cup field
- The Melbourne Racing Club sprang no surprises when it selected Alcopop and Herculian Prince to fill the last two places in the Caulfield Cup field.
- Well-bred Thrillers in Farm debut
- Plagiarize never got to fulfil her racing potential but her talent ensures plenty of eyes will be on the first of her offspring at Warwick Farm.
- Doomben abandoned after track inspection
- Racing Queensland stewards have made an early call to abandon the Doomben meeting on Wednesday.
- Pedrille's Randwick race undecided
- Stakeswinner M'Lady Pedrille is a definite Randwick starter but trainer Ron Quinton is yet to finalise which race the dual nominated filly will run in.
- Alcopop and Prince in Caulfield Cup
- Favourites Alcopop and Herculian Prince have been given the final spots in the 18-horse field for Saturday's Caulfield Cup.
- Lee brothers outed for five months
- Trainers Jim and Greg Lee have been suspended for five months over a bicarbonate offence.
- Sistine to be Guineas angel for Noblet
- Trainer Andrew Noblet believes diminutive filly Sistine Angel is spot-on to give him his first Group One win in the Thousand Guineas at Caulfield.
- Cup carnival marquees, sponsorship up
- The number of corporate marquees and sponsorships at the Melbourne Cup Carnival has bounced back after dipping the past two years.
- Young trainer after biggest win
- Ben Currie is not well known in his home state let alone in Victoria where he hopes to become the latest Queensland success story.
- O'Brien banned at the Curragh
- Joseph O'Brien has clashed again with Irish stewards after riding two winners at the Curragh.
- Redwood bids for Canadian glory
- Barry Hills' Redwood has left Lambourn ahead of his bid for glory in the Canadian International at Woodbine on Saturday.
- Attitude bids for winning farewell
- Serious Attitude will be looking to sign off her career with Rae Guest with a victory in the Group One Nearctic Stakes at Woodbine on Saturday.
- STC members reject merger with AJC
- Sydney Turf Club members have rejected a merger with the Australian Jockey Club despite the promise of a $174 million cash injection for Sydney racing.
- Stakes return to seal comeback
- Keen Commander will be out to confirm he is back as a force at Randwick on Saturday after spending almost 12 months in racing's wilderness.
- Trial of early acceptances in Melbourne
- Racing Victoria will trial taking race acceptances for Saturday metropolitan meetings a day earlier than normal.
- NZ stud welcomes So You Think relation
- A three-quarter brother to racing's latest superstar So You Think has arrived at New Zealand's Windsor Park Stud.
- Cup test for Linton in Lexus
- Leviathan owner Lloyd Williams says talented stayer Linton would need to win the Lexus Quality on Derby Day with authority to line up in Melbourne Cup.
- Brazilian Pulse puts life into Guineas
- Exciting filly Brazilian Pulse will have her fourth jockey in as many starts in the Group One Thousand Guineas at Caulfield.
- Metal Bender steeled for Cup
- Metal Bender has slipped from Caulfield Cup favouritism but still holds sway with his trainer Chris Waller.
- Breakthrough win for Sydney jockey
- Tye Angland rode his first winner in Hong Kong on Sunday when the aptly-named Global Win scored at Sha Tin.
- Sprinter to Blast into Breeders' meet
- Australian sprinter Scenic Blast will put his Breeders' Cup credentials on the line in a Group Three race at Hollywood Park on Tuesday.
- Seriously Good seriously injured
- Promising three-year-old Seriously Good had a good excuse for not finishing the Caulfield Guineas after vets diagnosed him with a broken pelvis.
- Open Day for Elite Thoroughbreds
- Elite Thoroughbreds are holding an open day this Sunday at 9:30am
- O'Brien prepares Breeders' Cup team
- Aidan O'Brien could send a four-strong team to the Breeders' Cup at Churchill Downs next month.
- Brittain retains faith in Zaidan
- Clive Brittain believes Zaidan has every chance of springing a surprise against Frankel in the Dubai Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket.
- Tabcorp to give $150m to Sydney racing
- Racing NSW has reached in principle agreement with Tabcorp and the NSW government to provide a $150 million to Sydney racing contingent on a merger.
- So You Think the Cup favourite
- So You Think is the new favourite for the Melbourne Cup despite not being qualified for Australia's most famous race.
- Pressday back on Saturday
- Group One winning juvenile Pressday is primed to make his three-year-old debut at Randwick on Saturday before heading to the Melbourne carnival.
- Schofield staying on a winner
- Glyn Schofield already has the plum spring ride on the country's most exciting sprinter and is looking to land a major staying prize with Herculean Prince.
- Manighar to revive Cup winning feeling
- Successful owner Terry Henderson is hoping to get the Caulfield Cup winning feeling back with this year's contender Manighar.
- Godolphin double in Italy
- Rio De La Plata and Biondetti have given Godolphin a Group One double in Italy.
- Northam's charge stays unbeaten
- Scone trainer Rodney Northam looks to have unearthed a smart three-year-old with Exploitable Doubt handling his first city test with ease at Rosehill.
- Lucky Dubai brings up hat-trick
- Improving mare Lucky Dubai added another big plus to her impressive record when she scored a last-to-first win in the Avant Garde Handicap at Eagle Farm.
- Canberra Cup on Macknuckle's radar
- Canberra gelding Macknuckle has taken the first steps towards a defence of his home town Cup with a barnstorming win at Rosehill.
- Solar charges to victory
- Solar Charged will target the Group One Coolmore Stud Stakes after finally rewarding the faith of her trainer John O'Shea with her first win over 1200 metres.
- Race experience wins out at Eagle Farm
- The benefits of race experience were on display in abundance at Eagle Farm when Toowoomba-trained two-year-olds won both juvenile events.
- Moody rules out Derby for Anacheeva
- Trainer Peter Moody says Anacheeva has proven himself to be the best three-year-old colt in Australia with his Caulfield Guineas victory.
- Joyous out to bring So You Think undone
- Gai Waterhouse will take the next two weeks to plot a way to defeat So You Think with More Joyous after her win in the Toorak Handicap.
- Gigino a win for many
- The win of Gigino has boosted Lachlan Fyfe's fund raising efforts with trainer Chris Waller donating $1000 to the former jockey's marathon bike ride.
- Black Caviar maintains unbeaten record
- Unbeaten mare Black Caviar has set up a mouth-watering showdown with sprint sensation Hay List after winning the Group Two Schillaci Stakes.
- Linton to miss Caulfield Cup
- Linton will miss next Saturday's Caulfield Cup despite becoming exempt from the ballot with his victory in Saturday's Herbert Power Stakes.
- So You Think odds-on for Cox Plate
- Australia's best racehorse So You Think is now an odds-on favourite to make it back-to-back Cox Plates following his easy Yalumba Stakes win at Caulfield.
- Waugh emotional after Kimillsy's win
- An emotional Kim Waugh likened Kimillsy's return to the winners' list at Rosehill on Saturday to winning a Group race.
- Queen to chase Millions
- The Magic Millions Classic is on the radar for the Neville Layt-trained Karuta Queen after the filly produced a dominant win on debut at Rosehill.
- Twice Over primed for Champion bid
- Twice Over continues ticking over to Henry Cecil's satisfaction ahead of his defence of the Emirates Airline Champion Stakes.
- Cecil hails Frankel claims
- Henry Cecil did little to dampen the ever-increasing excitement about Frankel ahead of next week's Dewhurst Stakes - despite some efforts to the contrary.
- Half-brothers after two-state double
- Two-year-old Helmet makes his debut at Rosehill on Saturday just three hours before his half-brother Bullbars races for a far greater prize at Caulfield.
- Toorak Toff has breeding bragging rights
- Toorak Toff can at least claim an edge on Sydney rival Ilovethiscity if pedigrees and past Caulfield Guineas results are going to count in this year's race
- Americain a Cup dream for owner
- Jayco boss Gerry Ryan says French stayer Americain may be the horse he has been looking for to realise a dream of winning the Melbourne Cup.
- Arnold wary of Whobegotyou
- Steven Arnold justifiably has plenty of confidence in So You Think but rival jockey Michael Rodd says Whobegotyou can push him in the Yalumba Stakes.
- Wide draw a worry for Joey
- Lee Freedman is delighted with his Caulfield Guineas runner Smokin' Joey but says the outside gate makes his task tougher.
- Kimillsy ready to show her best
- It has been a long road back but trainer Kim Waugh believes Kimillsy is on the verge of another race victory.
- Rodd ready to Rock in Guineas
- Michael Rodd is optimistic We're Gonna Rock can deliver on his potential and cope with the extra distance in Saturday's Group One Toorak Handicap.
- Beyonce's Star may compete as a mum
- Beyonce's Star has been covered by top stallion Show A Heart but trainer Bryan Guy is hoping connections won't rush into retiring her.
- Ryan buoyed by Hinchinbrook trial
- A last-to-first barrier trial win has convinced trainer Gerald Ryan he can salvage something out Hinchinbrook's troubled spring campaign.
- Scriven's comeback delayed
- An overnight downpour is set to delay jockey Shane Scriven's riding comeback at Eagle Farm with his only ride The Jackal not to run.
- Blinkers to lift Pegasus
- Trainer Robert Price will use inside information about the racing characteristics of her family in an effort to spark a form reversal from Ivory Pegasus.
- Mic Mac chasing Group One glory
- Talented sprinter Mic Mac will be given the chance to break through for a Group One win in two countries this preparation.
- Manton's Foal - No Disputes about it!
- Top Melbourne jockey Craig Newitt rates Manton 2yo Disputes equal to any youngster he has ridden following her slashing debut third in the Gimcrack Stakes at Randwick last Saturday.
- AJC members vote for merger
- Australian Jockey Club members have voted in favour of a merger with the Sydney Turf Club.
- Steeplechase racing on trial for a year
- Steeplechase racing will be on trial for the 2011 season, the Racing Victoria (RVL) board has announced.
- Whobegotyou's Yalumba challenge
- Jockey Michael Rodd says he wants Whobegotyou to avoid a head-and-head showdown with So You Think in the Group One Yalumba Stakes at Caulfield.
- Plans for slower Response in Toorak
- Co-trainers Mathew Ellerton and Simon Zahra expect a more patient ride from jockey Craig Williams on Response in the Toorak Handicap.
- Power a big Caulfield Cup guide
- Precedence, Moudre or Linton will move right into Caulfield Cup calculations with a win in Saturday's Group Two Herbert Power Stakes at Caulfield.
- Unbeaten Black Caviar back
- Exciting sprinter Black Caviar makes her much awaited return from an injury enforced layoff in Saturday's Schillaci Stakes at Caulfield.
- Exploitable Doubt faces biggest test
- Rodney Northam believes the time is right for unbeaten three-year-old Exploitable Doubt to face city racing for the first time at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Guineas could be the making of Anacheeva
- Peter Moody has deliberately kept talented colt Anacheeva fresh for his crack at the $1 million Caulfield Guineas, the event billed as the stallion-making race.
- Vitex to follow winning formula
- Dale Sutton had 100,000 good reasons to send Vitex to Queensland and is hopeful the Victorian mare can follow a proven formula to win at Eagle Farm.
- Pengelly giving Sydney another crack
- Brad Pengelly is determined to make his mark in the competitive Sydney racing scene when a new chapter of his career begins this Saturday.
- Havatryst to stay home for time being
- Trainer Barry Baldwin plans to "shop locally" for the time being with talented three-year-old Havatryst but a future interstate campaign is on the cards.
- Crackdown on underage drinking at races
- Police will crack down on underage and binge drinking at the spring carnival to avoid the loutish behaviour that marred last year's Caulfield Cup.
- NZ stablehand dies after racehorse kick
- A New Zealand stablehand has died after being kicked by a top racehorse during the Hawke's Bay spring carnival.
- Alinghi's brother wins at Doomben
- Alinghi's brother Shoot Through made a small down payment on his $2.2 million purchase price when he broke through his maiden status at Doomben.
- Merge cops it on the nose
- Blake Shinn was the subject of an unusual protest at Canterbury on Wednesday for accidentally hitting a rival's mount across the nose with his whip.
- Chasm set to bridge the gap
- Injury-prone galloper Chasm has recaptured his best form this campaign and is ready to take it to a new level in the Group One Toorak Handicap.
- Cassidy on Honour in Caulfield Cup
- Larry Cassidy will venture to Melbourne to ride for the first time in 19 months when he's reunited with Triple Honour in the Group One Caulfield Cup.
- Alexander in Rosehill comeback
- Expensive European import Alexander Of Hales makes his return to racing on Saturday after recovering from a broken hind leg.
- Consul still aimed at Cups
- Mike Moroney will press on with Monaco Consul the Caulfield Cup and Melbourne Cup despite his lacklustre performance in last weekend's Turnbull Stakes.
- Blinkers to help Bullbars in Guineas
- Jockey Mark Zahra is hopeful Bullbars can have his consistency rewarded when he races in blinkers for the first time in the Group One Caulfield Guineas.
- Brisbane winter holds its spring place
- The Brisbane winter carnival was once much maligned when it came to claiming some of the major interstate spring features.
- Arnold prepared to lead on So You Think
- Steve Arnold says if nothing else wants to lead in Saturday's Yalumba Stakes at Caulfield he will take up the running on odds-on favourite So You Think.
- More Joyous draws barrier 10 in Toorak
- Glamour mare More Joyous will not only have to contend with topweight of 58kg in the Group One Toorak Handicap at Caulfield but also overcome barrier 10.
- Chris Gleeson free to apply for licence
- Controversial harness racing figure Chris Gleeson is free to re-apply for a licence after 14 years on the outer.
- Fancied runners in Caulfield Cup doubt
- Herculian Prince, Moudre, Precedence and Vigor are still outside the starting line-up of 18 for Saturday week's Caulfield Cup following third declarations.
- Brave Fyfe on his bike
- Former apprentice jockey Lachlan Fyfe's career was cut short by injury but less than two years later he is about to embark on a solo charity bicycle ride.
- Hore-Lacy: Ilovethiscity one to beat
- Rick Hore-Lacy believes his colt Toorak Toff is the horse to beat in the Caulfield Guineas but says there is not much between the top few chances.
- Joyous to run in Toorak
- More Joyous will round off her Cox Plate campaign as planned by carrying topweight in Saturday's Toorak Handicap.
- Alcopop to take on the stars
- Trainer Jake Stephens is leaning towards taking on the stars So You Think and Whobegotyou with Alcopop in Saturday's Yalumba Stakes.
- Murray plots another trans-Tasman raid
- Bede Murray is planning another trans-Tasman raid but this time it's January's Karaka Million in his sights.
- Hood on the way up
- Being the sibling to a champion is a lot to live up to but trainer Guy Walter believes Hood is finally finding his own way in racing.
- Alinghi's brother could miss Qld debut
- A slow track is likely to restrict Patinack Farm's numbers at Doomben including delaying the Queensland debut of Alinghi's brother Shoot Through.
- Commander ready to show his best
- A trait which has helped carry Voice Commander to almost $500,000 in stakes promises to be the key to him confirming interstate plans on Saturday.
- Hats off to Hilton
- It won't be hard spotting Norm Hilton in the crowd if he wins the Group One Toorak Handicap at Caulfield with Queenslander Poor Judge.
- O'Keeffe to get a laugh from Skullas
- Skullas Sister, a mare named after former Australian cricketer Kerry O'Keeffe, is set to rekindle fond memories for trainer Tracey Bartley at Bathurst.
- Toorak Toff draws barrier eight
- Caulfield Guineas favourite Toorak Toff has firmed slightly after drawing better than main rival Ilovethiscity in Saturday's Group One feature.
- Japanese mission for Snow Fairy
- Snow Fairy will run in the Emirates Airline Champions Stakes at Newmarket before heading to Japan for the Queen Elizabeth II Commemorative Cup.
- Paco Boy to renew Goldikova rivalry
- Paco Boy will try to finally get the better of Goldikova when they meet for a fifth time at Churchill Downs next month.
- Work team waits on Breeders' decision
- Connections of Workforce will see how their star colt is over the next fortnight before deciding on whether to have a tilt at the Breeders' Cup Turf.
- Beauty given Melbourne Cup go-ahead
- Profound Beauty will leave for Australia on Sunday after being given the go-ahead to run in the Melbourne Cup next month.
- Melito warming up for Hay List clash
- Gerald Ryan's stable stars Melito and Rothesay are on target for their Group One assignments in Melbourne with the trainer excited about their prospects.
- Two kilo Cup penalty for Prince
- A two kilogram penalty has virtually assured Herculian Prince of a Melbourne Cup start and boosted his chances of making the Caulfield Cup field.
- Keen Commander back after a year
- Denise McGrath shed tears of joy after stable favourite Keen Commander returned from a year-long absence to win first-up at Warwick Farm.
- McGill suspended for 10 weeks
- Jockey Logan McGill will sit out the rest of the spring after being hit with a 10-week for suspension relating to a ride at Moonee Valley last week.
- Moudre battling for Caulfield Cup berth
- Country-trained stayer Moudre will contest the Group Two Herbert Power Stakes in a last ditch attempt to win a place in the Caulfield Cup.
- Hall back on Hollowlea in Guineas
- Trainer Terry O'Sullivan has attributed the improvement in Hollowlea to the guile of Nick Hall who has regained the mount in the Caulfield Guineas.
- Metal Bender on target for Cups
- Chris Waller says new Caulfield Cup favourite Metal Bender has ticked all the boxes so far in his preparation for Saturday week's $2.5 million race.
- Rockaway to star at Goulburn
- Trainer Marc Conners hopes a sharp drop in grade can provide Rockaway Star with a confidence boosting win at Goulburn on Tuesday.
- Workforce gives Stoute first Arc win
- Workforce supplied trainer Sir Michael Stoute with his first success in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp.
- Heart-pumping win for Zenyatta
- Zenyatta has stretched her record to 19 wins from 19 starts with an industry growing around her.
- Zipping to target Cox Plate
- Old timer Zipping showed he was back as good as ever and will have a fourth crack at the $3 million Cox Plate following his upset victory in the Turnbull Stakes
- Brown suspended at Flemington
- Melbourne Cup winning jockey Corey Brown has suffered another setback to his spring carnival after being suspended for the second time in a week.
- Gathering gives Patinack a feature win
- Gathering will target the Crystal Mile, a race sponsored by his owner Patinack Farm, on Cox Plate Day following his easy win at Flemington.
- McEvoy on comeback trail
- Kerrin McEvoy has missed out on some plum rides this spring through injury but hopes to be able to rejoin the Darley team late in the Melbourne carnival.
- McNair makes hay in Melbourne
- Superstar sprinter Hay List has overcome an injury scare to easily win the Group Two Gilgai Stakes at Flemington.
- Group One next for Sistine Angel
- Trainer Andrew Noblet can almost taste his first Group One win after Sistine Angel overcame an outside barrier to land the Edward Manifold Stakes.
- Begg's success continues at Flemington
- Dwayne Dunn has maintained his unbeaten record for Randwick trainer Grahame Begg with a ground saving ride aboard Palacio De Cristal at Flemington.
- Zipping closes out Turnbull Stakes
- Veteran warhorse Zipping has upstaged a classy field of Cups contenders to win Sunday's Group One Turnbull Stakes at Flemington.
- Harris Tweed on track for Melbourne Cup
- New Zealand stayer Harris Tweed has put his Melbourne Cup campaign on track with a hard fought win over 2500 metres at Flemington.
- Darley stakes its territory
- The Lee Freedman stable is eyeing the Carbine Club Stakes for Territory after the colt landed a hard fought victory in the Westfield Doncaster Stakes.
- Eclair springs a surprise at Flemington
- Victoria Derby hope Altius is an easing co-favourite for the Victoria Derby after his failure in the in the Listed UCI Stakes won by Eclair Surprise.
- Sepoy wins Maribyrnong Trial Stakes
- Darley trainer Peter Snowden has claimed the first Victorian two-year-old race of the season with Sepoy living up to his impressive barrier trial form.
- Evans slowly rebuilding career
- It's been a slow start but apprentice Brent Evans is slowly building a new life riding in Queensland following a short but controversial stay in Victoria.
- Wall Street on Cox Plate highway
- New Zealander Wall Street has confirmed a trip to Australia for the Cox Plate with victory in the Spring Stakes at Hastings.
- Lovemelikearock books Melbourne trip
- Lovemelikearock booked a trip to Melbourne for the Group One Myer Classic with a determined win in the Listed Angst Stakes at Randwick.
- Hot Danish scores gritty win at Randwick
- Hot Danish showed she was not yet ready to relinquish her crown as the queen of Sydney racing with another gritty win at Randwick.
- Dovizioso claims pole for Japan MotoGP
- Honda's Andrea Dovizioso will start from pole position for the first time in the MotoGP category in Sunday's Grand Prix of Japan.
- Prince gives Waterhouse her century
- Gai Waterhouse has become only the fourth Australian trainer to win 100 Group One races, putting her in the same club as her legendary father TJ Smith.
- Falino still a chance for Sydney
- Hobby trainer Jeffrey Caught hasn't given up on a Sydney trip for Falino despite the three-year-old's defeat at Eagle Farm.
- Captain Sonador wins Epsom Handicap
- Consistent Queenslander Captain Sonador gave big-race specialist Glen Boss another Group One win in the $500,000 Epsom Handicap at Randwick on Saturday.
- Waterhouse seals 100th Group One winner
- Gai Waterhouse brought up her 100th Group One winner when Herculian Prince staged a form reversal to win The Metropolitan at Randwick on Saturday.
- Snowden snares Champion quinella
- Peter Snowden grabbed the quinella in the Group One Spring Champion Stakes at Randwick when Erewhon beat the favourite Retrieve on Saturday.
- Chilled gives opposition a cold
- A Brisbane winter carnival campaign looms for promising galloper Chilled following the gelding's easy win at Eagle Farm.
- Buffering kicks a goal at Randwick
- Watching Buffering win the Roman Consul Stakes at Randwick on Saturday gave his co-owner Zeljko Kalac a rush bigger than any football match.
- Avdulla wins first Group One
- Apprentice Brenton Avdulla claimed his first Group One when Secret Admirer produced a last-to-first effort to win in the Flight Stakes.
- C'est La Guerre earns crack at Cup
- C'est La Guerre wins first race for more than two years to earn another crack at the Melbourne Cup.
- Smart Missile Golden Slipper-bound
- Smart Missile is Golden Slipper-bound while Defiant Dame will be aimed at the Magic Millions following impressive wins in Sydney's first two-year-old races.
- Moroney set for big Sunday at Flemington
- Trainer Mike Moroney and jockey Corey Brown, who combined to win the 2009 Victoria Derby with Monaco Consul, will team up again at Flemington on Sunday.
- Shocking's Flemington run to go on
- Shocking is favourite to maintain his unbeaten Flemington record in the Turnbull Stakes on Sunday.
- Mr Charlie favoured for Metropolitan
- Continued support for Mr Charlie to win the Metropolitan has seen him replace Herculian Prince at favourite for Saturday's Group One at Randwick.
- Power Abbaye bid in doubt
- Sole Power is "very doubtful" to run in the Qatar Prix de l'Abbaye at Longchamp on Sunday.
- Pride's pair spot-on for Epsom
- Joe Pride is convinced Neeson and Sacred Choice have had an ideal preparation to produce a peak performance in the Group One Epsom Handicap.
- Freedman chases eighth Manifold
- Hall Of Fame trainer Lee Freedman has his sights set on an eighth Edward Manifold Stakes win with emerging fillies Becerra and Koala Bear.
- Lion Tamer to bounce back
- Lion Tamer has bounced back from a disappointing performance before and co-trainer Bjorn Baker is hopeful the kiwi galloper can do it again at Randwick.
- Hidden Kisses on trial for Melbourne
- Hidden Kisses will be on trial to join trainer Rob Heathcote's Melbourne team for the spring when she lines up at Eagle Farm on Saturday.
- Angland off to Hong Kong after Randwick
- Tye Angland will depart Sydney for Hong Kong on Sunday but would dearly love to leave on a high with a feature win at Randwick on Saturday.
- Zabrasive ready for Turnbull upset
- Jockey Craig Newitt has flagged Sydney galloper Zabrasive as a big improver with blinkers back on in the Group One Turnbull Stakes at Flemington.
- Stake Knife aims for back-to-back wins
- Unwanted weanling Stake Knife will be out to make it back-to-back wins at the Sapphire Coast on Saturday.
- Drinks on Crystal Club at Coota
- Expect celebrations aplenty if Crystal Club can win Sunday's $15,000 Darley Cootamundra Cup.
- Flemington unveils new starting gates
- The VRC has unveiled its new 25-stall starting gates, believed to be the largest in the world, ahead of their debut at Flemington on Sunday.
- Temple of Boom a risk first-up
- Toowoomba trainer Tony Gollan concedes Temple Of Boom's unbeaten first-up record could be at risk when he makes his comeback at Eagle Farm.
- Patois bush race determines Sydney stint
- Trainer Peter W Stanley is happy to play a caretaker's role with handy Sydney mare Patois who lines up at Mudgee on Saturday.
- Gai aims for Group One glory
- Gai Waterhouse heads to Randwick on Saturday on the verge of another history-making achievement - her 100th Group One win.
- Workforce gets green light for Arc
- Epsom Derby winner Workforce has been given the green light to run in Sunday's Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.
- Hot Danish raring to go at Randwick
- An impressive victory in the Group Two Shorts is needed if glamour mare Hot Danish is to continue on a sprinting path in Melbourne this spring.
- Moroney chasing another Champion Stakes
- After winning last year's Spring Champion Stakes with $51 shot Monaco Consul, trainer Mike Moroney has another outsider in Saturday's renewal at Randwick.
- Weekend Hussler on the way back
- An independent vet has cleared 2008 Horse of the Year Weekend Hussler to start in Sunday's Group Two Gilgai Stakes at Flemington.
- Webb plans to crash Waterhouse party
- A part-time trainer with a lone Group One win to his credit is convinced he can delay celebrations for Gai Waterhouse's 100th victory at that level.
- Gear changes to help Consul
- Mike Moroney has made a range of gear changes on Monaco Consul in an effort to get the best out of him in Sunday's Group One Turnbull Stakes at Flemington.
- Cahill on Epsom diet
- Veteran jockey Mathew Cahill still has to shed two kilograms to ride Leica Larrikin at 52kg in Saturday's Epsom Handicap at Randwick.
- Schofield has soft spot for Hawk Island
- Glyn Schofield is hopeful his successful partnership with Hawk Island can extend to winning the Group One Metropolitan on Saturday.
- Falino bids to make Sydney tilt
- Moving from north Queensland to Brisbane eight years ago was an eye-opener for trainer Jeff Caught who hopes to make the progression to Sydney.
- Hollywood comes to Flemington
- A bit of Hollywood has come to Flemington racecourse to mark the 150th anniversary of the running of the Melbourne Cup.
- Fifteen Carat chasing Epsom consolation
- If things had gone to plan, Fifteen Carat would be in Sydney for the Epsom Handicap at Randwick on Saturday but he'll be at Eagle Farm.
- Corey Brown to miss Caulfield Guineas
- Corey Brown will miss the Caulfield Guineas meeting in Melbourne on Saturday week after being suspended for five meetings at Canterbury on Wednesday.
- Hickman's mare too good at Canterbury
- Girls Go Racing dumped her jockey shortly after the start last week but bounced back in a big way to win at Canterbury on Wednesday.
- Trusting, Neeson favourites for Epsom
- Neeson and Trusting remained joint favourites for Saturday's Group One Epsom Handicap after Wednesday's all-important barrier draw.
- Mr Medici carries Hong Kong's Cup hopes
- Hong Kong galloper Mr Medici will get a long-awaited opportunity to show his true staying ability when he runs in this year's Melbourne Cup.
- Tie The Knot's relation wins at Doomben
- Trickett, a relative of former champion galloper Tie The Knot, has boosted her future stud value with an easy win at Doomben.
- Hinricks not overawed for Group One
- Mature-aged apprentice Renee Hinricks is determined not to let the occasion get to her when she rides in her first Group One race on Saturday.
- Landlocked on Melbourne Cup trail
- Emerging stayer Landlocked will be out to join veteran stablemate Zavite on the Melbourne Cup trail when he competes in Saturday's Metropolitan.
- Snowden wants pace for Parables
- Peter Snowden is hoping for a genuine tempo in the Group One Flight Stakes to give Parables the best chance of turning the tables on More Strawberries.
- Moudre struggling for Caulfield Cup
- Moudre has to rely on two scratchings from Sunday's Turnbull Stakes to get the chance to force his way into the $2.5 million Caulfield Cup.
- Rawiller confirmed for Buffering
- Nash Rawiller will deputise for Danny Nikolic aboard Queenslander Buffering in the Group Two Roman Consul Stakes at Randwick.
- Nestor hoping for Orpenitcanappen
- The Peter Nestor-trained Orpenitcanappen saddles up at his home track at Dubbo on Thursday as a precursor to a two-pronged Cups campaign.
- Herculian Prince set for training gallop
- Favourite Herculian Prince will be given a searching gallop on Wednesday to confirm his place in The Metropolitan.
- Drumbeats not confirmed for Epsom
- Trainer Peter Snowden was expected to make a final decision late on Tuesday as to whether Bill Ritchie Handicap winner Drumbeats tackles Saturday's Epsom.
- Portelli looking to Melbourne with Rose
- Gary Portelli is keen to take Rose Of Peace to Melbourne this spring but will be guided by how the filly resumes at Canterbury on Wednesday.
- Sniper with Smerdon for spring
- Sniper's Bullet has joined the Robert Smerdon stable for a Melbourne spring campaign and will kick it off in Sunday's Gilgai Stakes at Flemington.
- Wallace wants tempo for Shoot Out
- Trainer John Wallace believes a genuine pace will allow Shoot Out to be ridden more patiently and be given every chance in Sunday's Turnbull Stakes.
- Retrieve is Snowden's Spring pick
- Peter Snowden believes the class of Retrieve makes the colt his best chance to win a second Group One Spring Champion Stakes on Saturday.
- Warringah warms up for Sydney
- Former English stayer Warringah continues his build up towards middle distance racing in Sydney when he lines up for his second Queensland start at Doomben.
- Payne flies up for Flight gallop
- Race jockey Michelle Payne paid a flying visit to Randwick on Tuesday to partner Flight Stakes contender Yosei in a gallop before riding at Pakenham.
- Youmzain camp in high spirits
- Connections of Youmzain are more than hopeful the veteran can better his second place in each of the last three runnings of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.
- Voice in full cry for Breeders' Cup
- Saeed bin Suroor is firmly fixed on the Breeders' Cup Mile for Poet's Voice following his last-gasp triumph at Ascot on Saturday.
- Sahpresa bids for double Sun success
- Sahpresa is on course to bid for back-to-back victories in the Kingdom of Bahrain Sun Chariot Stakes at Newmarket on Saturday.
- Queally praise for 'imposing' Frankel
- Tom Queally is keeping everything crossed that Frankel can stay in one piece following his devastating display in the Royal Lodge Stakes at Ascot.
- Scott wants Munce for Miss Keepsake
- Kiwi trainer Andrew Scott is hoping Chris Munce will be available to partner Queensland Oaks winner Miss Keepsake if she books a Caulfield Cup trip.
- Brown to ride for Waterhouse on Saturday
- Gai Waterhouse and Corey Brown may yet share more spring Group One glory with the jockey on standby to ride Herculian Prince at Randwick.
- Mukarrar rising for Victoria Derby
- Impressive last start country winner Mukarrar will take his next steps towards the Victoria Derby when he runs at Flemington n Sunday.
- Hay List a surprise starter for Gilgai
- Boom sprinter Hay List will be a surprise runner in the Group Two Gilgai Stakes at Flemington to familiarise himself with the straight course.
- Young stallion in top spring form
- Victoria's highest-priced stallion, this year's Newmarket Handicap winner Wanted, has made a perfect start to his stud career.
- Rodd links with Payne for Group One ride
- Rosehill trainer David Payne has secured the services of top Melbourne jockey Michael Rodd to ride a leading chance in the Spring Champion Stakes.
- Typhoon building to Cox Plate
- Jockey Luke Nolen says five-time Group One winner Typhoon Tracy is on track for next month's Cox Plate and has warned punters not to drop off.
- Workforce team postpone Arc decision
- A decision on whether Workforce runs in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe is not expected until Thursday.
- Spring carnival launch delayed
- The official launch of the Melbourne spring racing carnival is the latest casualty of the AFL grand final replay and has been put off for a week.
- Cup doubt on Precedence despite penalty
- Co-favourite Precedence remains in danger of missing a Caulfield Cup start despite a significant 1.5kg weight penalty for winning the Group Three JRA Cup.
- Cleaver fined $2000
- Cranbourne trainer Ray Cleaver has been fined $2000 after seven-year-old Diggersanddealers produced a positive swab following a win at Caulfield.
- Confusion over More Joyous jockey
- Confusion reigns over who rides More Joyous in the Toorak Handicap with Corey Brown believing he has the booking.
- Monaco Consul on target for Turnbull
- The Mike Moroney stable will decide whether Monaco Consul will go to the Caulfield Cup or Cox Plate after he runs in the Turnbull Stakes.
- First Command to avoid Hay List
- Lee Freedman intends to steer clear of the brilliant Hay List with his honest sprinter First Command who remains unbeaten at Caulfield.
- Seriously Good good enough for Guineas
- Trainer Peter Morgan has had his problems with Seriously Good but the promising gelding may have earned a Caulfield Guineas start with his win at Caulfield.
- Danleigh back in Epsom mix
- Leading Epsom Handicap contender Rothesay has been ruled out of Saturday's feature at Randwick while Danleigh has been ruled back in.
- Giant Rab to tower at Albury
- Standing 17.1 hands and tipping the scales at 630 kilos, equine giant Rab will cast an imposing figure at Albury on Monday.
- Prendergast reaches milestone
- Veteran Irish trainer Kevin Prendergast is justifiably proud after notching up the 2000th win of his illustrious career.
- Frankel and Frankie thrill Ascot crowd
- Outstanding juvenile Frankel kept his unbeaten record intact at Ascot, with Frankie Dettori the other star of the afternoon with four winners.
- AJC appoints new Randwick track manager
- South African Nevesh Ramdhani has been appointed the new track manager for Randwick Racecourse.
- Marquardt caps big day for Patinack
- Marquardt capped a good day for the Patinack Farm operation with victory in the Nivison at Randwick to go with a Sandown double and Gold Coast winner.
- Snowden has a dilemma with Drumbeats
- Peter Snowden has some serious thinking to do to decide whether Saturday's impressive Bill Ritchie Handicap winner Drumbeats backs up in the Epsom.
- Steven King outed at Sandown
- Jockey Steven King will miss next week's Turnbull Stakes meeting at Flemington after being suspended for the first time in 12 months at Sandown.
- Cedarberg keeps Cup dream alive
- Lightly-raced stayer Cedarberg has kept the Melbourne Cup dream alive for his connections after scoring an upset win in the Ansett Classic at Sandown.
- Fly To Win lands plunge
- Former north Queensland mare Fly To Win reaped a fortune in bets from the bookies ring when she landed a plunge to win the Bollinger Handicap at Doomben.
- Quinton wins another Reginald Allen
- Ron Quinton claimed his fifth win in the Reginald Allen Quality when talented filly M'Lady Pedrille led all the way in the Listed event at Randwick.
- More Joyous wins George Main Stakes
- More Joyous has emerged triumphant in what winning trainer Gai Waterhouse described as the "clash of the titans" in the Group One George Main Stakes.
- More raiders arrive for Melbourne Cup
- Luca Cumani has moved a step closer to an elusive Melbourne Cup win with the safe arrival of his three contenders for this year's race.
- Precedence could miss Caulfield Cup
- The Bart Cummings-trained Precedence is in danger of not getting a start in the Caulfield Cup despite becoming equal favourite following his JRA Cup win.
- Yulalona likely to miss Champion Stakes
- The Darley camp will savour the stakes win of Yulalona in the Dulcify Quality and rely on three others in next week's Group One Spring Champion Stakes.
- Leigh Matthews celebrates Doomben win
- Former AFL great Leigh Matthews celebrated grand final day when Pinpoint Accuracy led all the way to win the Mitty's Handicap at Doomben.
- Sussuro on Thousand Guineas trail
- Trainer Tony Noonan will try to improve the chances of Sussuro gaining a start in the Group One Thousand Guineas by winning at Caulfield on Sunday.
- Blinkers do the trick for Lone Rock
- The Thousand Guineas emerged as a target for Lone Rock after she beat a classy field of three-year-old fillies in the Champagne Stakes.
- Hollowlea back in Guineas contention
- Country-trained three-year-old Hollowlea has reasserted himself as a leading Caulfield Guineas contender with a stunning win in the Bill Stutt Stakes.
- Precedence stakes Cup claims
- Bart Cummings-trained Precedence has joined stablemate Dariana as equal favourite for the Caulfield Cup with victory in the Group Three JRA Cup.
- Hay List wins Manikato
- Glyn Schofield says Hay List is the most exciting horse he's ridden in many years after his easy win in the Manikato Stakes.
- Angland to ride in Hong Kong
- Young Sydney jockey Tye Angland is the latest Australian to join the riding ranks in Hong Kong.
- Oliver wins on Spacecraft
- Damien Oliver returns to race riding a winner on Spacecraft at Moonee Valley.
- Rawiller in trackwork fall
- Nash Rawiller has stood himself down from riding at Moonee Valley on Friday night but expects to be fit for Randwick on Saturday.
- The real Masquerader to run at Randwick
- David Payne expects Masquerader to stand up and confirm his Caulfield Guineas prospects in Saturday's Stan Fox Stakes at Randwick.
- Ortensia appeals on hold
- The appeals by Ortensia's part-owners and also trainer Tony Noonan have been adjourned until November.
- Randwick track under fire again
- The state of the Randwick course proper is again the centre of attention on the eve of George Main Stakes day.
- Moses' eyes two-pronged Stephen attack
- Kevin Moses will rely on experienced stayers No Wine No Song and Get Up Jude to try to cause a boilover in the Colin Stephen Quality at Randwick.
- Zoomin closing in on hat-trick
- The Mick Kent-trained former Kiwi galloper Zoomin will try for a winning hat-trick in the $100,000 RM Ansett Classic at Sandown on Saturday.
- Beyonce's Star aims to delay stud date
- Trainer Bryan Guy is confident consistent mare Beyonce's Star can postpone a career in the breeding barn by breaking a frustrating run of placings.
- 'Little runt' Foragrand to the fore
- Foragrand, once described by trainer Ken Callaughan as a "little runt", will be chasing his fourth win from his last five starts at Moruya on Sunday.
- Has Paget pulled the wrong rein?
- Local trainer Hunter Kilner was surprised when jockey Matthew Paget knocked back the ride on My Opinion at Grafton on Saturday.
- Cavalryman leads Arc charge
- Cavalryman is set to spearhead Godolphin's hopes of a third Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe a week on Sunday.
- Frontieres up for Melbourne Cup
- Irish St Leger winner Sans Frontieres has entered quarantine after being confirmed as a Melbourne Cup runner for trainer Jeremy Noseda.
- Swift Judgement over the odds
- James Cummings says his grandfather's renowned sense of timing is a better guide than the pre-post odds being offered about Swift Judgement at Randwick.
- Bank Robber out of Manikato Stakes
- The Mark Kavanagh-trained Bank Robber has been scratched from Friday night's Group One Manikato Stakes at Moonee Valley.
- Theseo has history on his side
- Theseo has slice of Tulloch Lodge history on his side as he tries to fend off glamour stablemate More Joyous at Randwick on Saturday.
- Hayes chasing first Manikato win
- David Hayes is more than hopeful Eagle Falls can break his Group One duck in Friday's Manikato Stakes under lights at Moonee Valley.
- Kelly slams handicappers
- Kryptelon's future as a broodmare has been put on hold for another 12 months but trainer David Kelly isn't happy with her weight at Doomben.
- Circle Of Power in Champion lead-up
- Rod Craig is keen to get a guide on Circle Of Power's Spring Champion Stakes credentials in Saturday's Listed Dulcify Quality.
- Freedman's Guineas hopes in Valley duel
- Lee Freedman will get a clearer guide on his Caulfield Guineas chances when stablemates Censor and The Ruffian clash at Moonee Valley.
- Barrier thwarts Baldwin's plans
- A wide barrier could thwart Barry Baldwin's plans to gauge Havatryst's future prospects at Doomben on Saturday.
- Waterhouse charged over Qld scratching
- Gai Waterhouse has been charged by Queensland stewards over the events that led to the race eve scratching of Swift Alliance from the Stradbroke.
- Zubbaya launches Oaks bid
- The Lee Freedman-trained Zubbaya showed a VRC Oaks program was justified when she broke her maiden status with a tough effort at Sandown.
- Adams rides a treble at the Farm
- Three winners at Warwick Farm on Wednesday kick-started Josh Adams' bid for the Sydney apprentices' premiership.
- Falino off to Sydney after debut win
- Hobby trainer Jeffrey Caught may need to ask for an extended break from work to fulfil his dream of heading to Sydney next month with Falino.
- Joyous odds-on for George Main
- Glamour mare More Joyous has been installed odds-on favourite for Saturday's Group One George Main Stakes at Randwick after drawing barrier five.
- Magic Millions name change in pipeline
- Magic Millions hopes to know next month whether the Australian Racing Board will approve a name change to the Magic Millions Slipper.
- Duff likes Rebounded in Lismore Cup
- Queensland trainer Pat Duff has nominated Rebounded ahead of Ausworld as the stable's top elect in Thursday's $50,000 Lismore Cup.
- Trainers fined over positive swabs
- Trainer Allison Bennett and Jason Warren were fined $4000 and $5000 respectively by the RAD Board over positive swabs returned from winners prepared by them.
- Price loses another spring star
- It's been a forgettable season for trainer Mick Price who has had another setback with Heart Of Dreams to miss the rest of the spring.
- Woorim's brother to debut in wet
- Rob Heathcote may be forced to go against his better judgment by starting debutant Bribie on a rain-affected track at Doomben.
- Weight may put dent in Rawiller's plans
- Nash Rawiller would like to ride Theseo and More Joyous in separate races at Randwick on Saturday but is unlikely to get his wish.
- Waterhouse blasts Kensington track
- The excitement of seeing some of this season's best bred youngsters for the first time turned to outrage over the deterioration of Randwick's Kensington track.
- Military Rose ready for Valley battle
- Gillian Heinrich's spirits are high after Military Rose negotiated Moonee Valley with ease ahead of Friday night's Champagne Stakes.
- Extra lengths expected from Hay List
- Trainer John McNair is hoping for at least three lengths improvement from glamour sprinter Hay List in the Group One Manikato Stakes at Moonee Valley.
- Japanese stayer arrives for Cup
- Experienced stayer Tokai Trick has arrived in Melbourne to launch Japan's first spring cups bid in four years.
- Black Caviar on target for return
- The Schillaci Stakes will mark the return to the racetrack of Black Caviar after the unbeaten mare won a Cranbourne barrier trial.
- Captain cleared for Sydney take-off
- Roger Milne took a safety-first approach scratching Captain Sonador from the Shannon Stakes but says the horse will be right to race on Saturday.
- Stitt has high hopes for Shimmer
- A lightly-raced three-year-old is expected to win at Taree on Tuesday before being set for a Sydney autumn carnival campaign.
- Chance Bye to race at the Valley
- Melbourne racing is tipped to bring out the best spring form in bargain filly Chance Bye who has shown a liking for the reverse direction.
- Charge of the Light Brigade continues
- Expensive colt Light Brigade maintained an unbeaten start to his career and jockey Rod Quinn took riding honours with a winning treble at Warwick Farm.
- Portelli on New Zealand trail
- Global traveller Gold Trail has recovered from an injury suffered in England and will be prepared for another international campaign.
- Danleigh's fitness levels at a peak
- It has taken longer than anticipated but trainer Chris Waller believes Danleigh will be at peak fitness for Saturday's George Main Stakes.
- Tokai Trick arrives on Monday
- Tokai Trick is set to become the first Japanese horse for four years to compete at the spring carnival when he arrives in Melbourne on Monday.
- Al Dhafra gears up for carnival
- Guy Walter took advantage of the Warwick Farm Sunday meeting to give talented four-year-old Al Dhafra a solid workout ahead of his first-up assignment.
- New Zealand trip the aim for Mic Mac
- A trip to New Zealand for the Group One Telegraph Handicap at Trentham in January is still firmly in Paul Messara's mind for sprinter Mic Mac.
- Moody to be rewarded for effort
- Peter Moody-trained sprinter Reward for Effort is well-equipped for the Manikato Stakes after familiarising himself with Moonee Valley at his most recent start.
- Moody looking forward to Guineas
- Peter Moody is looking forward to the Caulfield Guineas with Prelude winner Anacheeva and also has a long-range plan to run him in the AJC Derby.
- Firebolt boosts his Epsom hopes
- New Zealander Firebolt emerged as a genuine Epsom Handicap contender with a victory in the Shannon Stakes that surprised trainer Roger James.
- Waller's satisfying Rosehill double
- Chris Waller might have been in Melbourne on Saturday but he still would have been celebrating a unique winning double for the stable at Rosehill.
- Byrne's win on Pyramids earns praise
- Gerald Ryan's foreman Matt Dunn praised jockey Jim Byrne's horsemanship after Pyramids' narrow victory at Doomben.
- Plans for Moudre up in the air
- Caulfield Cup favourite Moudre is still not a certain starter in the $2.5 million event after he failed to win Saturday's Naturalism Stakes at Caulfield.
- The Gai-Singo road show rolls on
- The Gai Waterhouse-John Singleton road show rolled on at Rosehill on Saturday with Jim Cassidy back in the fold to steer More Strawberries to a win.
- Response wins Rupert Clarke Stakes
- A brilliant frontrunning ride by Craig Williams helped lightly-raced mare Response to an emphatic Group One victory in the Sir Rupert Clarkes Stakes.
- Divorces sheds maiden tag
- Consistent filly Divorces shrugged off her maiden tag with an overdue win which has her steaming towards next month's Group One Thousand Guineas.
- Upper Class maintains unbeaten record
- Talented mare Upper Class has maintained her unblemished record and kept the Patinack Farm juggernaut on top of the Brisbane premiership.
- Mackadoo impresses on way to Derby
- New Zealand colt Mackadoo showed he was a serious Victoria Derby contender when he stuck on well to hold out the hot favourite Altius.
- Hot Danish hits $2 million in prizemoney
- Sydney's favourite mare Hot Danish wasted no time reasserting her dominance with an explosive first-up win in the Premiere Stakes.
- So You Think wins Underwood Stakes
- Bart Cummings brings up Group One number 261 as So You Think bounds away with the Underwood Stakes at Caulfield.
- Slater back to best at Rosehill
- Boom colt Slater shrugged off his first-up failure, showing his true colours with an impressive victory at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Avenue bounces back at Caulfield
- Trainer Peter Moody has lowered his sights with talented sprinting mare Avenue who bounced back to winning form with an all-the-way win at Caulfield.
- Commandare chasing three from five
- Danny Williams is hoping his decision to kick off Commandare's preparation in a 1000m race on Sunday will prevent him from overracing.
- Redwood pines for Woodbine glory
- Redwood is reported to be in top shape as he prepares for his first race at the highest level in Canada on Sunday.
- Pride's Tickets up against Hot Danish
- Joe Pride is looking forward to Tickets' first start for his stable in the Premiere Stakes but punters expect popular mare Hot Danish to return a winner.
- Toff set to lord it over Prelude rivals
- Trainer Rick Hore-Lacy says a solitary track gallop during the week has Toorak Toff where he wants him going into the Caulfield Guineas Prelude.
- Landlocked to handle class rise
- Landlocked is jumping sharply in grade in the Group Two Hill Stakes but jockey Jay Ford believes it's a leap within reach for the in-form galloper.
- Moudre not just a wet tracker
- Ciaron Maher does not see the good track as a drawback to Moudre's chances of scoring his fourth successive win in the Naturalism Stakes.
- A SHOT AT HISTORY
- GLENLOGAN Park-sired runners will have the spotlight centered firmly on them this Saturday at Caulfield and, with just a touch of luck, the stud could very well be in for a history making day.
- Underwood a dud Cups guide
- Punters may be well advised to put a line through the Underwood Stakes runners if they want to back the winner of this year's Melbourne Cup.
- Arnold rapt in So You Think
- Jockey Steven Arnold says So You Think will be fitter for Saturday's Underwood Stakes at Caulfield but isn't expecting him to be lengths better.
- Robl set for big day at Rosehill
- In-form Peter Robl has an excellent book of Rosehill rides including Reem who is out to become the first filly since 1993 to win the Gloaming Stakes.
- Good track suits We're Gonna Rock
- Trainer Mark Kavanagh believes a good track at Caulfield will help We're Gunna Rock to show his true ability in the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes.
- Fifteen Carat to chase winter riches
- Howard Wilson has finally hoisted the white flag in his bid to get Fifteen Carat into next month's Group One Epsom Handicap at Randwick.
- Pinker in the pink for Prelude
- Trainer Greg Eurell says a top-three finish for Pinker Pinker in the Thousand Guineas Prelude would put the filly on track for the Group One feature.
- Bailey keeps faith in La Bella Rose
- Trainer Alan Bailey believes La Bella Rose has a long way to go to reach her full potential but remains hopeful the filly can acquit herself well at Doomben.
- All Silent's sneak preview of the Valley
- All Silent will be given a sneak preview of Moonee Valley in preparation for a showdown with Australia's latest boom sprinter.
- Dash's Princess after hat-trick
- A long-term family friendship with Gold Coast-based owner Grant Phelan continues at Grafton on Saturday for trainer Bruce Swan.
- 'Lucky' Clark chasing Dubbo Cup
- Jockey Brad Clark is trainer Peter Nestor's lucky charm in Cup races and they will combine with Izababe in Sunday's $45,000 Dubbo Gold Cup.
- Stratofortress wins Newcastle Gold Cup
- The unflappable Gai Waterhouse had to change plans for Stratofortress after he horse scored a dominant win in the Newcastle Gold Cup.
- Pride's Shannon hopes spot on
- Warwick Farm trainer Joe Pride believes he has two live chances in the Epsom Handicap in Neeson and Scared Choice.
- Vintedge could be Belle Of The Turf
- "Miracle mare" Vintedge will head towards the Belle Of The Turf Stakes at Gosford next month after her all-the-way win in the Listed Tibbie Stakes.
- Skilled urgently needs to show talent
- A sense of urgency has crept in to the Peter Snowden stable with Group One winner Skilled turning up in Melbourne ahead of schedule.
- No change in Parables' pattern
- The racing pattern of Parables played against her in the Furious Stakes but trainer Peter Snowden still says that's the best way to ride her.
- Kavanagh says Shocking 'each-way' chance
- Mark Kavanagh admits he was surprised that Shocking was able to win first-up and isn't getting carried away about his chances in the Underwood Stakes.
- Clark gets Melbourne nod for Danish
- Tim Clark is set to be rewarded for his golden run of Sydney form with a breakthrough Melbourne spring carnival role on popular mare Hot Danish.
- Cummings after successive Rupert Clarkes
- A late change of plans has led to impeccably-bred Sister Madly having a shot at the Rupert Clarke Stakes.
- Barlinnie off to Melbourne after Doomben
- Trevor Bailey's decision to knock back a lucrative offer to return to train in Melbourne won't stop him from chasing spring riches with Barlinnie
- King's Stand hero retired to stud
- Dual King's Stand Stakes winner Equiano has been retired.
- Hidden Kisses' future on trial
- Talented filly Hidden Kisses' performance at Doomben will determine her immediate spring future.
- Takeover Target eyeing comeback
- Legendary sprinter Takeover Target is on the verge of returning to full training in the hope he can make a racetrack comeback.
- Hawk Island bound for Rosehill
- Chris Waller elected to scratch pre-post favourite Hawk Island from Thursday's Newcastle Gold Cup to give him the best chance at winning The Metropolitan.
- Rain to reign at Mudgee
- Scone-trained mare Last Rain is not a flash track worker but puts it together on race day and looks set for another win at Mudgee on Friday.
- Diva ready to lord it over Longchamp
- David Elsworth's Swiss Diva is firmly on target for Group One glory in the Prix de l'Abbaye at Longchamp following her victory at the track on Sunday.
- Chad Schofield rides first winner
- Apprentice Chad Schofield, the son of leading Sydney jockey Glyn Schofield, rode his first winner at Newcastle on Wednesday.
- Multahem looks an emerging star
- David Hayes thought Wednesday's debut Sandown winner Multahem could have been the horse to win him this year's Golden Slipper.
- Kenny breaks Luskin Star's record
- A 33-year-old race record fell when the Kembla Grange-trained Kenny's World won the Group Three Cameron Handicap at Newcastle on Wednesday. Kenny's
- Brazilian Pulse earns Group One call-up
- Brazilian Pulse kept an unbeaten record at Sandown to earn a shot a Group One glory during the Melbourne spring carnival.
- Scouting Wide ready for Newcastle
- Tim Martin has declared Scouting Wide will make the Newcastle Gold Cup a genuine staying test in a bid to bounce back from a disappointing weekend showing.
- Boss puts big wraps on Ilovethiscity
- Glen Boss rates Wednesday's Spring Stakes winner Ilovethiscity as a future Group One winner.
- Poddy foal shows grit in Eagle Farm win
- Gorm The Old, a poddy foal raised by a Clydesdale surrogate mother, underlined his toughness with a gritty win at Eagle Farm.
- The Shorts could fit Grand Rhumba
- Canberra trainer Nick Olive may target the Group Two The Shorts at Randwick with Grand Rhumba after his win in the Hurricane Stakes at Newcastle.
- Lion to roar again at Rosehill
- An Australian debut win over an unsuitable distance has filled the Baker stable with confidence ahead of Lion Tamer's main spring missions.
- Heathcote chasing first Group One
- Nikolic and Heathcote will continue their association when Woorim attempts to give the Queensland trainer his first Group One success in the Sir Rupert Clarke.
- O'Shea a fan of Metal Bender
- John O'Shea is happy with his Cups prospect Zabrasive going into the Underwood Stakes and believes race-fit rival Metal Bender is the horse to beat.
- Brilliant Light 50-50 for Shannon
- Shannon Stakes entry Brilliant Light has been given a clean bill of health but is far from being a certain starter in Saturday's Group Two race.
- Aga team happy with Behkabad
- Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe favourite Behkabad is reported to be in rude health following his narrow victory in the Prix Niel at Longchamp on Sunday.
- Macau carnival horses arrive safely
- Luen Yat Forever and Good Control, the first horses from Macau to target Victoria's Spring Racing Carnival, arrived safely in Melbourne on Tuesday.
- Pakenham Racecourse to be sold
- Pakenham racecourse will be sold and replaced by a new state-of-the-art racecourse and training facility at Tynong, Racing Minister Rob Hulls announced.
- Sasa to stay the distance
- Tim Martin has no doubts Sasa is a Group One winner in the making and her performance on Saturday will determine which major race the trainer targets.
- Drier track to help O'Reilly
- Master O'Reilly continues his build-up to running in his fourth consecutive Caulfield and Melbourne Cups in Saturday's Underwood Stakes.
- Rebel Raider out of Cup
- Dual Derby winner and leading Melbourne Cup contender Rebel Raider has suffered a career-threatening injury, ruling him out of the spring carnival.
- Noseda leaning towards Cup for Sans
- The scales are tipping towards a Melbourne Cup start for Irish St Leger winner Sans Frontieres with trainer Jeremy Noseda saying it was the favoured option.
- Boss gets free rein on Star of Octagonal
- Trainer Todd Howlett has given Glen Boss the freedom to ride Star Of Octagonal as he sees fit in the Cameron Handicap Newcastle on Wednesday.
- Eurell takes easier option with Colossus
- SA Derby runner-up Red Colossus is something of a late starter this spring but trainer Greg Eurell has some nice races picked out for him.
- Craft hopes Lucky's luck continues
- Caloundra trainer Kim Craft is hopeful Lucky Dubai, a mare won in a raffle by her owners, can maintain her excellent strike rate at Eagle Farm.
- Femina Fashion out of spring carnival
- Femina Fashion has been forced to the spelling paddock ruling her out of a tilt at next month's Group One Epsom Handicap at Randwick.
- Katsidis defends Shoot Out rides
- Stathis Katsidis has come out fighting against critics of his recent rides on AJC Australian Derby winner Shoot Out.
- Pinnacles aiming for the top
- Trainer Rick Hore-Lacy is hopeful Pinnacles can avenge a luckless unplaced performance a year ago when he returns for the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes.
- Little Joy in Epsom weights for top mare
- More Joyous has been given 55.5kg in next month's Epsom Handicap following the release of feature race weights.
- Group One double shot for brothers
- Brothers Heart of Dreams and Rightfully Yours are set to pull off a rare, if not unique Group One double, at Caulfield.
- Sans Frontieres penalised 2kg for Cup
- Chief handicapper Greg Carpenter has defended a two kilo Melbourne Cup penalty for international stayer Sans Frontieres.
- Payne to have three in Gloaming Stakes
- David Payne will launch a triple attack on Saturday's Gloaming Stakes with Sea Lord to back up seven days after his torrid run in the Heritage Stakes.
- Ilovethiscity in Guineas warm-up
- Ilovethiscity will be out to confirm trainer Grahame Begg's confidence in the strength of the Golden Rose form when the three-year-old runs at Newcastle.
- Katsidis to ride in Sydney on Saturday
- Stathi Katsidis will partner Captain Sonador in the Group Two Shannon Stakes at Rosehill and Blake Shinn is on stand-by for Epsom mount.
- Buick drives Arctic Cosmos to victory
- William Buick has continued his fairytale first season as stable jockey to John Gosden by steering Arctic Cosmos to victory in the English St Leger.
- Weld not happy with Cup costs
- Dual Melbourne Cup winning trainer Dermot Weld has taken a swipe at Australian authorities for not paying travelling expenses for international horses.
- Weekend Hussler nears comeback
- Weekend Hussler is only a few weeks away from returning to the races but trainer Ross McDonald has not yet named the date for the champion's return.
- So You Think in pleasing workout
- Cox Plate favourite So You Think has tuned up for his Underwood Stakes assignment with a strong gallop at Moonee Valley.
- Waller and Bowman on Alert
- The formidable combination of Chris Waller and Hugh Bowman will be on the road this week in search of feature race riches in Newcastle and Melbourne.
- Walker back to winning ways
- Former champion New Zealand jockey Michael Walker has taken the first step towards resurrecting his career in Melbourne with a winner at Moonee Valley.
- Shinn and Robl suspended
- Blake Shinn and Peter Robl can count themselves lucky not to miss major assignments after being suspended for their rides in Saturday's Heritage Stakes.
- Trim taut and terrific
- The widest barrier proved no obstacle to four-year-old Trim who scored a strong win in the Group Three Research Stakes at Rosehill.
- Avienus boosts Caulfield Cup Stocks
- Consistent mare Avienus has improved her Caulfield Cup prospects with a sustained on-pace performance to win the Group Two Stocks Stakes at Moonee Valley.
- Kelly hopes Kryptelon races on
- Talented mare Kryptelon gave trainer David Kelly the ammunition to convince connections to continue her racetrack career with a nail-biting victory at Doomben.
- Brown rapt in More Joyous
- Corey Brown labelled More Joyous the best horse he had ever ridden after the mare's demolition job on her rivals in Saturday's Theo Marks Stakes at Rosehill.
- Whobe goes back-to-back in Dato
- Whobegotyou showed he was on track to avenge his unplaced Cox Plate effort last year when he made it back-to-back Dato Tan Chin Nam wins.
- Herculian Prince the Metrop favourite
- Exciting stayer Herculian Prince took a stranglehold on favouritism for the Group One Metropolitan with victory at Rosehill.
- Hay List does it again
- Former Perth sprinter Hay List confirmed he was an emerging star of the turf after blitzing his rivals in the Group Three McEwen Stakes.
- Decision Time chasing Group One glory
- A sparkling return to winning form by Golden Slipper runner-up Decision Time has trainer Clarry Conners aiming for Group One glory this spring.
- The Shorts to fit Thankgodyou'rehere
- Trainer Pat Webster will target The Shorts at Randwick with exciting sprinter Thankgodyou'rehere after his impressive return at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Pureness a star in the making
- This year's Cox Plate will come too soon for unbeaten four-year-old Pureness but trainer Gai Waterhouse has her eyes on the 2011 prize.
- Pontiana makes it two from two
- Team Hawkes believes unbeaten three-year-old Pontiana is a filly of the future after she led all the way to score an impressive win at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Poor Judge proves critics wrong
- Talented sprinter Poor Judge proved his critics wrong when he dispelled a distance query to score a commanding win at Doomben.
- Crabs could go to Newcastle
- In-form stayer Crabs has stretched his winning run with another victory at Moonee Valley ahead of a possible back up in the Newcastle Gold Cup next week.
- Epic Dragon survives protest
- The John Sadler stable believes there is plenty of improvement in Epic Dragon but the colt still has to prove he's up to Caulfield Guineas standard.
- Rostova on trial for big spring sprints
- Group One-winning mare Rostova will be on trial for a crack at the rich spring sprints when she resumes in the McEwen Stakes at Moonee Valley.
- Dwayne Dunn suspended at Geelong
- Dwayne Dunn was trying to get a release from four rides at Moonee Valley after being suspended for seven meetings at Geelong on Friday.
- Rothesay raring to go for Theo Marks
- Gerald Ryan says Rothesay looks terrific ahead of his first spring test against an outstanding field in the Group Two Theo Marks Stakes at Rosehill.
- Cup internationals in quarantine
- The international raid on this year's spring carnival is building with 10 horses now in quarantine at Newmarket in England.
- Diva's brother shows promise on debut
- Makybe Diva's $1.2 million half-brother Shadowofexcellence has been described as having a "bit of X-factor" after making his debut at Geelong.
- Melbourne Cup hope wins at Doncaster
- Melbourne Cup contender Eastern Aria has made it three wins from her last four starts in the Group Two Park Hills Stakes at Doncaster.
- The Embassy ripe for Rosehill
- Chris Waller believes The Embassy is nearing his peak ahead of the Group Three Kingston Town Stakes at Rosehill.
- Clark says Danish as good as ever
- Tim Clark knows Hot Danish better than most and believes the glamour mare is back "as well as ever" after partnering her to a barrier trial win on Friday.
- Rostova takes a crack at spring sprints
- Group One-winning mare Rostova will be on trial for a crack at the rich spring sprints when she resumes in the McEwen Stakes at Moonee Valley.
- Whobegotyou can win again: Rodd
- Jockey Michael Rodd says Whobegotyou can win a battle of tactics and land the Group Two Dato Tan Chin Nam Stakes at Moonee Valley for the second year in a row.
- Femina Fashion in grave doubt for Epsom
- Femina Fashion is in danger of missing the Group One Epsom Handicap at Randwick after illness forced her withdrawal from the Ormiston College Handicap.
- Distance test for Poor Judge
- Poor Judge won't be heading to Sydney for the spring even though his trainer Norm Hilton is confident the gelding can pass a distance test at Doomben.
- Shane Dye ends stint in Mauritius
- Champion jockey Shane Dye is weighing up an offer to continue his career in India after severing ties with racing in Mauritius.
- Messara upbeat despite Beneteau loss
- Trainer Paul Messara is not letting the loss of a stable young gun dampen his enthusiasm for his spring carnival prospects.
- Gai's Rosehill team well fancied
- Fresh from a winning treble on her home turf at Randwick last Saturday, Gai Waterhouse is set to carry the hopes of punters on Theo Marks Stakes day.
- Rodd reunited with Faint Perfume
- Michael Rodd gets the chance to further enhance his impressive record on Faint Perfume when he is reunited with her in Saturday's Stocks Stakes.
- Black Piranha confirmed for Rosehill
- Dual Stradbroke Handicap winner Black Piranha is a definite starter in the Theo Marks Stakes after receiving 62.5kg for next Wednesday's Cameron Handicap.
- Shoot Out to blaze away in Valley debut
- John Wallace regards Shoot Out's first Moonee Valley start in Saturday's Group Two Dato Tan Chin Nam Stakes as pivotal to his spring campaign.
- Alberton Park's moment of truth arrives
- Talented mare Alberton Park faces her moment of truth at Doomben which could help decide if she heads to Melbourne this spring.
- Hinchinbrook to be a pure sprinter
- Golden Rose flop Hinchinbrook will be given the chance to redeem himself as a pure sprinter, starting with the Heritage Stakes at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Evans starts new life riding in Brisbane
- Talented apprentice Brent Evans starts a new chapter in rebuilding his controversial career when he rides at Doomben on Saturday.
- 'Improved' Cara Donna set for Cowra
- Trainer Tracey Bartley has little doubt Cara Donna, who resumes at Cowra on Friday, has improved after her initial campaign.
- Harrison gets home with Embraer
- As Patinack Farm continued its march towards its first Brisbane premiership, hobby trainer Nicky Harrison celebrated her first winner at Eagle Farm.
- Georgette Silk set for spring return
- Georgette Silk will have a barrier trial at Warwick Farm on Friday with a belated spring return set down for Rosehill on Saturday week.
- Track the deciding factor for Moody
- The condition of the Moonee Valley track will determine whether brilliant sprinter Reward For Effort takes his place in Saturday's McEwen Stakes.
- Hayes' three-year-olds on the rise
- David Hayes produced a couple of his promising three-year-olds, Legalistic and Maraaseem, to score at Sandown as part of a winning treble.
- Conners has new star in the making
- Clarry Conners rates Silent Witness' half-brother Best Choice potentially the best horse he's trained in over a decade following his debut win at Canterbury.
- Brown says Theo Marks will be a cracker
- Leading jockey Corey Brown expects Saturday's Group Two Theo Marks Stakes at Rosehill to be a cracker.
- Hay List eyes international stage
- Boom sprinter Hay List could be the next Australian star on the international stage with Hong Kong and Royal Ascot on the radar following the spring.
- Macau's pin-up horse still in Cox Plate
- Macau's Luen Yat Forever was the only internationally-trained entry in the Cox Plate after first declarations were taken on Tuesday.
- Silent Witness' half-brother in debut
- Plenty of eyes will be on Best Choice when the half-brother to Hong Kong sprinting champion Silent Witness makes his debut at Canterbury.
- Efficient ruled out of Melbourne Cup
- Efficient is the first casualty of owner Lloyd Williams' squad of Melbourne Cup prospects with the grey missing from first declarations.
- Coniston Bluebird is back
- Coniston Bluebird will make his return in Saturday's Group Two Theo Marks Stakes after a tendon injury kept him out of action for all of last season.
- Typhoon Tracy set for Moonee Valley run
- The Peter Moody stable is leaning towards Horse of the Year Typhoon Tracy starting in Saturday's Dato Tan Chin Nam Stakes at Moonee Valley.
- Weld plots Passage to more Leger glory
- Gold Cup winner and Melbourne Cup contender Rite Of Passage features among 17 possible runners in the Irish Field St Leger at the Curragh on Saturday.
- Lawson waits with Mr Chard
- Dean Lawson has delayed a final decision until Wednesday on whether promising three-year-old Mr Chard will kick off his spring campaign at Sandown.
- Phar Lap skeleton ready for Vic trip
- The skeleton of famed racehorse Phar Lap will leave Wellington for Melbourne next week for a four-month visit to mark the 150th running of the Melbourne Cup.
- Midweek treble a chance for Patinack
- Patinack Farm's challenge for this season's Brisbane trainers' premiership continues with the prospect of a treble at Eagle Farm on Wednesday.
- Rawiller on standby for Buffering
- Nash Rawiller is on standby to partner Queensland three-year-old Buffering when he returns to Sydney for next month's Group Two Roman Consul at Randwick.
- Breeders' Cup possible for Paco farewell
- Paco Boy could sign off his racing career with a bid for Breeders' Cup glory following his luckless effort in the Prix du Moulin at Longchamp.
- Leger hotpot on course for Classic
- Short-priced favourite Rewilding features among 12 remaining entries for the Ladbrokes St Leger at Doncaster on Saturday.
- Shoot Out to work at the Valley
- John Wallace will give Shoot Out his first look at Moonee Valley on Tuesday morning ahead of Saturday's Dato Tan Chin Nam Stakes.
- Bart has rethink on Cox Plate route
- So You Think is a surprise omission from Dato Tan Chin Nam Stakes entries with trainer Bart Cummings saving the pin-up galloper for the Underwood Stakes.
- Bowman warms Piranha seat for Rawiller
- Hugh Bowman will be the new rider for Black Piranha when the dual Stradbroke Handicap winner resumes at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Mr Charlie could be Sydney bound
- Trainer Peter Moody is looking at his options with Mr Charlie which include the Metropolitan to try to qualify him for the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups.
- Patinack to close doors at Warwick Farm
- Big-spending Nathan Tinkler is to shut down his Patinack Farm racing operation at Warwick Farm after being dissatisfied with the track's facilities and the AJC.
- Rocket Man returns in style
- Singapore star Rocket Man is on target for the Sprinters Stakes in Japan next month after a record-breaking return to racing.
- Pressing is Trophy king
- Michael Jarvis' Pressing has won the International Topkapi Trophy at Veliefendi in Turkey for a third successive year.
- Makybe Diva officially a legend
- Three-time Melbourne Cup winner Makybe Diva has been officially named a legend by the Australian Racing Hall of Fame.
- Typhoon Tracy named Horse of the Year
- Glamour mare Typhoon Tracy has been voted a runaway winner of the Australian Racehorse of the Year title for the 2009-10 season.
- Holberg second in Cup lead-up
- Melbourne Cup aspirant Holberg is still in the mix for a trip to Australia despite being beaten in a 2400m race at Kempton.
- Celtic Swing dies in Italy
- Celtic Swing, the sire of Australian champion sprinter Takeover Target, has died at stud in Italy.
- Hypnotize again has them spellbound
- Grand jumper Hyptonize has written himself into racing folklore by winning his third Great Northern Steeplechase at Ellerslie.
- Shocking the firmer in Cup betting
- Bookmakers have reacted swiftly to Shocking's win in the Makybe Diva Stakes winding him in to $8 to win back to back Melbourne Cups.
- Brilliant Light to shine in Theo Marks
- An encouraging first foray into weight-for-age racing in the Warwick Stakes has trainer Kerry Parker looking forward to the campaign ahead for Brilliant Light.
- Whobegotyou to return to the Valley
- Whobegotyou will return to his favourite track at Moonee Valley on Saturday where he will have a shot at back-to-back wins in the Dato Tan Chin Nam Stakes.
- Long trip to pay off for Sweeney
- Jerilderie trainer Phil Sweeney hopes a five hour float trip to Canberra will pay dividends with lightly raced four-year-old Final Boss.
- Laming in awe of Ringa Ringa Rosie
- Trainer Bevan Laming continues to be in awe of exciting filly Ringa Ringa Rosie ahead of her Group One Oaks mission at Flemington in November.
- Starspangledbanner fifth at Haydock
- Former Australian horse Starspangledbanner has finished fifth in the Group One Haydock Sprint won by the much improved Markab.
- Nolen says Jack not just a mudlark
- Premier jockey Luke Nolen has warned against pigeonholing exciting four-year-old Doubtful Jack as merely a mudlark after an emphatic win at Flemington.
- No Evidence Needed shows her wares
- Patinack Farm trainer John Thompson said No Evidence Needed was worth a crack at the Group One Myer Stakes when she took out the Let's Elope Stakes.
- Lion Tamer scorches home for victory
- New Zealand raider Lion Tamer has set the bar for Sydney's staying three-year-olds with a scintillating win in the Ming Dynasty Handicap at Randwick.
- Neeson rebounds for Randwick win
- Talented galloper Neeson rebounded from his first-up defeat to score an impressive win in the Tramway Handicap at Randwick.
- Captain Sonador Cox Plate dream alive
- Captain Sonador kept trainer Roger Milne's Cox Plate dream alive with a brilliant comeback victory at Eagle Farm.
- Shocking on track for another Cup
- Trainer Mark Kavanagh says Melbourne Cup winner Shocking is a more mature and switched on horse following his impressive win in the Makybe Diva Stakes.
- Soul stamps himself a future star
- Underrated gelding Soul is on track for stardom after upstaging a crack field of three-year-olds in the Group Two Danehill Stakes at Flemington.
- More Strawberries drops maiden status
- More Strawberries shed her tag as arguably the country's best maiden with an all-the-way win in the Group Two Furious Stakes at Randwick.
- Theseo runs Chelmsford rivals ragged
- Carnival stalwart Theseo returned to his brilliant best on a rain-sodden Randwick to claim some big scalps in the Chelmsford Stakes.
- Fulmonti, Frozone fall short
- Fulmonti and Frozone dented their chances of heading to the Group Three Newcastle Cup later this month following their defeats at Eagle Farm.
- Kiss From A Rose too good
- Kiss From A Rose showed she was ready to fulfil her promise with an emphatic win at Randwick at her first start back from a bleeding attack.
- Hawk Island leads in Waller quinella
- Chris Waller had the two favourites in the Wyong Gold Cup and they didn't let punters down when they ran the quinella.
- Imposing landing for Cup
- Melbourne Cup hope Imposing will be the first imported galloper to arrive at Victoria's new quarantine centre at Werribee.
- Freedman, Dunn review stable deal
- Lee Freedman has given jockey Dwayne Dunn the green light to chase outside rides, starting with Saturday's Makybe Stakes meeting.
- Metal Bender, Theseo to run quinella
- Jockey Hugh Bowman says his mount Metal Bender and the Gai Waterhouse-trained Theseo are standout runners in the Chelmsford Stakes.
- Kent fined over positive swab
- Cranbourne trainer Mick Kent has been fined $3000 after The Pentagon returned a positive swab to a prohibited substance after a Sale win in June.
- Versatility the key to Makybe repeat
- Danny O'Brien says he is training Vigor to peak on Caulfield Cup day but he'll be around the mark in Saturday's Makybe Diva Stakes, a race he won last year.
- Rodd reserves judgement on Rock progress
- Jockey Michael Rodd says he will know more about lightly-raced galloper We're Gonna Rock's immediate future after the Bobbie Lewis Quality.
- Bleak forecast has O'Brien concerned
- Danny O'Brien says a forecast for heavy rain puts Star Witness in doubt for the Danehill Stakes at Flemington.
- Captain Sonador on trial for Cox Plate
- There's a few hurdles to overcome first but trainer Roger Milne isn't running scared of a possible Cox Plate clash between Captain Sonador and Shoot Out.
- Luck deserts Cups fancy for second time
- Shamoline Warrior has joined a growing list of spring carnival casualties after going amiss during trackwork earlier this week
- Pride still has passion for Epsom hope
- Go-ahead trainer Joe Pride expects an improved run from Neeson at Randwick as the talented galloper continues his Epsom Handicap campaign.
- Waltz could be facing last Sydney dance
- The John O'Shea-trained Ambers Waltz might have her spring campaign shifted to Melbourne if she doesn't deliver in a Sydney Group Two race on Saturday.
- Katsidis hopes to be reunited with filly
- Stathi Katsidis would love to be riding Magic Millions winner Military Rose in the Group Two Danehill Stakes in Melbourne but instead he'll back on home turf.
- Blue to bypass Melbourne Cup
- Illustrious Blue is highly unlikely to take up his engagement in the Melbourne Cup in November with connections favouring the shorter trip to France.
- Harbinger sold to Japan
- Champion racehorse Harbinger will stand at stud in Japan after suffering a career ending injury last month.
- Three-year extension for hurdle racing
- The Racing Victoria board has given the green light for hurdle racing to continue for the next three years.
- Gazza the local hope at Wyong
- Stephen Farley is quietly confident Gazza Guru can cause an upset and claim a home-town win in Friday's Listed Wyong Gold Cup.
- Let's Elope guide for Silent Surround
- Oakbank trainer Bill Smart hopes the Let's Elope Stakes (1400m) will help clarify Caulfield Cup and Cox Plate plans for promising stayer Silent Surround.
- RVL and Sportsbet reach fee agreement
- Corporate bookmaker Sportsbet.com.au has reached a formal settlement with RVL on a gross profit product fee structure.
- Owners say Ortensia decision stinks
- Ortensia's trainer and owners have appealed against her disqualification from a race for returning a positive swab to a substance commonly used in pigs.
- Theseo primed for Chelmsford
- Impressive second-up statistics and the home track advantage have leading jockey Nash Rawiller bullish about Theseo's Chelmsford Stakes prospects.
- Smokin' Joey to bounce in spring
- Exciting colt Smokin' Joey is developing the physique of an imposing horse which trainer Lee Freedman hopes is an indication of the colt's spring prospects.
- Raider back at scene of biggest triumph
- Cups prospect Rebel Raider makes his first appearance at Flemington since his 2008 Victoria Derby upset win in Saturday's Makybe Diva Stakes.
- Fifteen Carat on trial for Epsom
- Gold Coast trainer Howard Wilson won't judge Fifteen Carat harshly as an Epsom Handicap contender even if the gelding fails at Eagle Farm on Saturday.
- Pride expects improved Neeson
- Joe Pride got about what he expected from Neeson first-up but is confident of a more prominent showing in Saturday's Group Three Tramway Handicap at Randwick.
- Payne duo out to impress
- The David Payne-trained Sea Lord and Praecido will be out to enhance their already lofty Spring Champion Stakes rating in the Ming Dynasty Quality.
- Patience the key to Smith's filly
- Experience tells trainer Matthew Smith that Saturday's Furious Stakes won't necessarily make-or-break the spring campaign of promising filly Slow The Flow.
- Frozone aiming for Newcastle Cup
- Under-rated stayer Frozone will be out to stake his claims for the Group Three Newcastle Cup later this month when the gelding starts at Eagle Farm on Saturday.
- Mixed day for Waller at Warwick Farm
- Chris Waller won the opening race at Warwick Farm but his day didn't end on the best note with boom colt Slater well beaten in his race return.
- Carpenter weighs up Cup
- Chief handicapper Greg Carpenter says the lack of "superstar" horses has led to lower Melbourne Cup topweights in the last two years.
- Chakvetadze's colours in winner's stall
- Michael Nolan and John Hooper end seven months absence from the winner's stall with the colours of glamour mare Chakvetadze.
- Jessica kicks off Cup campaign
- The Tramway Handicap is expected to be short of Jessicabeel's best but trainer John O'Shea believes the mare has returned in great order.
- History against Cup topweights
- Alandi and Efficient head the weights for the Melbourne Cup but history is against either horse winning the 150th anniversary of the great race.
- Cup qualifying issue for Efficient
- Weight is only a secondary problem for 2007 Melbourne Cup winner Efficient lining up to contest this year's race as he needs to pass the first balloting clause.
- Ex-Cup runner-up Bauer set for comeback
- The 2008 Melbourne Cup runner-up Bauer is likely to make his comeback at Salisbury on Thursday, but his participation in this year's big race is not certain.
- Another Cup on Twin Wing's radar
- Twin Wing has long been a stable favourite with Guy Walter and jockey Jay Ford is also developing a close bond with the veteran gelding.
- Shoot Out drifts amid weight fears
- AJC Australian Derby winner Shoot Out is a notable market drifter after the release of weights for the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups.
- Shocking is Melbourne Cup favourite
- Shocking is the favourite to make it back-to-back wins in the Melbourne Cup following Wednesday's release of weights for the big race.
- Efficient and Alandi Cup topweights
- 2007 winner Efficient and his Lloyd Williams-owned stablemate Alandi have been given equal topweight of 58kg for the 150th Melbourne Cup.
- Winner for Bart at Warwick Farm
- Bart Cummings was given a timely boost when talented three-year-old Goldstone scored a debut win at Warwick Farm on Wednesday.
- Warwick Farm springboard for stayer
- Anthony Cummings produced one Cups hopeful a week ago and another of his staying prospects will kick off his spring campaign at Warwick Farm on Wednesday.
- Third time lucky for Honour?
- It could be a case of third time lucky for Triple Honour in the Chelmsford Stakes with him showing all the signs of being in the best form of his career.
- Linton to dodge Makybe Stakes
- Exciting four-year-old Linton will avoid the top horses in the Group Two Makybe Diva Stakes and pursue an easier first-up assignment at Flemington.
- Top gallopers impress at trials
- Dual Stradbroke winner Black Piranha and boom galloper Rothesay impressed in barrier trials on Tuesday and are set to clash first-up in the Theo Marks Stakes.
- Aptly-named mare chasing city win
- Whydidyouleaveme, a mare who was mistakenly left behind following her purchase as a yearling in Sydney, is out for her first city win on Wednesday.
- Buffering's spring uncertain: Heathcote
- Queensland three-year-old Buffering could make a surprise return to Sydney as part of his campaign for the Group One Coolmore Stud Stakes.
- Northerly joins greats in Hall Of Fame
- Dual Cox Plate winner Northerly has returned to Moonee Valley to receive the ultimate accolade as an inductee of the Australian Racing Hall Of Fame.
- Dunn picks up Military Rose ride
- Trainer Gillian Heinrich says brilliant filly Military Rose has given every indication that she's come back but wants confirmation in the Danehill Stakes.
- Black-type start put on hold
- Trainer David Atkins has ruled out a Wyong Cup start for Lost For Words, preferring to run the promising staying mare at Randwick on Saturday.
- Star Of Octagonal to shine this spring
- Emerging four-year-old Star Of Octagonal has come through a weekend exhibition gallop in ideal shape for a return to racing at Randwick on Saturday.
- Randwick meeting stays on course proper
- The historic Chelmsford Stakes meeting will be run as scheduled on Randwick's course proper after an inspection cleared the famous track for racing.
- Best is yet to come for Consul
- The Mike Moroney stable is happy with Monaco Consul, Group One winner who will continue his march towards the Cups in the Makybe Diva Stakes.
- Ortensia stripped of Group One win
- The connections of Ortensia have appealed against the top mare's disqualification as the winner of The Galaxy during this year's Sydney autumn carnival.
- Setback for Price-trained star
- Predatory Pricer's spring is under a cloud as the horse has a hock infection which has put him out of the Saturday's Makybe Diva Stakes at Flemington.
- HEYTESBURY OPEN DAY - WELL SUPPORTED
- Heytesbury Stud held it's annual Open Day on Sunday, August 22nd.
- Overdose suffers shock defeat
- Overdose's unbeaten 14-race streak ended when the Hungarian sprinter suffered a shock defeat in the Goldene Peitsche at Baden-Baden.
- So You Think now clear Plate favourite
- Glamour galloper So You Think has rocketed to Cox Plate favouritism after a winning return to racing.
- Import ready for spring lift-off
- Lee Freedman will kick off the spring campaign of imported galloper Fanjura in Saturday's Group Two Makybe Diva Stakes at Flemington.
- Coniston Bluebird comeback looms
- New Zealand Derby winner Coniston Bluebird is on the verge of a comeback to racing but will be given a restricted spring campaign.
- Waller keeps options open with star duo
- Trainer Chris Waller is considering Sydney and Melbourne weight-for-age options on Saturday for top gallopers Metal Bender and Danleigh.
- Aussie Scenic Blast unplaced at Del Mar
- Australian Scenic Blast has missed a place in the Del Mar Mile, finishing fifth in a field of six in the Grade Two race.
- Let's give Peace a chance in Australia
- New Zealand mare Keep The Peace set herself up for an Australian campaign with a first-up win in the Mudgway Stakes.
- Katsidis happy despite Memsie loss
- Shoot Out's jockey Stathi Katsidis is already looking forward to a return clash with So You Think despite a Memsie Stakes defeat.
- Rogue mare rewards Howlett's patience
- Dunolly, bred from an unraced barrier rogue, will be trying to keep a winning spree going at Cessnock on Monday.
- Femina Fashion on track for Epsom
- Talented Queensland filly Femina Fashion is nearing her comeback ahead of a spring campaign aimed at the Epsom Handicap in October.
- Afleet Express wins Travers
- Afleet Express defied a late surge from Fly Down to win the Travers Stakes at Saratoga.
- Ankle Belle lines up for hat-trick
- When it comes to race day, bush mare Ankle Belle has the eye of a tiger, determination and more ability than most.
- Shoot Out is Queensland champion
- Dual Group One winner Shoot Out has capped his stellar three-year-old season by being named Queensland's Horse of the Year.
- Cups hope Moudre impresses Williams
- Up-and-coming stayer Moudre could be top jockey Craig Williams' hope in the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups.
- Reward For Effort sizzles at Rosehill
- Reward For Effort continues to support trainer Peter Moody's belief he is the best sprinter in the country with a scintillating win at Rosehill.
- Rawiller outed after rough-house Rose
- Premier Sydney jockey Nash Rawiller will miss some plum spring rides after being outed for causing interference in Saturday's Group One Golden Rose.
- Rightfully Yours too good in the wet
- Melbourne's wet weather gave noted first-up specialist Rightfully Yours the edge over his rivals in the Listed Clamms Seafood Stakes at Caulfield.
- More Joyous cements Cox Plate berth
- The Cox Plate dream is alive for connections of More Joyous who returned with a brilliant first-up win at Rosehill in the Listed Sheraco Stakes.
- Another Cox Plate on Bart's horizon
- Jockey Steven Arnold said Cox Plate winner So You Think gave him an unbelievable feel when he won the Memsie Stakes on him.
- Ringa Ringa Rosie books Oaks campaign
- Bevan Laming paid star filly Ringa Ringa Rosie the ultimate accolade by declaring her as possibly the best horse he has trained.
- Toorak Toff wins Golden Rose
- Victorian raider Toorak Toff landed the first Group One of the new Australian racing season when he overpowered his rivals in Saturday's $1 million Golden Rose.
- Thousand Guineas next for Angel
- Trainer Andrew Noblet is setting Sistine Angel on a Thousand Guineas path after she broke her maiden status in the McNeil Stakes.
- Jedi Starfighter races into history
- Jedi Starfighter etched his name into Queensland racing history as one of the longest-priced winners in more than half a century at Doomben.
- Questions remain over Rachel Alexandra
- Rachel Alexandra takes on small field as she tries to recapture the Group One form that took her all the way last year.
- Payne's strong hand in Golden Rose
- David Payne will have the favourite and the "dark horse" in the Golden Rose as he looks to win his first Group One since 2003.
- 'Transformed' Joyous ripe for Sheraco
- Gai Waterhouse says exciting mare More Joyous has "totally transformed" into a much stronger mare ahead of her spring return in the Sheraco Stakes.
- Cummings' camp happy with So You Think
- The Bart Cummings stable has told RVL stewards it is happy with So You Think's condition going into his first-up run in Saturday's Memsie Stakes at Caulfield.
- Boss says to give Breitling another go
- Glen Boss says he has a lot of time for Breitling and Saturday's McNeil Stakes will guide him as to whether or not he's a Caulfield Guineas horse.
- Shoot Out takes aim at historic treble
- Cox Plate favourite Shoot Out is out to become the first horse to complete the Bletchingly Stakes-JJ Liston Stakes-Memsie Stakes treble in the same year.
- Meet George on trial for Newcastle trip
- Brian Smith hopes to reward Meet George for his consistency with an interstate trip for next month's Group Three Cameron Handicap at Newcastle.
- Gelding to have Ballina rocking
- Consistent four-year-old Rockelo gets his chance for an overdue win at Ballina on Sunday.
- Blow'emover ready to wind up at Nowra
- Seven-year-old Blow'emover is primed to give trainer Terry Robinson his first win in the race named after his late father at Nowra on Sunday.
- Thompson trusts Trusting
- Of all the horses in the Patinack Farm team, John Thompson is most looking forward to the spring campaign of Trusting.
- Kryptelon hopes for more luck at Doomben
- Trainer David Kelly is hopeful last month's Ramornie Handicap form will stand up again when talented mare Kryptelon runs at Doomben.
- Munce to help decide trip for Judge
- Trainer Norm Hilton is enjoying his association with Chris Munce and will heed the jockey's advice to determine if Poor Judge heads to Sydney.
- Sherpa Tenzing to climb spring heights
- Jim Conlan is hoping lightly-raced stayer Sherpa Tenzing can reach some lofty spring heights, starting with the Premier's Cup at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Inglis announces Asian appointment
- Inglis is spreading its wings to capitalise on a growing Asian thoroughbred market with the appointment of a Singapore-based representative.
- Yosei to chase more Group One glory
- AJC Sires' Produce Stakes winner Yosei kicks off a spring campaign aimed at more Group One glory at Caulfield on Saturday.
- Boss free to ride Valdemoro
- Glen Boss says he is rapt to be having his first ride aboard VRC Oaks runner-up Valdemoro in Saturday's Memsie Stakes.
- Pride's mares poised to strike first-up
- Trainer Joe Pride is expecting stakeswinning mares Patronyme and De Lightning Ridge to fire first-up as usual at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Hinchinbrook to ditch blinkers
- Hinchinbrook will race without blinkers in the Golden Rose on Saturday as he attempts to overcome a disrupted preparation for the $1 million race.
- Trackwork worries for Ringa Ringa Rosie
- Trainer Bevan Laming has expressed a minor concern with talented filly Ringa Ringa Rosie ahead of her Doomben comeback.
- Dr Topaz set to do it again
- A change of mind should lead to a profitable return for connections of promising three-year-old Dr Topaz at Muswellbrook on Friday.
- Cassidy fined for whip overuse
- Jim Cassidy's winning ride on Needwood Lad at Canterbury on Wednesday has cost him $1000 and a two-day ban for breaching the whip rules.
- Jockey Rawiller quizzed over tactics
- Premier Sydney jockey Nash Rawiller has been quizzed over his tactics on Charing Cross in a race at Canterbury won by the horse's stablemate.
- Landlocked on Cup path
- Melbourne Cup aspirant Landlocked has taken the first steps towards the famous race with a dashing victory over 1200 metres at Canterbury.
- Boss considers appeal against suspension
- Glen Boss is considering whether to appeal a careless riding suspension which will put him out of the Memsie and Makybe Diva Stakes days.
- Martin not fazed by Sasa's draw
- Drawing the outside barrier in a $1 million race would frustrate most trainers but Tim Martin doesn't see it as a complete disadvantage for Sasa on Saturday.
- Radecker lands first double in two years
- Mandy Radecker showed her riding ability hadn't diminished despite the lack of city opportunities when she landed a metropolitan double.
- Snow Alert in distance test
- The Premier's Cup will be a test of Snow Alert's ability over a distance with the five-year-old stepping up beyond 1600 metres for the first time.
- International spring arrivals delayed
- The arrival of the first international horses ahead of the spring carnival has been deferred pending final approval of the new quarantine facility at Werribee.
- Beach workout has Alcopop fizzing
- Last year's beaten Melbourne Cup favourite Alcopop pleased in a beach workout on Wednesday and is set to make his return in the Penny Edition Stakes.
- Wallace can't wait for Caulfield
- Trainer John Wallace is looking forward to his star galloper Shoot Out meeting Typhoon Tracy and So You Think for the first time in the Memsie Stakes.
- Retrieve could head to Sydney
- Promising colt Retrieve could be heading to Sydney for next month's Group Three Gloaming Stakes following his easy win at Sandown.
- Military Rose set to trial
- Queensland filly Military Rose will launch her spring campaign in Melbourne with a barrier trial at Flemington on Friday.
- Byword facing Arc trial
- Andre Fabre's Byword could be prepared for a tilt at the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe following his fine effort in last week's Juddmonte International at York.
- Maluckyday could be Cups contender
- It was only a midweek city meeting at Hawkesbury but the lightly-raced Maluckyday has announced himself as a possible Cups prospect with a first-up win.
- Oliver to ride McClintock at Rosehill
- McClintock will have the services of Damien Oliver when he kicks off his spring campaign in the Concorde Stakes.
- NSW board lifts Gleeson's lifetime ban
- A Harness Racing NSW board meeting has voted to overturn Chris Gleeson's lifetime ban from the sport.
- Makybe's son off to promising start
- Makybe Diva's first foal, a three-year-old called Rockstardom, has made an encouraging start to his racing career with a fourth placing in a race at Geelong.
- Kody Nestor helped by Panthers legend
- Rugby league great Royce Simmons has been revealed as a driving force behind young apprentice Kody Nestor keeping his weight in check.
- Birchley yet to decide on Alberton Park
- Liam Birchley will make a late call on Wednesday whether talented mare Alberton Park takes her place in the Mimiki Foundation Handicap at Eagle Farm.
- Griswold chasing four on the trot
- In-form galloper Mr Griswold will try to make it four straight wins when he steps up from provincial grade at Sandown on Wednesday.
- Hinchinbrook ready to bloom: Ryan
- Gerald Ryan's Golden Rose wish for Hinchinbrook came true while rival trainer Mathew Ellerton had his concerns about Crystal Lily following the barrier draw.
- Buffering off to Melbourne
- Buffering's strong showing in the Up And Coming Stakes at Warwick Farm has convinced trainer Rob Heathcote to try his luck in Melbourne.
- Payne none the wiser over Raihana flop
- The inglorious Australian debut of imported mare Raihana remains a mystery and trainer David Payne will persevere with her spring preparation.
- Waller dominates Epsom Handicap entries
- Chris Waller has nominated nine horses for the Epsom Handicap, spearheaded by the three gallopers who filled the first three placings in the Warwick Stakes.
- Trainer ignores hype on From The Vault
- Trainer Mark de Montfort is ignoring the hype surrounding From The Vault as the three-year-old puts an unbeaten record on the line at Hawkesbury.
- Draw is only barrier to a Golden result
- Trainer David Payne will join forces with the jockey who denied him a 2008 Golden Rose win when Masquerader takes his place in this year's field.
- Moody gives Tracy a shot at stardom
- Peter Moody is completely focused on a Cox Plate tilt for Typhoon Tracy as her spring preparation kicks off in the Memsie Stakes.
- Brereton in intensive care after surgery
- Veteran jockey Danny Brereton has undergone spinal surgery following a fall at Moonee Valley.
- Shinn wins spring ride on All Silent
- Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Blake Shinn will be the new rider for All Silent when the sprint star runs in the Manikato Stakes next month.
- Morrison to break duck at Lismore
- Gold Coast trainer Trevor Bailey hopes a cross border trip to Lismore on Tuesday will finally bring winning rewards for former high priced yearling, Morrison.
- Cup duo fight out finish in France
- Melbourne Cup contenders Americain and Manighar have fought out the finish of the Group Two Prix Kergorlay at Deauville.
- Hypnotize leaves rivals in a trance
- Ray Conners is re-thinking his decision to retire Hypnotize after the remarkable jumper became the first horse to win the Pakuranga Hunt Cup three times.
- Top Drop a Rose contender
- An encouraging fourth by Top Drop in the Up And Coming Stakes was enough to convince trainer Gerald Ryan he deserved a place in the $1 million Golden Rose.
- Debussy wins Arlington Million
- British horse Debussy has won scored an upset over titleholder Gio Ponti to take out the Arlington Million.
- Shoot Out gunning for rivals
- Shoot Out's trainer John Wallace has warned the four-year-old's Memsie Stakes rivals to bring their A game to Caulfield on Saturday.
- Barrier crucial for Toorak Toff
- A favourable barrier draw is crucial to Toorak Toff's chances in the Group One Golden Rose, says trainer Rick Hore-Lacy.
- Trainer Jacobs rebuilt life after attack
- Courage can overcome adversity, just ask Sunshine Coast trainer Michael Jacobs who is rebuilding his life after a savage attack.
- Brereton injured lower back in fall
- Popular jockey Danny Brereton was due to have scans on his lower back on Sunday to determine the extent of injuries he suffered in a fall at Moonee Valley.
- Blackball gives Snowden feature double
- Peter Snowden brought up a feature three-year-old double at Warwick Farm when Blackball took out the Up And Coming Stakes.
- Griffin rides six winners on Gold Coast
- Jockey Daniel Griffin stole the show by riding six winners at the Gold Coast on Saturday.
- Trainer backs long-priced winner
- Not all bookmakers were smiling after $41 chance Kenny's World took out the Show County Quality at Warwick Farm.
- Stanzout could be Manikato-bound
- Cranbourne trainer Colin Davies is eying a Manikato Stakes start for his stable star Stanzout after the grey won over 1000m at Moonee Valley.
- Faster Son off to Melbourne
- Exciting sprinter Faster Son booked a trip to Melbourne for the spring with a brilliant comeback win at Doomben.
- Metal Bender back as good as ever
- Metal Bender signalled he would be a force in the spring's biggest races when he led in a Chris Waller-trained trifecta in the Group Two Warwick Stakes.
- Parables flies in Silver Shadow win
- Her barnstorming finish in the Silver Shadow Stakes has stamped Parables as the filly to beat in the remainder of the Princess Series.
- Rodd 'steals' Crockett Stakes
- Top jockey Michael Rodd believes he "stole" the Crockett Stakes on Dutchy's Lass who scored an all-the-way win at Moonee Valley.
- Anacheeva to target Caulfield Guineas
- Anacheeva, a brother to AJC Australian Derby winner Headturner, will head towards the Caulfield Guineas following his win in the McKenzie Stakes.
- Bookies cheer as odds-on pop goes down
- Bookmakers got off to a good start at Warwick Farm when odds-on favourite Tromso suffered a shock defeat in the day's opening race.
- Farm win has Atkins Lost For Words
- Lost For Words left her trainer just that with her performance in the first part of her assignment at Warwick Farm but David Atkins had kind words at the end.
- Bright future tipped for Fillydelphia
- Talented filly Fillydelphia continues to impress jockey Larry Cassidy who predicted a bright future for the three-year-old following her easy win at Doomben.
- Leger could mean Snow at Doncaster
- The weather could decide whether Ed Dunlop's star filly Snow Fairy bids for further Classic glory in the Ladbrokes St Leger at Doncaster next month.
- Sole Power stuns Starspangledbanner
- Near silence descended upon York as 100-1 shot Sole Power caused one of the biggest surprises in Group One history by winning the Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes.
- All systems go for Chance Bye
- Kembla trainer Mick Tubman is approaching Chance Bye's seasonal return a little more cautiously than previous appearances but maintains he is quietly confident.
- Spring hots up for Rosehill triallists
- Five Group One winners continued their spring build-up in trials at Rosehill on Friday but it was boom colt Slater that posted the biggest winning margin.
- Robl back on his Principal horse
- Dealer Principal is a horse close to Peter Robl's heart and the jockey can't wait to be back aboard him under race conditions on Saturday.
- Faster Son on trial for Melbourne trip
- Trainer Trevor Bailey hopes to be in Melbourne with promising sprinter Faster Son on Cox Plate day if the four-year-old wins at Doomben.
- Wide draw against Royal Bender
- The outside barrier has set Royal Bender a tough task to maintain her unbeaten record in the Crockett Stakes at Moonee Valley on Saturday.
- Schofield keen to keep his run rolling
- Glyn Schofield has been in scintillating form and the leading jockey is determined to keep it going as the spring carnival hots up.
- Rekindled Interest on Guineas path
- Jim Conlan is using the McKenzie Stakes to gauge the level well-bred gelding Rekindled Interest is at with the Caulfield Guineas as his spring goal.
- Weight's right for With A Chance
- More often than not trainers are inclined to whinge about the weight allotted their racehorses but Luke Griffith is happy ahead of the Taree Cup.
- Firmer track to suit Mistress
- The return to a good racing surface holds the key to Mile High Mistress striking top form at Grafton on Saturday.
- Heathcote and Cassidy reunite
- Rob Heathcote is confident Fillydelphia can give Larry Cassidy a winner at just his second ride back from holidays.
- Headline winners for Glenlogan Park Stallions
- GLENLOGAN PARK stallions had an outstanding few days last weekend with every one of them producing quality winners and kicking the new season off in tremendous fashion
- Omen race tips for federal poll day
- Omen tips abound for thoroughbred punters on federal election day - none more so than Backstabber in Brisbane.
- Vet check for Brightexpectations
- Leading three-year-old Brightexpectations will undergo a veterinary check before he runs in Saturday's Up And Coming Stakes.
- Morgan chasing big dollars
- Trainer Stuart Gower says smart sprinter Morgan Dollar will need to go close to winning on Saturday to earn a crack at the McEwen Stakes in three weeks.
- Danleigh well backed in Warwick Stakes
- Well-supported favourite Danleigh is the logical choice in the Warwick Stakes but trainer Chris Waller is not discounting any of his three runners.
- Golden Rose berths up for grabs
- The jostling for berths in the $1 million Golden Rose goes down to the wire in Sydney and Melbourne on Saturday.
- Illuminates in Sydney swansong
- Classy mare Illuminates will be flown to New Zealand on Monday but has another stakes mission in Sydney before she departs.
- Bartley looking north and south
- Trainer Tracey Bartley plans to have a bigger presence in Queensland racing in the future.
- Decision Time the omen tip on Saturday
- With the federal election on Saturday, Golden Slipper runner-up Decision Time is the omen tip at Warwick Farm.
- Cassidy winning battle of the bulge
- Premiership-winning jockey Larry Cassidy admits that even he was surprised when he stepped onto the scales following a short holiday cruising the Whitsundays.
- Innocentake on the up
- Years of frustration have finally eased for owners Ross and Cath White with five-year-old gelding Innocentake.
- Opinion has Lonsdale say
- Michael Jarvis' young stayer Opinion Poll has come home best of all under Frankie Dettori to win the Lonsdale Cup at York.
- Harbinger future up in the air
- Connections of Harbinger are in no rush to decide on the future of the brilliant colt who was retired from racing last Monday.
- Great Scott declared for Nunthorpe
- Borderlescott is set to defend his crown in Friday's Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes at York after featuring among 13 declarations for the Group One feature.
- Raffle horse wins again
- Lucky Dubai, a horse won in a raffle by retired businessman Greg Nedham, continued to be a good investment with a commanding victory at Eagle Farm.
- Avdulla back on the Count
- Count Encosta has provided Brenton Avdulla with his best and worst moments in racing so far and the pair will combine again in the Warwick Stakes on Saturday.
- Nash back with a bang
- Nash Rawiller returned to Randwick on Wednesday doing what he does best - riding winners.
- Payne says Sea Lord has big potential
- David Payne has a pretty good measuring stick in Golden Rose favourite Masquerader and says Sea Lord is potentially almost as good.
- Jockey Robyn Freeman banned for a month
- NSW stewards have suspended jockey Robyn Freeman for a month over her ride on an unplaced runner at Wyong last month.
- Trainer Moody keeps options open
- Melbourne trainer Peter Moody is keeping options open with three-year-old fillies Curtana and Miss Gai Flyer who have been nominated for races in two states.
- Firebolt chasing Epsom Handicap
- A deliberate decision to play a low-key role with Kiwi galloper Firebolt during the winter in Queensland could reap rewards in Sydney this spring.
- Crossthestart to miss Melbourne spring
- Brisbane Cup winner Crossthestart is out of the Melbourne spring carnival after bowing a tendon.
- Rip-roaring International for O'Brien
- Rip Van Winkle gatecrashed the sponsor's party as he stole the Juddmonte International at York from under the noses of Twice Over and Byword.
- Godolphin wild about Leger chance
- Rewilding gave notice he is ready to become Godolphin's next winner of the St Leger by turning in a brilliant performance in the Great Voltigeur Stakes at York.
- Star fillies confirmed for Oaks
- Thursday's Darley Yorkshire Oaks looks like being one of the races of the season, with three top-class fillies lining up.
- O'Shea to unleash Smokin' Gun
- John O'Shea will unveil new stable acquisition Smokin' Gun at Randwick and believes the former New Zealander is a lovely staying horse in the making.
- Coronet boot approved for Chance Bye
- Chance Bye's connections have been granted permission for the filly wear a coronet boot on race day, paving the way for her to resume at Warwick Farm.
- Light primed for return
- Brilliant Light's trainer Kerry Parker says the Doncaster Mile placegetter will concede a fitness edge to some of his high-profile Warwick Stakes rivals.
- Jockey Nikolic's penalty reduced
- Leading jockey Danny Nikolic has won and lost in front of the Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board.
- So You Think's star shines brightest
- It was slow and steady work for glamour galloper So You Think as he returned to the scene of his Cox Plate triumph on Tuesday morning.
- Mitch Beadman staying in Sydney
- Gerald Ryan has dismissed speculation Sydney apprentice Mitch Beadman could be considering a move to ride full time in Queensland.
- Top colt to miss Golden Rose
- The Gerald Ryan-trained Hinchinbrook will miss the $1 million Golden Rose but is back on schedule to start a run at the Caulfield Guineas.
- Crystal Lily could still make Rose
- The chances of Crystal Lily making a Sydney spring carnival cameo appearance have strengthened in the wake of the glamour filly's surprise first-up defeat.
- Weather the key for Haddle
- Ballarat trainer Andrew Payne will be checking weather patterns before deciding on a start for veteran galloper Haddle McDaddle at Moonee Valley.
- Spirit Of Boom on target in Sydney
- Tony Gollan is hopeful Spirit Of Boom can become the first Queenslander for a decade to win the Group Three Up And Coming Stakes at Warwick Farm.
- Sydney or bust for Pride team
- Trainer Joe Pride's first spring priority will be to ensure his team is firing for the Sydney carnival before confirming Melbourne plans.
- O'Brien big guns could clash
- Fame And Glory could clash with stablemate Cape Blanco in the Tattersalls Millions Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown on September 4.
- Zabrasive campaign shifts to Melbourne
- Sydney stayer Zabrasive heads to Melbourne to prepare for his seasonal debut - and a return clash with Shoot Out - in the Memsie Stakes.
- Nikolic fights suspension
- Victoria's chief steward Terry Bailey has denied that he is singling out jockey Danny Nikolic who is fighting a careless riding suspension.
- Hinchinbrook fate is trial and error
- Trainer Gerald Ryan will give smart colt Hinchinbrook until the end of the week to prove his fitness for the $1 million Golden Rose.
- Jockey Ganderton loses appeal
- Jockey Daniel Ganderton has lost his appeal against a one-month suspension for giving a misleading statement to stewards and providing a false document.
- Trials confirm Waller trio for Farm
- Metal Bender and Triple Honour, potentially major players in this year's major spring Cups, have convinced Chris Waller they are ready to return to racing.
- Moody pair to split talented pair
- Peter Moody will split up two of his strong crop of 3yo fillies Curtana and Miss Gai Flyer on Saturday by running one in Melbourne and one in Sydney.
- Rawiller ready for Randwick return
- Leading Sydney jockey Nash Rawiller is returning to the saddle on Wednesday after being sidelined with pneumonia.
- Makfi in upset over Goldikova
- Makfi claimed the prized scalps of Goldikova and Paco Boy in a surprise result to the Prix Jacques le Marois at Deauville.
- Campanologist strikes again in Germany
- Campanologist has captured his second Group One win in Germany just four weeks after claiming his first success at the highest level.
- Melbourne next for Rebel Raider
- Rebel Raider's breathtaking return to racing has prompted a change of plans in his Melbourne Cup build-up and he will run next in the Makybe Diva Stakes.
- Etoile to sparkle at Sapphire Coast
- A 25-year tradition between Canberra trainer Keith Dryden and the Laurel Oak Treasure syndicate is set to continue with Etoile Vitesse at the Sapphire Coast.
- Military Rose to Melbourne for spring
- Trainer Gillian Heinrich has changed plans again with Magic Millions winner Military Rose who will now head to Melbourne on Tuesday.
- Star Of Octagonal ready for spring
- Todd Howlett is happy to take his time with Star Of Octagonal to ensure the gelding has the right foundations before he produces him to chase spring riches.
- Hinchinbrook still a chance for Rose
- Trainer Gerald Ryan has not given up on a Golden Rose start for Hinchinbrook who missed his lead up with a temperature.
- Melito gearing up for spring
- Newly crowned state champion Melito has returned to work at Gerald Ryan's Sydney stable to prepare for the spring.
- The Pentagon win Grand National Hurdle
- Jumps jockey Gerard Gilmour made up for past disappointments when he the Grand National Hurdle on The Pentagon.
- Titch wins, Some Are Bent retired
- Titch maintained his unbeaten record over the jumps in the in the J J Houlahan Hurdle in which champion Some Are Bent ran his last race.
- Gargle at home at Muswellbrook
- The antics of Gargle, a cheeky gelding prone to nip and bite handlers, have often been hard to swallow for trainer Jeff Englebrecht.
- Morsonique grand winner of steeplechase
- Tasmanian trainer Michael Trinder further enhanced his impressive record with jumpers when Morsonique took out the Grand National Steeplechase.
- Schofield's bittersweet day
- Glyn Schofield was suspended for three meetings at Rosehill on Saturday but will still be free to ride Masquerader in the Group One Golden Rose.
- Waller trains winners of half the card
- Chris Waller didn't have a runner in either feature race at Rosehill on Saturday but still left the course having trained half the winners of the eight races.
- Katsidis outed for Shoot Out ride
- Stathi Katsidis will miss the ride on Decision Time at Warwick Farm next Saturday after being suspended for careless riding on Shoot Out in the Liston Stakes.
- Warren's career gets a boost
- Lightly-raced five-year-old Rhythm In Paris has given young trainer Jason Warren a timely career boost taking out the Group Three Cockram Stakes at Caulfield.
- Falvelina in contention for Sydney trip
- Fleet-footed mare Falvelina threw her name into the ring to join stablemate Spirit Of Boom in Sydney after her narrow Doomben win.
- Spriggs celebrates biggest win
- Unbeaten colt Squamosa has cemented his claims for the $1 million Golden Rose with an all-the-way win to give apprentice Blake Spriggs his biggest win.
- Shoot Out will win Cox Plate: Wallace
- Gold Coast trainer John Wallace declared Shoot Out would win the Cox Plate after he added the JJ Liston Stakes to last month's Bletchingly Stakes win.
- Consistent With Ice wins again
- Country mare With Ice has continued her rich vein of winter city form with her fourth victory from her past six starts in Sydney.
- Group One sprint on King's agenda
- David Payne has set his sights on the Group One Manikato Stakes with Winter King following the gelding's Starlight Stakes win at Rosehill.
- Jeuneyman not just a journeyman
- Seven-year-old Jeuneyman has given his Tatura trainer Ryan Hooper his most important win at Caulfield.
- Crystal Lily goes down in upset
- The upset win of Panipique over Golden Slipper winner Crystal Lily in the Quezette Stakes has highlighted the depth of trainer Peter Moody's 3yos.
- Toff lords it over Vain rivals
- Classy three-year-old Toorak Toff has taken Rick Hore-Lacy's breath away with a barnstorming win in the Listed Vain Stakes at Caulfield.
- Mustard too hot at Rosehill
- More than a decade after he made his debut to run third at Rosehill, Mustard was back at the track on Saturday to record his 17th win at his 108th start.
- Munce in fine form again
- Chris Munce has maintained his excellent strike rate with his sixth win in a week aboard country eight-year-old Sir Kingsford at Doomben.
- Snowden's Classics a live chance
- Classics will be out to become the sixth straight horse trained out of Crown Lodge to win the Run To The Rose at Rosehill.
- Rose favouritism goes on the line
- Exciting colt Hinchinbrook will be out to justify his high pre-post Golden Rose rating when he resumes at Rosehill.
- Cummings has two-state Saturday
- Anthony Cummings is hoping a couple of months spent using a water-walker will enhance Zavite's Melbourne Cup prospects this spring.
- Williams' tip put to the test
- Craig Williams' prediction that Response had a big future will be put to the test when she resumes in the Group Three Cockram Stakes at Caulfield.
- Arnold wary of the wet
- Steven Arnold says his JJ Liston Stakes mount So You Think is fit enough to win first-up but has a query on him handling the wet track at Caulfield.
- Deacon on trial for Premier's Cup
- Trainer David Murphy believes Deacon can overcome a quick back-up at Doomben to clinch a trip to Sydney for the Listed Premier's Cup at Rosehill.
- Zahra nervous ahead of Lily's return
- Co-trainer Simon Zahra has admitted to an attack of nerves on the eve of the return of Golden Slipper Stakes winner Crystal Lily in the Quezette Stakes.
- Alberton Park plans could change
- Liam Birchley intends to keep talented mare Alberton Park to her own grade in Brisbane for the time being but concedes those plans could change.
- Touchstone Farm Stallion Parade & Open Day
- Touchstone Farm will be holding its annual Stallion Parade and Open Day this Sunday the 15th August at 11.00am.
- The Invincible One to prove it
- Top Sydney jockey Hugh Bowman figured prominently in the purchase of The Invincible One, a frontline contender for Sunday's $21,000 Narromine Gold Cup.
- Old Jimmy chasing four on the trot
- It will be girl power to the fore at Armidale on Saturday when Old Jimmy attempts his fourth win in succession.
- Townsend after home town Cup
- Winning Sunday's $20,000 Casino Cup would be a dream come true for trainer Anthony Townsend and a group of local lads who race Blackbeard.
- Show of Heart big guns resuming
- SHOW A HEART has two of his big spring guns set to resume at tomorrow’s wonderful Caulfield meeting
- Melito named NSW champion horse
- Melito capped her stellar season by being named NSW's Champion Horse of the Year while jockey Nash Rawiller claimed the Bart Cummings medal for excellence.
- Kent charged over positive swab
- Mick Kent has been charged over The Pentagon returning a positive swab to a prohibited substance and three other trainers have had positive swabs confirmed.
- Weather the key to Starlight Stakes
- Sydney's wet weather looks likely to have an impact on Saturday's Starlight Stakes with the prospect of the race falling away to just a handful of runners.
- Hayes pair in Adelaide exhibition gallop
- David Hayes' two principal Caulfield and Melbourne Cups contenders Chartreux and Extra Zero will have an exhibition gallop at Morphettville on Saturday.
- Spriggs' shot at Group glory
- Blake Spriggs watched Squamosa and was amazed at the colt's improvement but never dreamt he'd get the opportunity to partner him on race day.
- Rebel Raider back on Cup trail
- Almost a year after his Melbourne Cup bid was thwarted by injury, dual Derby winner Rebel Raider is back on the journey towards the great race.
- Harry has a job ahead of him
- Trainer Peter Moody says Master Harry has a job ahead of him to match the more experienced three-year-olds when he resumes in the Listed Vain Stakes.
- Race day atmosphere to turn Consul on
- Top jockey Craig Williams is optimistic that race day will spark the competitive juices in Monaco Consul in the Group Two Liston Stakes at Caulfield.
- Sweepstaking on trial for Melbourne trip
- Talented mare Sweepstaking can book a trip to Melbourne with Magic Millions winner Military Rose if successful at Doomben.
- Weight not right for jockeys
- Jockeys Brian Higgins and Ryan Maloney have been fined by the RADB over deliberately lightening their weights when weighing in after races.
- Sandown jumps races could be moved
- Track inspection of Sandown on Friday will determine whether Sunday's three feature jumps races will be held on the steeplechase track or on the course proper.
- Pengelly's suspension reduced
- Jockey Brad Pengelly has lost his appeal against a two-month suspension but has been successful in having it reduced to six weeks.
- Fulmonti on trial for Newcastle Cup
- He's an eight-year-old who hasn't won for more than a year but an interstate trip beckons for Fulmonti if he's successful at Doomben on Saturday.
- Son of Dansili - New to Stud
- The hottest stallion in Europe this year is undoubtedly Dansili, whose offspring include record breaking performer Harbinger, US triple Group One winner Proviso and boom two year-old colt Zoffany, so Queensland breeders will be delighted to learn that a son of this emerging force will stand his debut season at Kilto Park this spring.
- Buffering confirms Sydney trip
- Talented three-year-old Buffering showed he was on course for a big spring in Sydney with a convincing comeback win at Eagle Farm.
- Randwick sends out provincial SOS
- The Australian Jockey Club wants to transfer a Randwick meeting to a provincial club to ensure the iconic racetrack is at its best for the spring carnival.
- Big spring looms for Rock
- The lightly-raced Mark Kavanagh-trained We're Gonna Rock looks set for a big spring after scoring at Geelong on Wednesday.
- Vault makes it two from two
- Unbeaten From The Vault was likened to Group-winning stablemate McClintock by trainer Mark De Montfort after the three-year-old won impressively at Canterbury.
- Some Are Bent has to pass vet test
- Classy jumper Some Are Bent will run in Sunday's J J Houlahan Hurdle at Sandown providing he passes a veterinary examination after trackwork on Thursday.
- Two champion jockeys win as owners
- Mick Dittman and Darby McCarthy, former champion jockeys of different eras, shared in a rare success as part-owners of Iluva Queenslander's narrow win.
- Spirit Cent impressive in first-up win
- Trainer John Leek is taking a measured approach with former Blue Diamond Stakes contender Spirit Cent who won first-up in city class at Geelong.
- Waller's Metal Bender stays on schedule
- Sydney star Metal Bender will go into the Warwick Stakes without another public hit-out after Thursday's Warwick Farm barrier trials were called off.
- Chance Bye comes through Kembla jumpout
- A decision will be made on Saturday as to whether Chance Bye can make her race return in and injury-protecting boot.
- Testa in at the deep end
- Darren Smith is throwing Testarhythm in at the deep end at Rosehill this weekend but is happy to give the colt the chance to earn a Golden Rose start.
- Liston a stepping stone to spring glory
- Cox Plate equal favourites Shoot Out and So You Think will be out to emulate Tobin Bronze, Tauto and So Called if one of them wins Saturday's Liston Stakes.
- Silk's spring campaign on hold
- Talented filly Georgette Silk's spring campaign is on hold with trainer Clarry Conners to rely on Decision Time in the $1 million Golden Rose.
- Price wary of Pricer's prospects
- Mick Price is treating Predatory Pricer's prospects of making it back-to-back wins in the Group Two Liston Stakes with caution.
- Ortensia's virus won't affect spring
- Trainer Tony Noonan is confident a minor setback caused by a virus won't derail star mare Ortensia's spring campaign.
- Fizz missing from Alcopop
- Top stayer Alcopop has had the start of his spring campaign delayed following a veterinary examination in Adelaide on Wednesday.
- Randwick track the talk of the town
- Chief steward Ray Murrihy admitted there were concerns over the state of the Randwick track for the upcoming Sydney spring carnival.
- Caulfield part of autumn racing revamp
- A super race day at Caulfield is central to Melbourne's new look Festival of Racing next autumn.
- Hope for spring Guru
- Co-trainers Lee and Shannon Hope have seized the opportunity to launch Guru Bob's spring campaign at Sandown's transferred meeting at Geelong.
- Drop better on Top of the ground
- Gerald Ryan is convinced Top Drop doesn't handle wet tracks but needs to kick-start the colt's preparation at Canterbury to keep the Golden Rose option alive.
- Weather the key for Masquerader
- Masquerader could be another high-profile defector from the Run to the Rose if Sydney's wet weather continues this week.
- Alcopop on verge of return
- Last year's Melbourne Cup favourite Alcopop will have a serious gallop at Morphettville on Wednesday ahead of his return to racing.
- Mamba joins Gai's Melbourne Cup team
- American Group One winner Black Mamba has been added to Gai Waterhouse's Melbourne Cup team as a late nomination.
- Apprentices out for up to six weeks
- Apprentices Mitchell Speers and Luke Rolls are expected to be sidelined for at least six weeks after their extraordinary falls at Eagle Farm last Saturday.
- Rain threatens Buffering's comeback
- Rob Heathcote is losing patience with the weather and he's now contemplating sending Buffering straight to Melbourne for the spring.
- Time called on Harbinger's career
- Harbinger has been hailed as "one of the all-time greats" after injury forced connections to announce the colt's retirement from racing.
- Rodd could edge out Katsidis on Rose
- Michael Rodd is in contention to ride glamour filly Military Rose when she makes her comeback in the Group Two Danehill Stakes at Flemington.
- Channon gives Youmzain Turkish option
- Youmzain may have an outing in Turkey before having another crack at the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in which he has finished second three times.
- Katsidis flying ahead of big spring
- Brisbane jockey Stathi Katsidis will ride in Sydney on Tuesday and Wednesday before he is reunited with Shoot Out at Caulfield on Saturday.
- Hinchinbrook to run in Starlight
- Angry trainer Gerald Ryan says Hinchinbrook will not line up in Saturday's Run To The Rose after being given the top weight of 59.5kg.
- Many options for Avenue
- Peter Moody has left his options open for the return of smart mare Avenue, nominating her for four races in three starts including the Cockram Stakes.
- Waller out to make Randwick impact
- Trainer Chris Waller will turn his attention to some relatively unknown but promising gallopers to keep his winning run going at Randwick on Tuesday.
- Wet only concern for So You Think
- Bart Cummings says Cox Plate winner So You Think will resume in Saturday's Liston Stakes given fine weather this week setting up a clash with Shoot Out.
- Darby Racing Open Day a Huge Success
- Darby Racing had a great open day yesterday at Clarry Conners Victory Lodge with over 80 people attending.
- Alverta misses out in Deauville
- Alverta has missed a place in one of France's biggest sprint races, finishing seventh to British speedster Regal Parade.
- Harbinger racing future still in doubt
- Harbinger has undergone successful surgery on a fractured cannon bone but the racing future of the world's highest ranked racehorse remains in doubt.
- Glen Boss wins Scobie Breasley Medal
- Glen Boss, Bart Cummings and Typhoon Tracy were the stars of the show at the 2010 Victorian Thoroughbred Racing Awards.
- Jim Atkins dies aged 94
- Legendary Queensland racehorse trainer Jim Atkins has died at the age of 94. Atkins began training in 1936 and still had a small team at Toowoomba.
- Career threatening injury to Harbinger
- The career of the world's highest ranked racehorse, Harbinger, is in the balance after he fractured his near-fore cannon bone in trackwork.
- Zenyatta runs record to 18-0
- Unbeaten mare Zenyatta stretched her perfect record to 18 in the second closest finish of her career in the Clement L Hircsh Stakes at Del Mar on Saturday.
- Arnold to ride So You Think
- Steven Arnold will ride Cox Plate winner So You Think in his scheduled comeback against Shoot Out in the J J Liston Stakes.
- Makybe Diva offspring ready to race
- Makybe Diva's first foal Rockstardom is on track to make his race debut before the end of the month.
- Burdekin Blues back in work
- Star Queensland sprinter Burdekin Blues will return to work this week with trainer Barry Baldwin after an enforced layoff following knee surgery last summer.
- Nolen rides winner at Ascot
- Australian jockey Luke Nolen rode a winner at Ascot on Saturday but it wasn't enough to lift the Rest of the World team from third place in the Shergar Cup.
- Zenyatta retains unbeaten record
- Zenyatta has retained her unbeaten record, winning her 18th race in the second closest finish of her career.
- Yoburg gets help from above
- Gary Portelli was certain Yoburg had some help from above as the bold frontrunner continued his love-affair with Randwick on Saturday.
- Tony Noonan proud as son rides treble
- Tony Noonan was the proudest man at Flemington when his apprentice son Jake rode his first city treble with him training two of them.
- Williams keen to stick with Moudre
- Top jockey Craig Williams is keen to stay on Warrnambool-trained galloper Moudre who is headed towards the Cups after winning first-up at Flemington.
- Miles Above could be Cups-bound
- Bush trainer Denis Daffy will attempt to qualify Miles Above for the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups after his Flemington win on Saturday.
- Love Conquers All-comers at Randwick
- Love Conquers All sounded a warning to his spring rivals when he excelled at his first weight-for-age test in the Missile Stakes at Randwick.
- Berlioz springs $151 upset
- David Hayes landed the longest-priced winner of his career when rank outsider Berlioz stormed home to win at $151 at Flemington.
- Dystopia enhances her value
- The lightly-raced and lightly-framed Dystopia has a heavyweight pedigree and added to her value with victory at Randwick on Saturday.
- Darley filly takes out San Domenico
- Obsequious produced the first major surprise of the new season when she swept aside odds-on pop Solar Charged to win the San Domenico Stakes.
- Elusive Touch too strong at Flemington
- Elusive Touch continues to be a revelation for trainer Mark Kavanagh after the five-year-old landed Melbourne's first Group race for the season at Flemington.
- Two riders in hospital after Farm fall
- Gold Coast three-year-old Celtic Dancer may have earned a Melbourne spring campaign following a drama-charged race at Eagle Farm.
- Slow The Flow fast-tracked to spring
- Promising filly Slow The Flow is ready to fill a spring void in trainer Matthew Smith's stable after a barnstorming return to racing at Randwick on Saturday.
- Lorna's big shoes to fill
- Lorna's Lass has similar markings and is owned in similar interests to VRC Oaks winner Hollow Bullet and trainer John McArdle hopes she turns out half as good.
- Falco Star, Cahill keep Birchley link
- An association spanning almost a decade continued when trainer Liam Birchley and Michael Cahill combined to win with Falco Star at Eagle Farm.
- Equiano ready for Banner rematch
- Equiano is reported to be in great heart ahead of the Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes at York on August 20.
- Canford to take QEII plunge
- Canford Cliffs will return to Ascot next month, with Richard Hannon confirming the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes as his next target.
- Border possible for Abbaye return
- Borderlescott may run again this season, possibly in the Prix de l'Abbaye, after a bone scan showed the popular sprinter had not suffered a serious injury.
- Harbinger suffers workout injury
- The world's highest ranked racehorse, Harbinger, has suffered a career threatening injury during a routine workout.
- Special Cup price about Shocking
- TAB Sportsbet is on Saturday offering a special offer of $35 about Shocking to make it back-to-back Melbourne Cup victories.
- Cannonball ready to fire
- He is yet to fire in two Australian starts but a turnaround in attitude in the past month has Gai Waterhouse anticipating an improved showing from Cannonball.
- Prebble to ride Crystal Lily in Quezette
- Brett Prebble has confirmed he will ride Golden Slipper winner Crystal Lily when she resumes in the Quezette Stakes at Caulfield on Saturday week.
- O'Shea rates Solar Charged highly
- Solar Charged has been rated a superior racehorse to her Group One-winning sire Charge Forward by the one person who knows them best - trainer John O'Shea.
- Williams ups the ante with Uxorious
- Warrnambool trainer Matthew Williams is happy for lightly raced five-year-old Uxorious to step up to Group Three level in the Aurie's Star Handicap.
- Messara's new Queensland stable opens
- Paul Messara may be overseas putting the final touches on Alverta's bid to win at Group One level in France but he'll still have plenty of interest at home.
- Testaguy on country Cups trail
- Trainer Steve Richards is looking towards the country Cups with Testaguy who is on trial at 2000 metres at Flemington on Saturday.
- Late Japanese entry for the spring
- Meisho Dontaku has further strengthened the Japanese contingent for the spring carnival with his late nomination for both big Cups and the Cox Plate.
- Stern test for Sophistication
- Joe Pride will give Sophistication his sternest test first-up in the Missile Stakes at Randwick and says the gelding is at the crossroads of his career.
- Sights lowered for Pertrubo return
- Wet tracks have disrupted the preparation of promising sprinter Perturbo, forcing connections to lower their sights with the gelding for his spring launch.
- Natural Destiny Third Season
- Natural Destiny is gearing up for his third season at Willowbend Stud and he has been given every chance to succeed at stud covering a total of 172 mares in his first two books.
- Nolen suitably impressed by Ascot
- England's Ascot amazes Australian jockey Luke Nolen ahead of him riding for the Rest of the World team in the Shergar Cup at the famous track on Saturday.
- First Foal for REAL SAGA - JET SPUR Tops Winners to Runners Percentage for 1st Season Sires
- REAL SAGA’S first foal has hit the ground here at Glenlogan Park in the early hours of this morning and to say that we are impressed would be a gross understatement.
- Ro's Purring on trial for spring trip
- Talented mare Ro's Purring could be in line for a trip interstate for the spring if she maintains her unblemished record this campaign.
- Stable thinks Retrieve can handle heavy
- The Peter Snowden stable has a good opinion of Retrieve and believes his trackwork suggests he will handle the heavy going at Flemington on Saturday.
- Star mission for Spacecraft
- Jockey Craig Newitt is upbeat about the chances of Spacecraft in the Group Three Aurie's Star Handicap at Flemington on Saturday.
- Sainthood set for big spring
- Rick Worthington says the spring preparation of talented galloper Sainthood is an important one, not just for the horse but for him as a trainer as well.
- Angland off to France for Alverta ride
- Tye Angland left Sydney on Thursday bound for France where he'll ride Australian mare Alverta in a Group One race on Sunday.
- Darby Racing Open Day this Sunday
- Darby Racing would like to invite you to their Open Day and Yearling parade this Sunday at Clarry Conners Victory Lodge stables 10 Hope St Warwick Farm commencing at 11am.
- Gollan takes unusual path to Domenico
- Tony Gollan hopes Spirit of Boom can emulate Gold Edition and Shellscrape by winning the San Domenico Stakes at Randwick after a break.
- Fillydelphia to bypass spring
- Trainer Rob Heathcote has no plans to head interstate for the spring with talented three-year-old Fillydelphia if she stretches her winning sequence to four.
- Bart is favourite for 13th Melbourne Cup
- The Bart Cummings-trained Faint Perfume has opened as favourite for both the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups with TAB Sportsbet.
- Home on the Grange
- Winners continue to flow for Home on the Grange
- Stewards adjourn Parr inquiry
- Stewards have adjourned an inquiry into Josh Parr's ride on Merge at Randwick on Wednesday.
- Moody not mucking around with Headway
- Top mare Headway has just two starts this spring to convince premier trainer Peter Moody that she deserves another Group One campaign.
- Quinton's judgment spot-on
- Ron Quinton was adamant the form of M'Lady Pedrille was better than it looked and the filly proved it with a dominant first-up win at Randwick.
- Brown to ride Solar aggressively
- Corey Brown says exciting filly Solar Charged will be allowed to utilise her biggest asset and be ridden aggressively in the San Domenico Stakes.
- Geeyjayhaitch breaks run of outs
- Rejuvenated Tasmanian stayer Geejayhaitch has overcome career if not life-threatening leg injuries to ended a run of 16 outs with an easy win at Sandown.
- Slick Image picture perfect at Doomben
- Gold Coast trainer Trevor Bailey may have unearthed another future topliner after debutant Slick Image continued the stable's winning momentum at Doomben.
- Levi's Choice to trial ahead of spring
- Talented colt Levi's Choice will have a barrier trial at Randwick on Friday ahead of spring campaigns in Sydney and Melbourne.
- Ballarat trainer living Cups dream
- Ballarat trainer Mark Lewis is pursuing his Cups dream with By The Way who is by Street Cry, the sire of last year's Melbourne Cup winner Shocking.
- Hinchinbrook set to take next step up
- Gerald Ryan has no doubts Hinchinbrook is an improved colt as a three-year-old after watching him win another barrier trial at Rosehill.
- Overseas raiders eye Melbourne Cup
- International trainers have accepted the challenge to try and win the 150th Melbourne Cup with a star-studded entry for the $6 million race.
- Masquerader held back a week
- David Payne has decided against a San Domenico Stakes start for Masquerader after watching the unbeaten colt trial in wet conditions at Rosehill on Tuesday.
- Parr steps in for ill Rawiller
- Newly-crowned premier jockey Nash Rawiller will miss the first meetings of the Sydney season due to illness.
- Shocking heads 253 Cup nominations
- Last year's winner Shocking heads the 253 nominations for this year's Melbourne Cup.
- Zabeel wins Centaine Award
- Champion New Zealand sire Zabeel has added this year's Centaine Award to his list of achievements.
- Wickedly back for spring
- Wickedly gets her chance to realise her potential this campaign after recovering from a back complaint which prematurely ended her spring last year.
- Patinack Farm fillies on trial
- Patinack Farm fillies Forest Doll and Gypsy Rock will be assessed as possible spring candidates in Sydney following their assignments at Doomben.
- Rock Of Cashel lands end of season double
- Value for money Beaudesert sire Rock Of Cashel has capped off the 2010 racing season with a two track double in Queensland on the weekend.
The first leg of the double came at Doomben when the Brian Smith prepared Meet George scored a fast finishing victory in $45,000 Class 6 company.
- Decision right for Conners
- Clarry Conners wants nothing but the best for Decision Time and has enticed Stathi Katsidis to Sydney to ride him in Saturday's San Domenico Stakes at Randwick.
- Practice makes perfect for Masquerader
- Masquerader will warm-up for Saturday's San Domenico Stakes at Randwick in a 900m barrier trial at Rosehill on Tuesday morning.
- Mackinnon now a $1 million race
- The VRC has announced a number of feature race prizemoney increases at Flemington including the Mackinnon Stakes which is now a $1 million race.
- Bartley's Bullet to fire in Missile
- Tracey Bartley says multiple Group One winner Sniper's Bullet looks better than ever as he prepares to return earlier than previous years in the Missile Stakes.
- Eurell sprinter to follow proven route
- Trainer Greg Eurell is following the same path with The Handsome One as he did with former stablemate Mic Mac who won last year's Aurie's Star Handicap.
- Scenic Blast second in US Group One
- Australian-owned sprinter Scenic Blast has finished second in the Bing Crosby Stakes at Del Mar, adding to his international reputation.
- Golden Goldi is a perfect ten
- Goldikova further cemented her place among the greats as she took her Group One tally to 10 in the Prix Rothschild at Deauville.
- Sycamore on road to Nowra
- Locally prepared Sycamore Road returns at Nowra on Tuesday in what trainer Fred Thomason says is a winnable race.
- Lookin At Lucky wins Haskell
- An emphatic win in Sunday's Haskell Invitational at Monmouth Park has confirmed Lookin At Lucky's status as the best three-year-old in the United States.
- Prize money lifted for feature AJC races
- The TJ Smith Stakes and Doncaster Mile are among the races to receive prize money boosts by the release of $3.6 million from Racing NSW.
- Redoute's Choice tops sire list
- Redoute's Choice has regained his position as Australia's leading sire and passed his legacy to his sons with Stratum and Snitzel leading the first season list
- Wet ground takes toll on Warrnambool
- Heavy conditions took a toll on several of the big name jumpers at Sunday's Crisp Steeplechase meeting at Warrnambool including Some Are Bent and Mazzacano
- Rawiller's time has arrived
- Nash Rawiller is now firmly entrenched in Sydney racing with a premiership and nine Group One wins to show for the past season.
- Danleigh ready to fire in Missile
- There will be no time for Chris Waller to reflect on the past season with the new season already on his mind with stable stars such as Danleigh.
- Brilliant Light ready to shine
- The Warwick Stakes has been earmarked for the return of Brilliant Light, one of the revelations of the Sydney autumn carnival.
- So You Think on target for Shoot Out
- Reigning Cox Plate favourite So You Think and one of his main rivals, Shoot Out, could clash as soon as the J J Liston Stakes at Caulfield on August 14.
- Trainer Snowden reaps reward in Sydney
- Peter Snowden's first Sydney trainers' premiership is the reward for a lifetime spent working to reach the top.
- Gloria De Campeao retired to stud
- Dubai World Cup winner Gloria De Campeao has been retired after suffering a tendon injury, robbing the Melbourne spring carnival of one of its drawcards.
- Half the numbers double result for Moody
- When Peter Moody decided to almost halve the size of his racing team he never envisaged he would be Melbourne's leading trainer two years later.
- Wilson to call it a day after Saturday
- The voice of Queensland racing, Wayne Wilson, will be heard for the final time when he retires after half a century of race calling.
- Berry brings up win number 50
- Sydney's premiership-winning apprentice Tommy Berry ended the season in style claiming his 50th city winner of the season on One More Grand.
- Waller closes the gap, but Snowden wins
- Chris Waller capped his rise through the Sydney trainers' ranks with four winners on the final day of the season at Rosehill.
- Cassidy and Katsidis share premiership
- Larry Cassidy shares premiership to join former greats Mick Dittman and Brian York as the only winners of both the Sydney and Brisbane jockeys' title.
- Shoot Out back with a bang
- Gold Coast trainer John Wallace says Shoot Out is nowhere near ready yet but it didn't stop him from winning first up in Bletchingly Stakes.
- Big Steel to lift trainer's profile
- Mornington trainer Mat Laurie is hopeful The Big Steel is the headline horse he has been looking for to lift his profile.
- Pop Rock scores on European debut
- Japanese star Pop Rock, beaten just a half-head by stablemate Delta Blues in the 2006 Melbourne Cup, has made a successful European debut at Galway.
- We Betcha gets the money
- We Betcha and Counterpane fight it out for Sydney's two leading stables at Rosehill with Chris Waller coming out on top over Peter Snowden.
- Clements wins appeal against warning off
- Racing Victoria stewards are considering their position following Neville Clements being successful in his appeal before VCAT.
- Alberton Park could be Melbourne-bound
- Promising filly Alberton Park may have earned a trip to Melbourne for the spring following her brilliant comeback win at Doomben.
- Promising Curtana in comeback win
- Peter Moody-trained Curtana is on track for a showdown with Crystal Lily and Willow Creek after powering home to win her spring opener at Caulfield.
- Hawk Island and Waller do it again
- Another 2000-metre race in Sydney and it was another win by the Chris Waller stable at Rosehill on Saturday with Hawk Island.
- Parr draws level with brother-in-law
- Josh Parr drew level on 35 wins with best mate and brother-in-law Tim Clark when he rode the David Payne-trained Flaming Rock to a last day win at Rosehill.
- Ganderton outed for 'dishonest action'
- Daniel Ganderton was suspended for a month at Warwick Farm on Friday for a "dishonest action" and also fined $500 for providing stewards with a false statement.
- Blake Spriggs to stay with Gai
- Apprentice Blake Spriggs has confirmed he will be remaining in Sydney with the Gai Waterhouse stable.
- Lloyd after Durban July breakthrough
- South African jockey Jeff Lloyd will be trying to win his country's biggest race for the first time when he rides River Jetez in the Durban July.
- David Pfieffer Open Day
- One of Sydney’s youngest Metropolitan trainers David Pfieffer has announced he will be having an open day at his Warwick farm Stable this Sunday the 1st of August.
- Cummings' stars in quiet spring start
- Bart Cummings stars So You Think and Faint Perfume warned up for their major spring assignments with quiet jumpouts at Flemington on Friday morning.
- Rawiller takes aim on Crossbow
- Nash Rawiller will be back aboard talented Crossbow in Saturday's The Rosebud after watching Blake Spriggs win on the gelding at Rosehill two weeks ago.
- Price keeps lid on Velocitea
- Caulfield trainer Mick Price is circumspect about the emergence of four-year-old mare Velocitea as a top-class sprinter.
- Byrne not giving up premiership fight
- Jim Byrne is like a champion prize fighter and is refusing to throw in the towel in his battle for Brisbane's riding honours at Doomben.
- Celebration rides for Lever
- Chad Lever will take a four-win lead in the Adelaide jockeys' premiership into Saturday's meeting at Morphettville.
- Weir looking to end season on a high
- Darren Weir has trained 144 winners nationally this season, placing him third behind Peter Snowden and Peter Moody, and Tonic could add to that list.
- Waller commits to Snow Alert start
- Trainer Chris Waller says Snow Alert must start his campaign in the Winter Championship at Rosehill on Saturday despite the gelding's aversion to wet tracks.
- Kelly wants better track for Kryptelon
- Gold Coast trainer David Kelly has his fingers crossed for a wet Doomben track to dry out sufficiently to enable his classy mare Kryptelon to start.
- Umgeton on trial for Quezette
- Unbeaten filly Umgeton will get the chance to prove she is up to taking on the best fillies in the spring when she resumes at Caulfield.
- Olive gives Embers a glowing report
- As an early two-year-old Glowing Embers was considered by Canberra trainer Nick Olive as a frontline Black Opal Stakes contender.
- Former rogue set for Lismore success
- Had it not been for the intervention of Tamworth-based Aiden St Vincent, four-year-old gelding Bundeebear would never have made it to the racetrack.
- First Foal for Mutawaajid
- The first foal of dual Group 2 winning sprinter Mutawaajid has safely been delivered at Emirates Park
- Muttaburra Amateur Race Club Stallion Tender 2010
- Muttaburra Race Club was established ninety one years ago and races once a year in mid August. This years race date is SATURDAY 14th AUGUST 2010.
- First Winner for Floral Dynamite
- Floral Dynamite had his first winner on Tuesday when Floral Insight scored an impressive win in the Hahn Super Dry 2yo Maiden Plate (1007m) at Taree.
- Circle out to break his duck
- With five placings from seven starts, Circle Of Power will have one last chance to register a win as a two-year-old when he lines up in the Rosebud Quality.
- Lonhro-Makybe match made in heaven
- The greatest race mare of the Australian turf is about to get cosy with a modern-day glamour boy of the racetrack.
- Royal Ida to bounce back in Bletchingly
- Veteran sprinter Royal Ida has recovered from a back ailment and will be at his top for the Group Three Bletchingly Stakes at Caulfield.
- Weather the key to Waller's Farm runners
- Chris Waller says he'll wait until race morning before deciding how many runners he'll take to Warwick Farm for the season's penultimate city meeting.
- Yorke decision crucial for Cassidy
- Coffs Harbour trainer Gordon Yorke could play a crucial role in Larry Cassidy's bid to claim the Brisbane jockeys' premiership.
- Conditions set to favour Illuminates
- Racecourse manager Lindsay Murphy's preliminary track rating will ensure Illuminates has everything in her favour for a potential Australian swansong.
- Japan horses to race in Australia
- Japanese horses have been cleared to travel to Australia only days before entries close for the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups.
- Three finalists for Vic wagering licence
- Victoria's multi-billion dollar wagering licence is on track to be awarded later this year after the state government's announcement of three final candidates.
- Alverta chasing French Group One
- Paul Messara is expecting July Cup placegetter Alverta to be right at her best when she chases a Group One win in France next weekend.
- No surprises to come from Alberton Park
- Liam Birchley isn't expecting any big first-up surprises from promising filly Alberton Park who makes her comeback at Eagle Farm after a training mishap.
- No definite race yet for Oopsy Doopsy
- Sydney's wet weather has trainer Greg McFarlane keeping his options open with Oopsy Doopsy ahead of Saturday's Rosehill meeting.
- Moody's colt to miss Bletchingly
- Star three-year-old Reward For Effort will miss the Bletchingly Stakes at Caulfield after trainer Peter Moody reviewed the colt's spring plans.
- Byrne not out of premiership race
- Jockey Jim Byrne added some extra spice to the battle for Brisbane's riding honours with a winning double at Eagle Farm.
- Odds-on pop a late scratching
- Peter Moody's concern for odds-on favourite Triumphant Choice has led to the three-year-old's late scratching before the Mighty Kingdom Handicap at Sandown.
- Big wet curtails Canterbury meeting
- Canterbury meeting called off after five of eight races due to rain and poor visibility.
- Phar Lap the topweight in 'greatest' Cup
- Legendary racehorse Phar Lap has been given the honour of carrying topweight in the fictional greatest-ever Melbourne Cup.
- Pateman says jumps season 'fantastic'
- Jockey Steven Pateman says the success of this year's jumps racing season has exceeded his expectations.
- Boss to ride Faint Perfume
- Glen Boss has been engaged by Bart Cummings to ride reigning Melbourne Cup favourite Faint Perfume throughout her spring campaign.
- Spirit Of Boom unlikely for Coolmore
- Toowoomba trainer Tony Gollan is unlikely to extend Spirit Of Boom's spring campaign to include the Group One Coolmore Stakes at Flemington.
- AJC to transform Randwick racecourse
- Julia Gillard has made moving forward a catchcry in recent weeks but the Australian Jockey Club (AJC) wants to make it a reality at Randwick.
- Conners' stars pleasing in trials
- Clarry Conners and jockey Craig Williams were delighted with the barrier trials of Decision Time and Georgette Silk at Warwick Farm on Tuesday.
- 'Greatest-ever' Cup field to be revealed
- A fictional greatest-ever Melbourne Cup field will be revealed on Wednesday as part of celebrations to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the great race.
- Heytesbury Stud Open Day - Opportunity to win a free service!
- Heytesbury Stud in conjunction with Vasse Felix wines is welcoming all breeding and racing enthusiasts to its annual open day on Sunday 22nd August, commencing at 11am.
- Plumtastic could be one out of the box
- Robbie Laing has high hopes for promising jumper Plumtastic who faces a tougher test in Wednesday's Pedro's Pride Steeplechase at Sandown.
- Katsidis fears Cassidy's late surge
- Stathi Katsidis believes he has a great chance of riding at least two winners at Eagle Farm but fears it may not be enough to halt rival Larry Cassidy's charge.
- Low-key kick-off for Manahara
- Gai Waterhouse has selected a midweek event at Canterbury to kick start Manahara's preparation but the trainer has no doubts the colt is stakes quality.
- Stanzout a Bletchingly standout
- Cranbourne trainer Colin Davies is eagerly awaiting Saturday's Bletchingly Stakes with stable star Stanzout who he believes is back to his best form.
- Bowthorpe Stud Open Day
- David & Patricianne Cochrane of Bowthorpe Stud Longford Tasmania, are pleased to announce an open day on
Saturday 21st August 2010.
- Arc de Triomphe in Moroney's sights
- Victoria Derby winner Monaco Consul could be the next Australian star to strut the world stage in the Group One Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe next year.
- Military Rose to miss Golden Rose
- Wet tracks and big weights have forced trainer Gillian Heinrich to abandon Military Rose's spring campaign aimed at the Group One Golden Rose at Rosehill.
- Harbinger earns champion rating
- Harbinger has been rated among the greatest European horses of all time following his King George and Queen Elizabeth Stakes win.
- Gibraltar calling for British bookmaker
- British bookmaker William Hill is moving its telephone betting offshore because of a decline in wagering revenue.
- Williams in Sydney for important trials
- Leading Melbourne jockey Craig Williams will renew acquaintances with Golden Slipper placegetter Decision Time in a Warwick Farm barrier trial on Tuesday.
- Rose set to bloom in spring
- Mick Prices's imported cups hope The Miniver Rose has had her first Australian hit-out in a Geelong barrier trial on Monday.
- Wallace warning for Shoot Out rivals
- Gold Coast trainer John Wallace says he would not be surprised if his star galloper Shoot Out won Saturday's Bletchingly Stakes first up on Saturday.
- Weather will dictate mare's itinerary
- The Australian racing career of Group One placegetter Illuminates is coming to a close but it may not be over after Saturday's Winter Championship at Rosehill.
- Punters warned off over no show
- Punters Alessandro Alaimo and Kevin McFarland have been warned off indefinitely for failing to attend the Danny Nikolic inquiry in April.
- Cassidy wary about midweek book
- Larry Cassidy is back in the running for the Brisbane jockeys' premiership but he has reservations about the strength of his midweek rides.
- Trial loss no worry for Guineas hope
- A narrow trial defeat at Geelong has failed to dampen Rick Hore-Lacy's enthusiasm for leading Caulfield Guineas prospect Toorak Toff.
- Clever Hans on target for Wagga
- The cheques just keep rolling in for Rado Boljun's ex-Darley galloper Clever Hans who will be out to collect another at Wagga on Tuesday.
- Brilliant Harbinger wins King George
- Harbinger put up a champion's performance to win the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot on Saturday.
- Zabeel in rare public appearance
- Champion sire Zabeel has made a rare public appearance at New Zealand's famous Cambridge Stud's open day.
- Rose blooming for Waterhouse
- Crossbow and Dal Dal will spearhead the advance guard for Gai Waterhouse's new season's three-year-olds in The Rosebud at Rosehill.
- Twin Wing after more cups
- Grafton Cup winner Twin Wing will stay in training and be aimed at further stakes glory early in the spring.
- Heathcote looking forward to spring
- Robert Heathcote has his second consecutive Brisbane trainers' title in sight and is turning his attention to spring carnival riches in Sydney and Melbourne.
- Mazzacano's career still on line
- Top jumper Mazzacano's career will be on the line when he runs in the Kevin Lafferty Hurdle at Warrnambool next Sunday.
- McFarlane confident about Wellington
- Expectations are high in Rosehill trainer Greg McFarlane stable about his four runners at Wellington on Monday.
- Schofield a nervous dad
- Glyn Schofield watched on nervously from the Randwick jockeys' room as his son Chad finished third in his first race ride at Newcastle on Saturday.
- Rawiller on top in premiership battle
- A winning treble to Nash Rawiller at Randwick on Saturday sealed his first Sydney jockeys' premiership with arch rival Corey Brown conceding defeat.
- Wilson rapt in Carat's future
- Howard Wilson has been waiting all his life for a Group One horse and left Eagle Farm on Saturday confident he's finally unearthed one.
- Rawiller wraps up jockeys' title
- Nash Rawiller will add his face to the wall in the Randwick weighing room after a winning treble all but assured him of a first Sydney premiership.
- Brisbane jockeys battle down to the wire
- The battle for Brisbane riding honours will go down to the wire after Larry Cassidy made the most of Stathi Katsidis' misfortune with a winning quartet.
- McKechnie back on track at Moonee Valley
- Holly McKechnie has ridden her first city winner in six years on bush galloper Bonindi at Moonee Valley.
- Last-minute decision brings Randwick win
- A last-minute decision to run Break Card at Randwick paid off when the filly made up for her disappointing effort last start to score a decisive win.
- Fry steals the show at Valley
- Apprentice Jarrod Fry put a broken wrist and frustrating suspensions behind him when he landed a double at Moonee Valley.
- Squamosa maintains unbeaten record
- Squamosa stamped himself as a genuine contender for next month's Group One Golden Rose with another dominant victory at Randwick.
- Mangonui in comeback win
- A decision to bring rising eight-year-old Mangonui out of retirement has proved a winning move with the gelding scoring at Moonee Valley.
- Schofield on a Bali high at Randwick
- Glyn Schofield wasted no time getting back into the swing of things after a Bali holiday with an early double at Randwick from his first two rides.
- Diazling dazzles at Moonee Valley
- Caulfield trainer Luke Oliver got special satisfaction from lightly raced filly Diazling after she posted her first city win at Moonee Valley.
- Winter King skates in at Randwick
- David Payne believes there are better race wins in store for Winter King now he has been gelded, after watching the sprinter win easily first-up at Randwick.
- Boss lands first winner for Dwyer
- Glen Boss told trainer Shaun Dwyer to disregard the last start failure of Dutchy's Lass and he was proven right when the filly won at Moonee Valley.
- Bell on the outer again after Randwick
- Apprentice Tim Bell will make a cameo appearance at Randwick on Saturday before he begins another stint on the sideline through suspension.
- El Segundo's little brother wins
- Three-year-old El Stupendo, the little brother of 2007 Cox Plate winner El Segundo, has surprised his connections with his first win at Geelong.
- No end in sight for Pink Shimmer yet
- Owner-trainer John Rooney is very proud of rising nine-year-old mare Pink Shimmer who will have her 80th start in Saturday's Travis Harrison Cup.
- Schofield sets sights higher
- Glyn Schofield currently sits in the top five in the Sydney jockeys' premiership and wants to cement that in the final week of the racing season.
- New-look Davcon at the Valley
- Consistent galloper Davcon has grown new feet for another country Cups campaign this spring.
- Newitt escapes serious injury at Geelong
- Jockey Craig Newitt has escaped serious injury after two horses nearly crushed him at Geelong.
- Sniper having shot at Sawtell Cup
- A rousing track gallop by Slick Sniper on Thursday has left trainer Tracey Bartley in a confident mood heading into Sunday's Sawtell Cup at Coffs Harbour.
- Super seven take George challenge
- Impressive Epsom Derby winner Workforce will face just six rivals as he bids for glory in Saturday's King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot.
- Price has numbers on his side
- Simon Price has numbers on his side as he tries to bridge the gap on Chad Lever in the Adelaide jockeys' premiership.
- Gundogdu returns at Moonee Valley
- Turkish-born Ibrahim Gundogdu will resume his career at Moonee Valley on Saturday after spending nearly a year on the sidelines due to a bureaucratic saga.
- Fillydelphia's star on the rise
- Trainer Robert Heathcote has always regarded Fillydelphia as a filly of substance and is confident she can bring up a hat-trick at Eagle Farm on Saturday.
- Heat on Chase The Sun at Valley
- Chase The Sun, who last campaign got within a length of Caulfield Cup placegetter Vigor, is on the verge of recapturing his best form.
- Gai's strong team for Golden Rose
- Debut winner Squamosa will test his Golden Rose credentials when he steps up to Saturday company for the first time at Randwick this weekend.
- Track upgrade deal dependent on merger
- A $175 million deal to upgrade Randwick and Rosehill racecourses will be contingent on a merger between Sydney's two thoroughbred racing clubs.
- Allaboutus could defer retirement
- If trainer Greg Hickman is right, veteran mare Allaboutus can go along way towards shelving retirement plans for another 12 months at Randwick on Saturday.
- Streetfighter to run at the Valley
- Making plans for Victorian stayer Streetfighter, who resumes an interrupted racing career on Saturday, is not a consideration for trainer Terry Mathrick.
- Cummings set for third Hoysted Medal
- Bart Cummings is set to win a record third Fred Hoysted Medal after being named as one of five finalists for Victoria's highest training honour.
- Lovelock-Wiggins to ride at Randwick
- Talented apprentice Taylor Lovelock-Wiggins gave away a promising career as a cyclist to ride in a different type of saddle.
- Eagle Farm double for Danny Williams
- Goulburn trainer Danny Williams made up for a lean winter carnival and is looking forward to the spring after notching a winning double at Eagle Farm.
- Conditions to suit Sarge in Charge
- The need to get Sarge In Charge on a rain-affected track has prompted Brisbane trainer Liam Birchley to start the three-year-old at Randwick on Saturday.
- Bart back on track after illness
- Legendary trainer Bart Cummings returned to the races for the first time in over three months on Wednesday and marked the occasion with a winner.
- Jockey Craig Williams back with a bang
- Craig Williams gave a timely reminder of his premier jockey qualities when he scored a winning double at his comeback meeting at Sandown.
- McEvoy's lengthy spell on the sidelines
- Boredom is the next challenge facing injured jockey Kerrin McEvoy who has two months left in a body brace before he can begin any form of rehabilitation.
- Mallyon keen to impress at Valley
- Jordan Mallyon, fresh from his first overseas trip to an international apprentices invitational series in Singapore, has two good rides at Moonee Valley.
- Race fall accidental but Bell outed
- Kerrin McEvoy's fall has been deemed accidental but Tim Bell has been outed for improper riding in the same race.
- Chance Bye injured at Kembla
- Chance Bye, the fairytale filly of this year's autumn carnival, has suffered a setback at Kembla and it's not known when she will return to the races.
- Trainer Selby counting city cash
- Country mare Makiling will get $1000 for turning up at Randwick on Saturday but has to run second to earn that if she competes at Tamworth on the same day.
- Gold Salute on track for spring
- High class galloper Gold Salute will follow a similar Group One spring program to last year with the Hong Kong Mile at Sha Tin as his ultimate goal.
- Trainer counting city cash
- Country mare Makiling will get $1000 for turning up at Randwick on Saturday but has to at least run second to earn that if she competes at Tamworth.
- Chad Schofield gets riding licence
- Apprentice Chad Schofield will have his first race ride at Newcastle on Saturday and trainer David Payne has backed the youngster to make the grade as a rider.
- Mister Ed to debut at Canterbury
- Unlike his famous namesake, Mister Ed can't talk and will let his actions speak for him when he makes his debut at Canterbury on Wednesday.
- Arch Symbol to back up at Moonee Valley
- An attractive light weight is tempting trainers Bill and Symon Wilde to back up last start Caulfield placegetter Arch Symbol at Moonee Valley.
- Oliver looks for successful winter exit
- Luke Oliver-trained stablemates Royal Dalton and Stella Command are set to round out their winter campaigns on a high at Sandown.
- Solar Charges in barrier trial win
- Masquerader and Solar Charged are on a collision course first-up in the San Domenico Stakes after impressive barrier trial performances on Tuesday.
- Trainers & Breeders consider the opportunity you might “Lose”
- There is a secret emerging in Queensland that thoroughbred breeders should be let in on.
- Williams returns to Melbourne scene
- Champion jockey Craig Williams has returned from a successful stint in Japan and will ride at Sandown on Wednesday and Moonee Valley on Saturday.
- Nikolic cleared over Trustus ride
- No action was taken by stewards against jockey Danny Nikolic over his ride on Trustus in the Winter Championship Final but he was fined $300 for misconduct.
- Skateboard ready for city debut
- The Guy Walter-trained Skateboard will put an unbeaten record on the line with his first city test at Randwick on Saturday.
- Trainer Williams after consolation win
- Trainer Danny Williams is hoping for a change of luck as he prepares to wind down his Brisbane winter carnival commitments after Saturday's Tattersall's Mile.
- Gai gets serious about Melbourne Cup bid
- Sydney trainer Gai Waterhouse has boosted the numbers of stayers in her stable as she chases her first Melbourne Cup win.
- Trial win points to profitable spring
- The Epsom Handicap became a definite spring target for Sainthood after the promising galloper impressed in a star-studded set of barrier trials at Randwick.
- Overdose makes winning return
- Hungarian sprint star Overdose has stretched his unbeaten record to 13 with an emotional comeback victory in Bratislava.
- Campanologist strikes German gold
- Godolphin runner Campanologist has registered a maiden Group One win with a brave victory on German soil.
- Danleigh to lead Waller charge
- Sydney trainer Chris Waller will be banking on Danleigh to repeat his 2009 heroics as he sizes up his spring carnival team.
- Blake Shinn to ride Hinchinbrook
- Blake Shinn has snared the ride on talented colt Hinchinbrook who ramps up his spring preparation with a barrier trial this week.
- Spriggs relaxes after Rosehill blitz
- Blake Spriggs has enjoyed a well-earned day off after stealing the show at Rosehill on Saturday with five winners.
- Bowman back for Canterbury meeting
- Sydney jockey Hugh Bowman will return to the saddle for the first time in a month when he rides at Wednesday's Canterbury meeting.
- In-form mare staves off retirement
- Former Adelaide mare Tobouggie Woogie is tipped to continue racing after winning at Doomben at on Saturday.
- Stars emerge with a spring in their step
- Potential spring stars will be in action in barrier trials at Randwick and Rosehill this week as they start their run towards Australia's richest races.
- Different spring path for Typhoon Tracy
- Peter Moody says Horse of the Year elect Typhoon Tracy will take a different path through the early spring this year from what she did last year.
- Shinn outed at Rosehill
- Blake Shinn was suspended for five meetings for careless riding at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Father and son in city success
- Trainer Tony Noonan and his jockey son Jake have combined for their first city win together with stable favourite Soul Diva at Caulfield.
- Young Spriggs the talk of the town
- Blake Spriggs was the talk of Sydney racing after a five-win haul by the apprentice at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Nikolic in strife again
- Jockey Danny Nikolic's woes have continued at Caulfield where he was suspended for 10 meetings.
- High five for Spriggs
- On a day to remember for young rider Blake Spriggs, the 18-year-old brought home five winners at Rosehill.
- Lickety Split looking good
- Coffs Harbour colt One Lickety Split didn't quite manage to reel in Falvelina at Doomben on Saturday but did prove he's a horse with untapped ability.
- Connections get Reward with comeback win
- Reward For Effort's comeback win in the Sir John Monash Stakes at Caulfield has confirmed trainer Peter Moody's big opinion of the colt.
- Caulfield 'quinella' for syndicators
- The Slade Bloodstock syndicate couldn't have been happier with the result of the Slickpix Cup at Caulfield with Imperial Command storming home to win.
- Prince gives Spriggs an early double
- An overdue win by African Prince brought up a winning double from the first four races at Rosehill for emerging apprentice Blake Spriggs.
- Oopsy Doopsy on track for black type
- Greg McFarlane will look to chase black type with Oopsy Doopsy in the future after the filly scored her second win of the campaign at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Triumphant Choice breaks through in town
- Being a half-brother to Cox Plate winner Savabeel, Triumphant Choice has a lot to live up to but his first city win at Caulfield shows he might measure up.
- Pride lands rare juvenile win
- Sienna Red's victory at Rosehill was a rare juvenile win for trainer Joe Pride but one that could be an omen.
- Crossbow wins 'debut'
- Crossbow had to wait an extra three and a half weeks to get his first win on Saturday after his initial victory at Gosford last month was declared a 'no race'.
- Breitling's win a big bonus
- Trainer Robert Smerdon continues to collect Inglis race bonuses after the promising Breitling added $100,000 to the tally with an impressive win at Caulfield.
- Suroor happy with Oaks-bound Hibaayeb
- Royal Ascot heroine Hibaayeb is reported to be in the form of her life as she bids to give the Godolphin team its first taste of success in the Irish Oaks.
- Brown looking to claw his way back
- Corey Brown needs a big day on Saturday and will reunite with three horses that formed part of a quartet for the jockey at Rosehill a fortnight ago.
- Karakatsanis after Grafton record
- Rosehill trainer Con Karakatsanis is just two wins shy of equalling his best-ever performance at the Grafton July carnival.
- Snowden stable delighted with Soul
- The Peter Snowden stable is delighted with the way two-year-old Soul has trained on since his debut win and expects him to be hard to beat at Caulfield.
- Triple Crown a 'filly with attitude'
- Gary Portelli believes the first-up chances of two-year-old Triple Crown could rest with how well the filly parades pre-race at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Veteran Royal Ida ready for Monash
- Rising 10-year-old Royal Ida has been rejuvenated by trainer Luke Oliver and is primed for a bold first-up showing in Saturday's Monash Stakes at Caulfield.
- Scriven the man for One Lickety Split
- Gordon Yorke is banking on Shane Scriven's horsemanship to overcome two major obstacles which threaten One Lickety Split's comeback.
- Beauty on track for another Cup try
- Dermot Weld's classy mare Profound Beauty showed she was on track for another crack at the Melbourne Cup when she won at Leopardstown on Thursday.
- Katsidis focused on premiership
- A focused Stathi Katsidis is confident of edging further ahead of Larry Cassidy and Jim Byrne in their battle for Brisbane's riding honours.
- Clancy after second city win this week
- Leeton trainer Peter Clancy will be chasing his second city winner for the week when Zarvista lines up at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Bolle out to enhance second-up record
- Country trainer Barbara Marshman is looking to capitalise on the impressive second-up record of Bolle at Caulfield on Saturday.
- Scobie Breasley Medal still wide open
- Luke Nolen, who will win his first Melbourne jockeys' premiership, is one of 10 jockeys still in the running to win the Scobie Breasley Medal.
- Twin Wing wins Grafton Cup
- Twin Wing made up for a close third in last year's Grafton Cup by returning to take out the $150,000 Listed feature on Thursday.
- Winks makes city return at Caulfield
- Jockey James Winks has spent 10 weeks sidelined with multiple injuries but is keen to make an impression at Caulfield on Saturday.
- March Cup holiday to continue in SA
- The Adelaide Cup will again be held in March next year.
- Rawiller on Tom's Choice
- Premiership leader Nash Rawiller will have his first ride on talented two-year-old Tom's Choice at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Williams has faith in Ferocia
- Cranbourne trainer Damien Williams remains optimistic that five-year-old Ferocia can make the grade at stakes level.
- Autumn pointer to Winter Stakes
- Trainer Peter Moody believes an autumn carnival link with his top mare Typhoon Tracy holds the key to a stablemate's chances at Rosehill on Saturday.
- Starstreamed to decide spring plans
- Toowoomba trainer Tony Webb hopes spring plans for his promising sprinter Starstreamed will become clearer after Doomben on Saturday.
- Messara to open Caloundra stable
- Paul Messara is expanding his training operations with plans to open a satellite stable under the care of trainer Eden Petrie at Caloundra.
- Prebble comes up short in HK premiership
- Australian jockey Brett Prebble has finished one win behind Douglas Whyte in the Hong Kong jockeys' premiership which went down to the final day of the season.
- Trainers delay no confidence motion
- NSW trainers will delay a proposed no confidence motion in the state's administrative body until after the Board of Racing NSW meets on Monday.
- Kent has mixed day
- Trainer Mick Kent's winning day at Sandown soured after confirmation of a positive swab returned by another of his horses in June.
- Boss injures foot in pre-race mishap
- Champion jockey Glen Boss has been cleared of a broken foot after a barrier mishap at Sandown.
- Rawiller heads to title
- Nash Rawiller's premiership bid has rolled on at Warwick Farm with the leading rider booting home a double while nearest rival Corey Brown remained winless.
- Censor revels in Sandown heavy
- Well bred Lee Freedman-trained colt Censor, whose third dam is the great mare Emancipation, showed he has a bright future with an impressive win at Sandown.
- Pinwheel wins Ramornie
- Peter Snowden finally has a Ramornie memory to savour with the Darley-owned Pinwheel taking out the feature sprint at the Grafton carnival.
- Adnocon back home for Winter Stakes
- Gerald Ryan chooses to bring the in-form Adnocon home for Winter Stakes rather than keep him in Queensland.
- Katsidis stretches title lead to four
- Stathi Katsidis has continued his recent great form with another double at Eagle Farm to extend his lead in the battle for Brisbane's riding honours.
- Moody delays decision on Reward
- Peter Moody won't start 2009 Blue Diamond Stakes winner Reward For Effort in Saturday's Monash Stakes unless the track is no worse than a "good" slow.
- Ford returns to Grafton
- Jay Ford returns to Grafton on Thursday for the first time since partnering champion sprinter Takeover Target to a memorable win in the 2004 Ramornie.
- Messara eyes New Zealand with Mic Mac
- Globetrotting trainer Paul Messara is eyeing New Zealand sprint feature for Mic Mac next year.
- Gloria De Campeao to race in England
- The globe-trotting Gloria De Campeao is on course to make his British debut at York next month.
- Confidence in Equiano Nunthorpe bid
- Connections of Equiano appear confident of reversing form with Aidan O'Brien's Starspangledbanner when the pair clash in the Nunthorpe.
- Fairy faces fight for Oaks double
- Bookmakers are divided on the market for the Irish Oaks after Snow Fairy was one of four supplementary entries for the fillies' Classic at the Curragh.
- Nolen to take part in Shergar Cup
- Luke Nolen has been selected to represent the Rest of the World team in next month's Shergar Cup international jockeys championship.
- Weight's not right for Rawiller book
- Racing NSW handicappers have done Nash Rawiller no favours in his bid to clinch the Sydney jockeys' premiership.
- Reem on VRC Oaks trail
- David Payne will give lightly-raced filly Reem, who races at Warwick Farm on Wednesday, the chance to prove she is worthy of a VRC Oaks start this spring.
- Grills concerned with Rebel's weight
- Sue Grills remains adamant favourite Border Rebel is not weighted to win Wednesday's $130,000 Ramornie Handicap at Grafton.
- Forestreno aims for fifth Grafton win
- Trainer Phil McLeod is hoping it will be fifth time lucky for Forestreno in Wednesday's Listed Ramornie Handicap at Grafton.
- Thorn Lake returns at Sandown
- Thorn Lake is making his comeback but trainer Robbie Griffiths wants to see if the four-year-old can handle a wet track before making spring plans.
- Import adds flavour to title chase
- Hong Kong's Newly Elected will add international flavour to Stathi Katsidis' bid at Eagle Farm to increase his lead in the battle for Brisbane riding honours.
- Morrisey wary of fatigue factor
- Trainer John Morrisey is hoping Teary Eyed can fight off the effects of a gruelling campaign for one more start when he lines up in the Grafton Cup on Thursday.
- Shoot Out on target 'to equal Phar Lap'
- Stathi Katsidis believes AJC Australian Derby winner Shoot Out is on target to emulate the legendary Phar Lap during the Melbourne spring.
- Jan revved up for Grand Prix
- Aidan O'Brien's Jan Vermeer is the only challenger from Britain or Ireland in Wednesday's Grand Prix de Paris at Longchamp.
- Murtagh rules out Newmarket appeal
- Johnny Murtagh has decided not to appeal the six-day suspension he picked up aboard winner Starspangledbanner in last Friday's July Cup.
- Goldikova seeking Deauville double
- Goldikova remains on course for a double raid on Deauville in August as connections continue to look to an unprecedented third win in the Breeders' Cup Mile.
- Maskiell joins Smerdon stable
- Apprentice jockey Jason Maskiell has had his indentures transferred to Robert Smerdon after being sacked by Mick Price.
- End of an era for famous stud Zeditave
- The death of former outstanding sprinter and successful sire Zeditave has closed a famous chapter in the Australian breeding industry.
- Magic Millions Trophy a winner
- The Magic Millions Trophy in January has laid claim to being the form race of the year with multiple winners emerging, including winter star Doubtful Jack.
- Nikolic inquiry date set
- An inquiry into a complaint regarding Danny Nikolic's handling of unplaced gelding Trustus in the Winter Championship Final will resume next Monday.
- Monash test for Berringama
- Trainer Brian Cox is excited about the prospects of consistent galloper Berringama who has bulked up ahead of his new campaign.
- Extra incentive for Ramornie repeat
- The Jackal has been a consistent money-spinner but Paul St Vincent is hoping for a bit extra from his veteran sprinter in the Ramornie Handicap.
- Pride on weekend weather watch
- Warwick Farm trainer Joe Pride will monitor the weather in Sydney and Melbourne before finalising plans for his weekend team.
- Smerdon eyes another Inglis bonus
- Trainer Robert Smerdon is looking to enhance his Inglis bonus record with promising two-year-old Breitling at Caulfield on Saturday.
- Banner blocking Border patrol
- Trainer Robin Bastiman admits Borderlescott will face an enormous task to land a third Nunthorpe Stakes against Starspangledbanner and Equiano.
- Hinchinbrook to jump out on Tuesday
- Group One placegetter Hinchinbrook will step up his spring preparation with a jump-out at Rosehill on Tuesday.
- Rebel Raider on Cup trail
- The loss of one of his horses in a road accident has not dampened Adelaide trainer Leon Macdonald's enthusiasm about Melbourne Cup contender Rebel Raider.
- Whobegotyou gears up for spring
- Dual Group One winner Whobegotyou has recovered from his Stradbroke Handicap injury and is back in training for the spring.
- Al Dhafra getting ready for return
- Guy Walter is looking forward with Al Dhafra after Yallingup heads to Melbourne and Sandberg stays in the paddock with an injury.
- Milanesa to chase spring riches
- Paul Messara will return home from his latest British sojourn this week to start preparing Milanesa for some of the plum races during the Melbourne spring.
- Gio Ponti wins Belmont's Man O' War
- Reigning United States Turf champion Gio Ponti has snapped a five-race losing streak with a narrow win in the Grade One Man O' War Stakes at Belmont Park.
- Jet Hero flying
- Trainer Gayna Williams credits track rider Elizabeth Theobald with turning two-year-old Jet Hero from a highly strung head case into a race winner.
- Another Nikolic ride under scrutiny
- Jockey Danny Nikolic is embroiled in another controversy after he was accused of "stopping" Trustus in the Winter Championship Final at Flemington.
- Moody's big Flemington double
- Victoria's leading trainer Peter Moody picked up a winning double at Flemington when Elumino swept home to claim the All Victorian Sprint Series Final.
- Starspangledbanner to race on
- Starspangledbanner will miss the 2010 Australian breeding season with Coolmore electing to keep him in training following his win in the July Cup.
- Rawiller's lead out to six
- Nash Rawiller jetted out of Sydney on Saturday evening with a comfortable six-win buffer